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By turning conflict into entertainment US games company is ignoring its living legacy, says victims rights’ group

RISING STARS: The Irish rising star tells Tom Murray about playing one of football’s hardest men, Roy Keane, in ‘Saipan’, the perils of acting opposite one of his heroes, Steve Coogan, and the state of true crime TV

Thibaud Flament won’t be available for the clash with Ireland in Paris on 5 February

President Catherine Connolly led the well wishes to the Irish filmmakers named in this year’s Academy Awards shortlist.

‘Anything Putin is considering joining with the word peace in it does not sit well,’ Simon Harris said on Thursday.

Irish police and bomb squad respond to a suspicious package at Trump Doonbeg resort amid heightened security after Eric Trump's visit, with ongoing investigations.

Saipan, about Keane’s infamous World Cup row with manager Mick McCarthy, has become a hit film in its native Ireland – as it opens in the UK screenwriter Paul Fraser explains how he aimed to avoid the mistakes of the past

Donald Trump had threatened a 10% tariff on eight European allies, although not Ireland.

Ireland's Canberra-born star Mack Hansen will miss the Six Nations with injury, but five Australians are set to feature in Europe's rugby championship.

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the beaches around Tramore in County Waterford, Ireland, where plastic debris has always been part of the coastline, including bottles, fragments of fishing gear and food packaging.

Modern DNA kits make it easy to learn where your ancestors came from—just order a test, swab your cheek, and mail it to a lab. Soon, you’ll get a breakdown of your origins, from Ireland to Australia and beyond. But many services also match you with people who share your…