Nobel prizewinner “getting better food in prison” – wife
Despite its protests about Liu Xiaobo’s victory, China might be softening up: apparently the victor is being fed better.
View ArticleThe 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things you really, really need to know by 9am: Bank bonuses to be taxed at 90 per cent, the family of a brain injured man who was savagely beaten by a man who was out on bail speak out, and Dublin...
View ArticleLiu Xiaobo awarded Nobel Peace Prize in absentia
An chair sat empty during the ceremony in Oslo to mark the absence of Liu, who is in prison in China.
View ArticlePoll: Should WikiLeaks be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?
A Norwegian lawmaker nominates the whistleblowing website for a Nobel Prize – does it deserve to be considered?
View ArticleRecord number of Nobel Peace Prize nominees this year
Awards committee today begins the secretive process of whittling 241 nominations down to one winner before October.
View ArticleThe Daily Fix: Tuesday
Catch up on this evening’s news stories, including: the discovery of a woman’s body in Tralee; storm to strike Christchurch; and celebrities behaving badly.
View ArticleWhat not to say to the Dalai Lama
The spiritual leader of Tibet has begun his first visit to Ireland in 20 years – read this to avoid embarrassment if you happen to bump into him.
View ArticleGallery: The life and times of Nelson Mandela
As the world celebrates Mandela Day, TheJournal.ie takes a look at the South African icon’s incredible life.
View ArticleWomen from Liberia and Yemen jointly awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and democratic activist Tawakkul Karman of Yemen
View ArticleThe Daily Fix: Friday
In tonight’s Fix: All the latest from the presidential election campaign trail; the perfect video to get you in the mood for tomorrow’s big game in New Zealand, and what happened when Clooney met...
View ArticleThree women accept Nobel Peace Prize
The women, who fought injustice and dictatorship in Liberia and Yemen, received the prize at a ceremony in Oslo this afternon.
View Article21 years later: Aung San Suu Kyi accepts Nobel Peace Prize
The Burmese pro-democracy campaigner finally delivered her Nobel Lecture in Oslo this afternoon.
View ArticleWas a Cuban dissident’s car ‘rammed off the road’?
An official enquiry has been launched after the car carrying Oswaldo Paya, who fought single-party rule for decades, hit a tree.
View ArticleEuropean Union awarded 2012 Nobel Peace Prize
Yep, we are all winners. Kinda. The Nobel Committee awarded the prize in recognition of the role of the EU and its success in achieving peace and reconciliation.
View ArticleSo, how are you going to spend your share of the Nobel prize?
503 million of us just won €923,368. How are you going to spend your share of the unexpected windfall?
View ArticlePoll: Should the European Union have won the Nobel prize?
The Nobel committee says the EU has ended the prospect of European wars – but with the financial crisis, is it deserved?
View ArticleInternational Peace Bureau claim awarding of Nobel Peace prize “unlawful”
The organisation has said that the European Union was not one of the “champions of peace” that Alfred Nobel had envisaged.
View ArticleEU to donate Nobel prize money to children affected by war
The EU has also announced an art competition for young people, whose winners will attend the Nobel awards ceremony in Oslo.
View Article18 EU leaders accept Nobel peace invite, 6 decline
David Cameron will not attend the ceremony – commenting wryly: “There will be enough people to collect the prize.”
View ArticleEnda Kenny to accept Nobel Peace Prize today
The Taoiseach will be present at the prize-giving ceremony in Oslo.
View ArticleThe 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning! Here’s the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your week.
View ArticlePics: European Union collects the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
Taoiseach Enda Kenny was among the great and the good at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital today to mark the awarding of the prize to the bloc.
View Article‘America created Malala’ or ‘a model for Pakistan’ – differing views in Swat...
The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be revealed on Friday.
View ArticleMalala Yousafzai on pacifism leaves Jon Stewart speechless
Listen to the 16 year old’s answer to how she felt when she learned she was on a Taliban hitlist.
View ArticleHere’s What Happened Today: Friday
Everybody’s talking about Gerry Adams and a ‘witch hunt’, murder case reopened and glow-in-the-dark jellyfish.
View ArticleAssad: I should have won the Nobel Peace Prize
The Syrian leader made the remark “jokingly” according to a Lebanese newspaper.
View ArticleNUIM dedicates book and audio archive to activist ‘ahead of his time’
Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed by the Nigerian military 18 years ago.
View ArticleEgypt has deported Irish Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire
Maguire won the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize with Betty Williams for founding a peace group to resolve the conflict between North Ireland’s Catholics and Protestants.
View ArticleTutu calls on Norwegians to forgive mass murderer Breivik
The retired Archbishop said that not forgiving Anders Behring Breivik could be “corrosive”.
View ArticleNobel committee shocked by guy who says Malala ‘hasn’t actually done anything’
Bizarre question throws Peace Prize announcement for a loop.
View Article17-year-old Malala Yousafzai has won the Nobel Peace Prize
The teenager was the joint winner of the award along with Kailash Satyarthi of India.
View ArticleUPDATE: Angela Merkel’s day just got even worse
Despite being favourite, the Chancellor failed to scoop the Nobel Peace Prize. First the football, and now this.
View ArticleChina under fire after Nobel Peace Prize winner dies in custody
The Nobel committee said that China’s government “bears a heavy responsibility” for his death.
View ArticleMalala says 'world is waiting' for Aung San Suu Kyi to condemn violence...
The Nobel Peace Prize winner has criticised her fellow Nobel laureate for not condemning the escalating violence.
View ArticleFour in 10 people think Suu Kyi's Freedom of Dublin award should be taken back
She was awarded the Freedom of Dublin in 2000, but only received it in 2012 as she was under house arrest at the time.
View ArticleAnti-nuclear weapons campaign wins Nobel Peace Prize for 'groundbreaking' work
There were 318 candidates for this year’s prize.
View ArticleExplainer: How does someone win the Nobel Peace Prize?
You can’t nominate yourself, in case you were wondering.
View ArticleFormer UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has died following a short illness
He was 80 years old.
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