John Joe
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Another mountain to climb: Celine Byrne takes on Mother Abbess
- People
- November 24, 2017, 06:00
Maria Callas probably put it best: “You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a firework. The(...)

Boat-builder with poet’s eye and stories of great sea journeys
- People
- June 24, 2017, 00:53
Dómhnall Mac a tSíthigh, who died off the Iberian coast after his naomhóg capsized last month, was an award-winning storyteller and poet, broadcaster,(...)

Birth, death, tears: Earwigging on emigrants’ Skype calls
- Abroad
- June 6, 2017, 15:00
Other people’s lives can be endlessly fascinating. Who hasn’t earwigged on a conversation between people sitting in a cafe, or pretended to look away (...)

Murder-accused ‘confessed’ to sister-in-law 20 years ago
- Criminal Court
- April 4, 2017, 15:40
The former sister-in-law of a man charged with murdering a woman 30 years ago has told his trial she reported his alleged confession to gardaí 20 year(...)

‘When I was cold I’d go into churches and betting shops for hours to stay warm’
- People
- March 31, 2017, 06:00
At a Lions Club event in Dublin in January, John Lowe, the investment consultant known as the Money Doctor, asked if anyone knew the words to Dublin i(...)

Mayo couple’s deaths ‘shattering’ for community, funeral told
- Irish News
- November 7, 2016, 15:27
The deaths of Kitty and Tom Fitzgerald was a “shattering experience for the community in which they lived and were treasured,” their funeral mass in C(...)

Jim McGuinness: Touch of anarchy could be Mayo’s secret weapon
- Gaelic Games
- September 13, 2016, 07:45
What are Mayo going to do? That question was rattling around in my mind last weekend. I’ve heard tickets are gold dust for this All-Ireland final and (...)

Darren O’Neill confident of claiming fifth Elite boxing title
- Other Sports
- January 19, 2015, 01:00
London 2012 Olympian Darren O’Neill believes he has enough in his arsenal to claim his fifth Elite title at the expense of towering Athlone heavyweigh(...)

Ireland’s oldest man Luke Dolan dies at 108
- Irish News
- November 10, 2014, 20:08
Ireland’s oldest man has died at the age of 108.Luke Dolan, from Cloonfree, Strokestown, Co Roscommon, passed away on Sunday at Cloverhill nursing hom(...)

Olympian John Joe Nevin given benefit of Probation Act
- Crime & Law
- December 5, 2013, 17:17
Olympian John Joe Nevin has been given the benefit of the Probation Act for public order offences after he agreed to give a boxing masterclass to youn(...)