But after a century of teaching Irish and English, are primary schools ready? Schools like Scoil Chrónáin in Swords ... basic communication in fifth and sixth class with a focus on oral skills.

Convincing victor last year, having won the Irish National 12 months earlier, and could well be in the shake-up again.

The Hallstatt culture thrived from about the eighth to the sixth centuries B.C. and was influenced by Europe's early Celtic culture. The ritually bent sword was a genuine weapon and indicated a ...

There's been no official announcement from Motorsport Ireland since March 10 on the fuel situation and it appears that self-refuelling will be in operation on Sunday, the service park is at the MTU ...

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The panel chose Milkman by Anna Burns (2018) as the best Irish fiction book of the 21st century. John McGahern’s That They May Face The Rising Sun (2002) finished in second place, with Solar ...

A ban on ninja swords campaigned for by the family of a murdered teenager is set to come into force by summer. It will be illegal to possess, sell, make or import the weapon from August 1 as the ...

Potter's writings helped herald an Irish spring that lasted throughout the 20th century. In 1948, Eamon De Valera, the former president of Ireland, addressed a crowd of 5,000 in Providence.

A man who attacked his victim with a samurai sword over a €50 drug debt has ... debt when he and another man set upon him. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with ...