Mourners included Irish President Michael D Higgins, South Belfast MP Clare Hanna, former North Down MP Lady Sylvia Hermon and Seamus Heaney's widow Marie Devlin. A private committal followed at ...

The funeral ... poetry was often celebrating, always cautionary and, in its deepest sense, political." Family members gave reflections and readings, including the poet's son Daniel. He said his ...

A 12-year-old Co Donegal lad had a poem about peace between Orange and Green read by the Irish President only months before he was killed in the Omagh Bomb, an inquiry into the atrocity heard today.

In her father’s native Clogher, Co Tyrone, the surname was widespread. So to avoid confusion, they became the “James Eoin” (pronounced to rhyme with “coin”) branch. And from there, the identify tags ...

Tiernan’s guests on Saturday included poet Lemn Sissay, musician Maireád Ní Mhaonaigh and FTD brothers Jordan and Cian Adams ...

Moving from the West of Ireland to Dublin, London, Florence and back, The Glass House is a compelling tale of two sisters and ...

Ahead of the resumption of the inquiry today, Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was one of those killed in the bombing, tells the BBC it’s not the right time to discuss whether the Irish government ...

Brian McCrory, who was killed while leaving camera film to be developed, was described as a "gentle giant" and much-loved father Oran had been in Omagh on a student trip, part of an exchange with ...

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry continued on Thursday with loved ones sharing their memories of three more of the victims. The ...