Oliver Sears returns to Łodz with an exhibition honouring his murdered grandfather – and confronting Poland’s uneasy memory of its vanished Jewish community
Waiting lists for surgeries, scans and disability assessments remain scandalously long
Irish delegation to push Government stance on Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan crisis at General Assembly
China uses its role as a second World War ally to claim a place in global order
Aidan MacCarthy among a dozen Irish in city when second devastating device dropped by United States Air Force on August 9th, 1945
Mayor warns current global conflicts could push the world again into nuclear war
Beahan had mixed feelings in later years about his involvement in the missions
Remembrance event is held to mark 80 years since first atomic bomb dropped on Japan
City’s mayor warns against a growing acceptance of using nuclear weapons for national security
Co-chair of Nobel Peace Prize-winning group alarmed over weakening of ‘nuclear taboo’
The bomb revealed the terrifying power of nuclear weapons
Eighty years after devastating bombings, Japan is talking about joining the nuclear arms race
Von Braun played key role in US moon landings, but now is mostly remembered for being mocked in a song
Television: Justin Kurzel’s first foray into television marks a stark departure from the usual Sunday night staples of cosy crime or bingeworthy drama
Taoiseach hears testimony from a survivor of atomic bomb that killed 140,000 people 80 years ago
The young couple at the centre of this compelling film are quiet idealists given to neither grand pontification nor cinematic heroism
This historical fiction is a powerful panorama of postwar Germany
A man of intellectual arrogance and social insecurity with a contempt for ‘blue bloods’ who dominated top ranks of the British army
Three American bombs, each with impact fuses, were discovered during construction work
Warsaw’s allies in Europe left wondering who they will be dealing with: a populist head of state or its centrist prime minister
The relentless focus on trade has skewed any determination to confront the terrifying echoes of the 1930s. Europeans should be much more vocal about it
At a gathering in Co Meath, John Connolly addressed those whose ancestors from the Soviet Union helped defeat Nazi Germany
Commemoration was one of the last big events attended by veterans as most are now in their 90s and older
Survey last year found just one in five Germans know how many Poles were killed during the Nazi wartime occupation
Kremlin seeks boost from visit of powerful ally as leaders cast themselves as defenders of world order
Editor Bertie Smyllie was determined to celebrate the Allied victory and get it past the censors
France will recall second World War victory in Europe with ceremonies at memorials across the country
America's desire to put man on the moon brought about huge cultural change
VE Day celebrations are fraught with the complex relationship between unionists and nationalists
Andres Veiel’s authoritative new documentary is a damning portrait of the German propagandist
New German chancellor steps up efforts to bring peace to Europe
Parades and military fly-past in central London as capital is festooned for traditional British pomp and ceremony
Rite & Reason: Descendants of the Bonhoeffer family published an open letter to say they were ‘horrified’ to see the pastor’s legacy distorted
Zelenskiy says Russia’s proposal is ‘theatrical show’ that does not help peace talks
US president posted on Truth Social that ‘nobody was close to’ US in strength, bravery, or ‘military brilliance’ in both world wars
Britain will celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day at a time when its national identity is being roiled by immigration rows
Notorious second World War incident is still cited today by those critical of Ireland
Everyone who encounters the Holocaust becomes implicated, a new witness to the mystery and the horror, with the responsibility to recount its history honestly
Given our dependence on electric power, delivery of modern interconnector should be faster than one built in wartime
Concentration camp where Anne Frank, her sister Margot and some 70,000 others died stands as a warning for the future
I’m not advocating rationing, but I wish we could pay more attention to relationships between our bodies, our kitchens and our governments
Senior Nazi Walther Rauff and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s lives were linked by brutality, death and the evasion of justice
He was shot down twice in the space of eight days, but went on to outlive all his contemporaries
Desire to live and work abroad on show at Dublin Irish art sales
With death of John Hemingway, Ian d’Alton examines motivations of ‘The Few’
The London-Irish writer on her latest novel, Murder at Gull’s Nest; being diagnosed autistic in her late 40s; and how she writes ‘with an Irish accent’
Donald Trump expressed surprise at the very high number of recipients having roots in Ireland – and it seems he may be on to something
Born in 1919, the Dubliner flew Spitfires during the Battle of Britain
At least four Eurostar trains cancelled after discovery of bomb 2.5km from Gare du Nord train station
Maura Delpero has based her deserving Venice prize-winner on her own family’s wartime experiences
After wandering through the War and the Mind exhibition, we emerge blinking into the London sunshine pondering the fragility of everything
Party doubled its support to win 152 seats in the Bundestag in Sunday’s federal vote
Far-right parties are pushing a new approach which casts Germans as the main victims of the second World War
Rite & Reason: Does its tortured history give Israel the right to propose its own rules of combat that fly in the face of UN protocols of war?
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
