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Jan 22, 2020 · Irish author Edna O’Brien has died aged 93. President Michael D Higgins leads tributes to ‘fearless teller of truths’ who died peacefully on Saturday after long illness. www.irishtimes.com. Prediction : As our World increasingly looks like Logan's Run sci fi movie , very few people will be allowed to get to 93.
Dec 13, 2020 · Nice Guardian article interviewing Edna, who is as always very open and transparent. Interesting mention of Fintan O'Toole's once referring to her as 'morally criminal' in the media. Times have certainly moved on, as one would hope Mr O'Toole has managed to do...
Jan 22, 2020 · A man responsible for one of the most viral clips in Australian history has died at the age of 82. The prison escapee and on-again off-again petty criminal – whose best-known alias was Jack Karlson – shot to fame in 2009, after a clip of his dramatic 1991 arrest outside a Chinese restaurant in Brisbane was uploaded to the internet and enthralled the nation. “What is the charge? Eating a ...
Jan 3, 2023 · On 20 June 1923, Conor O’Brien, an architect educated in England’s prestigious Winchester College and Trinity College Dublin, set sail from Foynes, Co Limerick on the trip that would make him the first amateur Irish sailor to lead a circumnavigation of the world. The yacht sailed south into the Atlantic, westward towards Brazil and then ...
Jul 29, 2024 · O'Brien was far too "grand" (at least in his own mind) to get involved in street-fighting. He found his political home in Robert McCartney's UK Unionist Party. Many years previously, when he paid a visit to Derry in 1970 he almost got his head kicked in by the Billy Boys. But despite that experience he was seldom if ever condemnatory when it came to violence from loyalist quarters. He doesn't ...
Mar 31, 2024 · 560. May 14, 2024. #166. I think the Claremorris area is probably there now in terms of candidates. It's pretty crowded now. From memory I think we have the following: O'Brien Ind* Finn Ind* Ceallaigh Ind Kelly Ind Devane Independent Ireland Phelan SF Lawless Aontu Burke FG* Connolly FG* Gallagher FG Ryan FF* Nolan FF Normally a token green ...
Jul 2, 2024 · Special Rapporteur for plan against racism announced. The Government has announced Nigerian-Irish lecturer, Dr Ebun Joseph, as Special Rapporteur for the National Plan Against Racism, which was published over a year ago. www.rte.ie.
Jun 29, 2013 · Ireland Thinks/Sindo still hasn't explained its "adjustments" to take the LE performances of the parties into consideration but the coverage continues to refer to pre-adjustment polls.
Aug 5, 2024 · Aug 5, 2024. #2. Round tower said: With only 11 days till the opening of the new PL season on Friday August 16, the transfers has being fairly quiet with West Ham probably yje most active with Summerville of Leeds, Frauberg of Dortmund expected. Utd has picked up a number of injuries with Tori and Hovland out for a couple of months, It will be ...
Jun 29, 2013 · Fine Gael most popular party in the State, latest poll shows. Fine Gael has solidified its clear lead as the most popular party in the State in the latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll with a four-point lead ahead of Fianna Fáil and five points ahead of Sinn Féin. Unless we stop them now.
