Dublin (Ireland)

IMPAC Dublin Award shortlist includes three Americans, Murakami

2013-04-09 09:30:00

The IMPAC Dublin Literary Award announced its shortlist for 2013 on Tuesday, and a refreshingly diverse group it is, with five novels in translation -- from Japan, Iceland, Norway, the Netherlands, and France -- listed along with one British, one Irish...

Gabriel Byrne conquers 'Vikings'

2013-04-08 05:00:00

NEW YORK — If there's one thing Gabriel Byrne has learned in recent years, it's the importance of a comfortable chair. After a marathon 106 episodes as psychologist Paul Weston on the HBO drama "In Treatment," Byrne stars in "Vikings," History's...

The Sunday Conversation: Saoirse Ronan

2013-03-30 07:30:00

Saoirse (pronounced SIR-sha, "like inertia") Ronan plays an alien and a human in the same body in the new romantic sci-fi film "The Host," based on a book by "Twilight" series author Stephenie Meyer. Ronan, who turns 19 in April, is already a seasoned...

Michael Roarty dies at 84; marketer helped build Anheuser-Busch brand

2013-03-19 00:00:00

Michael J. Roarty, a retired marketing executive who helped build Anheuser-Busch beer brands into international powerhouses, died at a hospital in a St. Louis suburb Saturday, a day after suffering a heart attack. He was 84. Roarty had been...

St. Patrick’s Day good for a Google Doodle and a ‘Leprechaun’

2013-03-17 13:23:05

Ireland seals deal to ease crippling bank bailout costs

2013-02-07 13:41:00

LONDON — Ireland sealed a deal with the European Central Bank on Thursday to ease the crippling cost of its public bailout of failing banks, keeping the country on track to wean itself from international emergency loans. By overhauling repayment...

Airfare to Europe: Yes, there are ways to save

2012-12-23 00:00:00

After fuel prices sent airfares skyrocketing last summer, you may have sworn off travel to Europe. We can't predict whether summer 2013 fares will shoot up; looking at a sample now tells us they're not cheap — at least, not in comparison with winter...

In Syrian war's end game, Moscow maneuvers away from Assad

2012-12-07 02:00:00

As concerns mount that Syrian President Bashar Assad could unleash chemical weapons against his opponents, the Kremlin appears to be recalibrating its support for a desperate ally. Russia three times has wielded its veto power in the U.N. Security...

Football: Not a good start for Notre Dame's trip to Ireland

2012-08-29 15:03:28

Football: Notre Dame is set for Friday kickoff in Ireland

2012-08-30 12:23:58

In Ireland, optimism is in the air

2012-09-30 00:00:00

DUBLIN, Ireland — There are no people on Earth as romantic as the French. No one is punctual like the Swiss. The Germans have defined a sense of order. The Italians know how to eat. And no one, I mean no one, does misery like the Irish. Ireland's...

Ireland info

2012-09-30 00:00:00

If you go THE BEST WAY TO DUBLIN, IRELAND From LAX, United, American, Delta, US Airways, AER Lingus and British offer connecting service (change of plane) to Dublin. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $486, including taxes and fees. TELEPHONES To...

Dublin Castle, one of the stops on a Fitzgerald clan tour of Ireland scheduled for late June.

2013-03-04 16:55:25

Protesters in Dublin hold pictures of Savita Halappanavar as they gather outside the Irish Parliament building during a demonstration in favor of abortion legislation.

2012-12-18 13:26:42

, who also began the still thriving local tradition of denigrating the place when he described himself as "dropped in wretched Dublin.

2012-09-28 09:13:00