Rossduane National School was built in 1840 as a one-room schoolhouse. “That was five years before the famine, which along ...

Scale Ireland is set to hold its next regional Startup Summit at the end of March, with Athlone chosen as the venue for the event. Among the regional-based start-ups and scaling companies featured ...

In the 1840s, Irish peasants came to Canada in vast numbers to escape a famine that swept Ireland. Robert Whyte kept a record of the terrible conditions many Irish immigrants endured while ...

In 1997, the Steelers played the Chicago Bears in a preseason game at Dublin's historic Croke Park, marking the first time the NFL had played a game on the island of Ireland. In the 2025 season, the ...

In what was a fiercely contested affair in the Mother City this week, Cape Town City and Golden Arrows cancelled each other out in a tense 1-1 draw at the Athlone Stadium in the Betway Premiership ...

I’m the sixth generation of a blue-collar family from Wellington County. I was born in Fergus and raised on a farm in Belwood, and I spent my teen years in Elora, surrounded by open fields and ...

Fáilte Ireland has announced a new five-year plan that will help drive and sustain tourism in Cavan, Leitrim and the northern ...

CAPE TOWN - Cape Town police are searching for clues that could lead to the arrest of a gunman who shot and killed a man opposite the Athlone Magistrates Court. Police believe the 43-year-old man ...

PITTSBURGH -- The NFL announced the first-ever regular-season game in Ireland will be played in the upcoming 2025 season, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are the designated home team. Their opponent ...

Ireland should brace itself for storm force winds, heavy rain, sleet and snow, beginning on Thursday night when Storm Éowyn makes landfall. Met Éireann has issued an advisory for strong to gale ...

Jad Hakiki scored a brace as Sligo Rovers beat First Division side Athlone Town 5-0 in a pre-season friendly at Athlone Town Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Owen Elding and academy players Conor ...

Immigration to Ireland increased by 5% in 2023 in the year to April 2024, new figures show. Despite the increase, the number of people who immigrated is still slightly lower than the peak in 2007 ...