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Cider can claim to be one of the most ancient Irish drinks of all. Photograph: iStock Cider can claim to be one of the most ancient Irish drinks of all. Photograph: iStock
What’s the most Irish drink of all? It’s probably craft cider

We hear a lot about local spirit and beer producers, but possibly the most Irish drink of all is cider (and we are talking about craft cider here) whi(...)

Recy Taylor photographed in 2010. Her rape by six white men in 1944 drew national attention in the US. Photograph: AP Photo/Phelan M Ebenhack
Sharecropper who fought for justice after 1944 rape in Alabama

Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old African-American sharecropper, was walking home from church in Abbeville, Alabama, on the night of September 3rd, 1944, whe(...)

Artist’s impression of proposed new interior for Blackrock Shopping Centre.
Blackrock Shopping Centre owners get permission for €10m upgrade

The owners of Blackrock Shopping Centre in south Dublin have secured planning for a €10 million upgrade of the property, which will include a major i(...)

Blackrock village has not one but two shopping centres which take shoppers off its main street, a lovely stretch to amble along with shopping aplenty. Photograph: Paul Sherwood
Shopping spraoi: Blackrock

Blackrock village has not one but two shopping centres which take shoppers off its main street, a lovely stretch to amble along with shopping aplenty(...)