The X-Men’s Banshee might be the most famous Irish hero in certain circles, but he’s far from the Emerald Isle’s first. Breathless tales of the fearsome warrior Cú Chulainn have been told for ...

Dermot Weld has hailed his 2004 Budweiser Irish Derby (G1) winner Grey Swallow as an extremely talented and tough performer after the classic hero's death at the age of 20 in the United States. A five ...

An Irish hero who helped save thousands of lives in World War II has, at the age of 97, beaten another deadly menace to the world. Maureen Sweeney, who in her pre-marital name Flavin was only 21 when ...

County Monaghan plumber hailed as hero for saving woman from South Perth apartment block as fires continue to pummel Australia. The quick thinking of a Monaghan town plumber, Oisin Loughlin (34) and ...

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day comes a true story of Irish excellence, heroism and nostalgia: “The Shamrock Spitfire.” Irish twins Dominic and Ian Higgins, 50, have managed to write, direct and ...

“Cpl. Gallagher’s ship has come in.” Those were the words of U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer in New York this week. It was a fitting prelude to St. Patrick’s Day and welcome news to San Diego attorney ...

Many people know Irish Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty from Hollywood’s portrayal of his life in The Scarlet and the Black, the film based on a real-life Catholic hero who was honored at the Vatican this ...

Having been dead 137 years, Dick Dowling's waited way too long to wet his whistle with a warming slug of Irish whiskey. But that oversight will be corrected Sunday, at least by proxy, as the sons and ...