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August 13th, 1977 Irish gundogs outnumbered their quarry

BACK PAGES: THE “GLORIOUS Twelfth” (the August one) is the date on which the grouse shooting season opens each year. George Burrows, who kept a close eye on rural pursuits, offered readers a potted history of grouse in Ireland in today’s paper in 1977, writes JOE JOYCE 

A paper for all Ireland Next to the long editorial that announced the arrival of a new Irish newspaper on Tuesday, March 29th, 1859, was an ad for "Irish bog oak ornaments patronised by the Queen". The advertiser judged the tone of the fledgling Irish Times rather well. Fintan O'Toole

People Behind the Pages

Soldier, Adventurer and Newspaper FounderLawrence Edward Knox (1836-73), founder of The Irish Times , was born on November 7th, 1836, at Kemp Town, Brighton, England.

Not Always Serious

A taste of Man Bites DogDonal Foley's Man Bites Dog satirical column ran in the newspaper from 1971 until his death in 1981.

The Business

Newspaper BusinessFew Irish businesses have been so resilient in the face of so many challenges as The Irish Times.

The Big Stories

No Border in mindFROM THE LATE 1960s, The Irish Times was widely acclaimed as providing the most comprehensive coverage and analysis of the Northern Ireland "Troubles" and their wider political context.

From the Front Row

CentrestageIN THIS famous cartoon from the Dublin Opinion magazine of the 1940s, the legendary Irish Times editor R.

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