On the anniversary of his death aged 69, stars from Sigourney Weaver to Sharleen Spiteri, Tom Felton to Harriet Walter, remember the wit, charm and endless generosity of one of Britain’s best-loved ac ...

Ó Sé continued the family connection, singing with a reconfigured Ceoltóirí Chualann under the stewardship of Peadar, with whom he recorded albums Through Banks of Mist and ’Dir Cúm Thóla is Cúil ...

Catherine Connolly is settling into life at Aras an Uachtarain after a long tenure by predecessor Michael D Higgins.

From the time in 1856 when Fort Dodge pioneer Conrad Laufersweiler conducted his first funeral service to the present day ...

Analysis: A woman was effectively banished from the country for the crime of kissing of a boy in public in Co Louth in 1937 In October 1937, a young man and a woman were seen kissing in public in ...

DENVER — A state judge on Monday accepted plea agreements for the owners of a Colorado funeral home for the abuse of 191 corpses, many of which languished in a room-temperature building for years, ...

The funeral plans for New Orleans Smooth jazz violinist Michael Ward include a special honor reserved for prominent musicians and other local dignitaries. His body will lie in state at Gallier Hall, ...

In the popular mindset, 1916 is the moment when Ireland threw off the chains of imperialism and left the British Empire. But in reality, the Proclamation of 1916 had no legal effect. The rebels had no ...

A state funeral has been set for Sept. 3 for the late former Agana Heights Mayor Paul McDonald, who died on Tuesday at age 70. McDonald was Guam’s longest serving elected official for 32 consecutive ...

The Spanish Civil War was one of the most controversial conflicts of the last century. Foreshadowing the broader conflict of 1939-45, the devastation of Spain by the forces of fascism, communism, and ...