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America at Large: Crane a passionate early advocate for hurling in the USA
- Hurling
- September 17, 2020, 06:00
On February 9th, 1890, the Brooklyn Eagle ran a sizable feature headlined, “Hurling and its Growing Popularity in America”. Written by Samuel Newhal(...)

Burdened by the Troubles and deprivation, Upper Springfield in nationalist west Belfast, including Ballymurphy and Turf Lodge, has rarely trusted auth(...)

Irish Rail may have to suspend Sligo line services due to floods
- Environment
- February 26, 2020
Train services between Dublin and Sligo could be suspended unless flood waters in Co Leitrim decline, Iarnród Éireann has warned. Irish Rail has alre(...)

Shannon floods: Locals divided on how to tackle crisis
- Environment
- February 24, 2020
“I have my wellies in the boot,” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar remarked helpfully as he gazed into the flood waters lapping close to the doors of Carrick-on-(...)

Comedian Al Porter spared conviction after obstructing arrest
- District Court
- October 30, 2019, 14:15
Comedian Al Porter has been spared a conviction for trying to prevent a garda arresting a man in Dublin city centre. The comedian, actor, and radio p(...)

Ex-garda who feared he would be set alight awarded almost €50,000
- High Court
- April 30, 2019, 15:54
A retired garda who feared he was going to be doused with petrol and set on fire has been awarded just under €50,000 damages at a Garda compensation h(...)

Fifty-five firefighters tackle overnight blaze in Belfast
- Irish News
- April 3, 2019, 07:16
All 80 occupants of a premises in Belfast were evacuated in the early hours of Wednesday morning as fire fighters tackled a blaze on Great Victoria St(...)

Woman never got over twin’s death in Carrickmines fire, funeral told
- Social Affairs
- July 23, 2018, 14:37
Amanda Gilbert (29), who took her own life last week, never got over the death of her twin sister Tara in a fire in at a halting site in Carrickmines,(...)

Funeral of twin sister of Carrickmines fire victim to take place
- Social Affairs
- July 23, 2018, 01:00
The funeral takes place in Bray today of Amanda Gilbert (29), twin sister of Tara Gilbert (27), who died along with nine others in a fire at a halting(...)

The first trailer has been released for Disenchantment, the upcoming animated series from Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama. The sho(...)