A Sinn Féin councillor has called for the Irish National Anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann, to be made a mandatory part of learning in schools. Cllr Donnchadh Mulcahy proposed a motion at a meeting of ...

Country Joe McDonald, whose performance at Woodstock struck a chord so deep it often obscured the variety and scope of his career, died on Saturday. He was 84. The cause was complications from ...

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Traditional barmbrack is a yeasted Irish loaf studded with dried fruit, such as raisins, currants, and candied citrus peel. Barm refers to yeast or fermented liquid, and brack, from the Irish word ...

One of the starring acts at Woodstock, he and his band, the Fish, came out of the Bay Area’s psychedelic rock scene. He went on to a long career as a solo artist. By Jim Farber Country Joe McDonald, ...

Players of the Iranian women’s football team sung and saluted during their national anthem before their ⁠final Women’s Asian ⁠Cup match at Gold Coast Stadium in Australia, six days after their ...

Students are to vote on whether to re-introduce signage in Irish and English at Queen's University Belfast Students' Union (QUBSU). The referendum will also ask students whether Irish and English ...

The Cheltenham Festival’s starting procedures once again found themselves under intense scrutiny on Wednesday, following a heated exchange between Irish amateur Declan Queally and jockey Nico de ...

Irish jockey Declan Queally accused English counterpart Nico de Boinville of "abusing" him before the opening race of day two at the Cheltenham Festival. Queally, riding I'll Sort That, and De ...

Declan Queally accused Nico de Boinville of abusing him as the pair clashed at the start of the Turners Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. Queally finished fifth on I'll Sort That, who he ...

A Stormont department has been advised it has an “obligation” to promote minority languages after it confirmed there were no plans to allow births to be registered in Ulster Scots. The Department of ...