A secret map of Ireland's coastline played a crucial role in taking down a powerful alliance of pirates that had based itself in the southwest of Ireland in the 17th century.

The future king - Colonel-in-Chief of the Mercian Regiment - wore his full military uniform for the visit to Tapa Camp in ...

The death of John Hemingway, the last of The Few who fought in the Battle of Britain, has brought a reminder of the southern ...

Watch parties are being held around the state the first weekend in April — and not just for the Final Four of the NCAA men’s ...

Monday marks the 250th anniversary of Evacuation Day in the city of Boston, and because of that the naval ship the USS Thomas ...

Indiana for the second year was going to wear Fear of God brand uniforms, but they were pulled hours before the women's basketball team was scheduled to wear them. The women's team planned to wear the ...

The men were planning on wearing them Feb. 26 against Penn State. "Indiana men's and women's basketball programs will not be wearing the Fear of God uniform design in any upcoming games. IU will ...

NINETY percent of gardai said a newly introduced baseball cap was ideal for frontline policing but acknowledged it could command less authority and make them look physically smaller. In a survey ...

India shifts naval power: Rafale M jets replace Russian MiGs All the Irish stars who have entered the Great British Bake Off ...

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The Navy Midshipmen football team had one of its best seasons in recent memory. But it’s uniform for the annual Army-Navy game caught everyone’s attention. Now, it’s won a national award.

Mr Robinson said Ireland had relied on the UK for defence for “too long”, adding that the Irish navy is “not worth mentioning”. This week Taoiseach Micheal Martin is due to take part in a EU leaders’ ...