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Clonmel's hidden gem revealed after €3m restoration project

There seemed to be little original left of Clonmel’s courthouse until a survey by a conservation architect

HS2 rail link: Hundreds of historic houses will be ruined by the new high speed line

Dozens of listed buildings are due to be demolished, or severely blighted, if HS2 is built.

Rome: Venerable English College celebrates 650th anniversary

This weekend, the Venerable English College (VEC) celebrates a very significant milestone in the history of English and Welsh Catholicism. Friday, 27 January 2012 marks the 650th anniversary of the Foundation Deed which established an English & Welsh Hospice on the site occupied by the VEC.  Its foundation in 1362 makes this the oldest English institution outside of England.

Sorry, Melanie, your pants are on fire

The IAEA and virtually every western government believes that Iran is racing to develop a nuclear weapon. It is behaving entirely as if it is. It is boasting that it is.

Europe's footballing birds

Always handy on the wing, birds have inspired football clubs across Europe; UEFA.com surveys the continental skyline and finds blue pigeons, a flock of eagles and a seagull slain by a Dutch football.