Freed Irish priest says Filipino captors treated him well, dragged him from sea to jungle

Freed priest says Filipino captors wanted money

Irish priest freed from monthlong captivity in Philippines; governments say no ransom paid

Irish priest freed in Philippines after a month

Irish Catholic priest abducted Oct. 11 in Philippines is free; governments say no ransom paid

Irish priest freed in Philippines after 31 days

Ireland says Catholic priest abducted 31 days ago in Philippines is free, no Irish ransom paid

Ireland: Kidnapped priest freed in Philippines

IRA suspect charged with 1977 murder of undercover British Army intelligence officer

IRA suspect charged with ‘77 murder of British spy

Small number of IRA veterans aiding dissidents in Northern Ireland attacks, report says

IRA veterans aid NIreland dissidents, report says

Experts: IRA dissidents pose threat to N.Ireland, small number of IRA veterans aiding attacks

Report: IRA dissidents pose threat to N.Ireland

Experts: ‘Small number’ of IRA veterans aiding dissidents in plotting Northern Ireland attacks

Experts: Few IRA veterans aid NIreland dissidents

Irish Supreme Court rules Dublin golf club can keep barring women from membership

Irish Supreme Court upholds men-only golf club

Happy birthday, world traveler: At 1, this baby’s practically a frequent flier

Dad to baby: Happy 1st birthday, world traveler

Ingersoll-Rand reports 5 percent lower 3rd-qtr profit as revenue plummets

SWORDS, Ireland — Ingersoll-Rand PLC reported its third-quarter earnings slipped 5 percent as revenue tumbled 19 percent amid weak economic conditions that have depressed demand for its products and services that range from air conditioning to electronic security systems.

Irish aid worker says Darfur kidnappers terrorized her, Ugandan friend with ‘mock’ executions

DUBLIN — A freed Irish aid worker held captive for three months in Darfur said Monday that her captors terrorized her and a Ugandan friend by repeatedly staging their mock executions using live gunfire.

Irish, Ugandan aid workers freed by captors in Sudan’s Darfur region after more than 3 months

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Two foreign aid workers seized at gunpoint more than three months ago in Sudan’s Darfur were released Sunday by their captors in the third — and longest — kidnapping of aid workers in the arid region.

Kidnappers of Irish priest in southern Philippines make contact with his religious order

MANILA, Philippines — A representative of gunmen holding an ailing Irish priest hostage in the southern Philippines made contact Thursday with his Roman Catholic mission, a military commander said.

Philippines seeks Muslim rebel help to free ailing Irish priest from kidnappers

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government asked a large Muslim rebel group Wednesday to help secure the freedom of an ailing Irish priest kidnapped by outlaws, as troops surrounded a jungle logging area where he was being held.

Ireland’s parliament speaker defiant as he’s forced from office over lavish expenses, travel

DUBLIN — The speaker of Ireland’s parliament resigned Tuesday after his years of lavish expenses and foreign travel were exposed.

Spanish court says autopsy shows Boyzone star died of natural causes

MADRID — Boyzone star Stephen Gately, whose body was found in a house on the Spanish resort island of Mallorca, died of natural causes, according to autopsy results released Tuesday.

Kidnapped Irish priest sighted in Philippines as troops pressure militants to give him up

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine troops and navy gunboats were deployed Tuesday to surround suspected Muslim militants and pressure them to free an ailing Irish priest, who has been spotted with his captors in the country’s south, a military general said Tuesday.

Clinton tells Northern Ireland Assembly that Catholic-Protestant cooperation inspires world

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is delivering a speech to the Northern Ireland Assembly appealing to rival Catholic and Protestant leaders to strengthen their power-sharing government.