The historic funeral takes place at 10am, 9am Irish time, and the service will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista ...

The funeral of Pope Francis will be attended by more than 150 delegations, including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning ...

Follow the funeral of Pope Francis as it unfolds in St Peter’s Basilica with live video, key moments, and ongoing coverage ...

Ireland’s president and premier will be among attendees for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday. President Michael D ...

Final mourners were in a queue for their last chance to see Pope Francis’s remains ahead of his funeral mass on Saturday morning. World leaders are flying in to the Vatican from across the globe to ...

Historian and political commentator Brian Feeney has been a columnist with The Irish News for three decades. He is a former ...

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be ...

An Taoiseach Micheal Martin, An Tanaiste Simon Harris and President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina will represent ...

Mr Mullins' son spoke of his father's 'larger than life character' and 'his ability to light up every room he walked into' ...

Taoiseach sets out his policy in more detail than ever before, and it’s not what Irish unity activists will want to hear Taoiseach Micheál Martin: We are not planning a border poll for 2030 ...

Micheál Martin: I traveled north as a student, ' I never thought I would be a minister in a government signing an agreement for peace Micheál Martin: I traveled north as a student ...

EUROPE’S top trade official has flown to Washington for negotiations to end the tariff war with Tanaiste Simon Harris claiming: “There isn’t an hour to lose.” The EU and US have agreed a ...