John O Leary
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New ballad recalls heroism of English fire chief during Burning of Cork
- Irish News
- December 11, 2020, 11:41
The story of the Englishman who led the effort to save Cork from being burned to the ground by Crown forces 100 years ago today has been recalled in a(...)

Rare letters from teenage WB Yeats to be auctioned in London
- Books
- December 4, 2020, 14:52
A series of seven unpublished letters by the teenage WB Yeats will go on sale at Sotheby’s in London next week. The letters contain the first referen(...)

Insurance firms anxious about rising claim costs from pandemic
- Financial Services
- November 10, 2020, 04:36
More than a third of insurance firms are worried about the cost of claims, particularly from Covid-19, while 60 per cent fear they will see a reducti(...)

Living for Ireland – An Irishman’s Diary on Arthur Griffith and the Cork hunger strike of November 1920
- Opinion
- November 3, 2020, 20:15
‘I am of the opinion that our countrymen in Cork Prison have sufficiently proved their devotion and fidelity, and that they should now – as they were (...)

Family proud of Irish volunteer ancestor who died on hunger strike in 1920
- Irish News
- October 26, 2020, 10:33
The family of an Irish volunteer, who died on hunger strike in Cork a century ago, have spoken of their pride at him making the ultimate sacrifice for(...)

Racing into space from Blanchardstown
- Technology
- October 8, 2020, 05:07
It sounds so outlandish that it seems ripped directly from the pages of a Hollywood screenplay. Well, two Hollywood screenplays, actually. Both Deep(...)

Dublin’s InnaLabs part of space consortium to win €129.4m contract
- Technology
- September 16, 2020, 11:50
Irish company InnaLabs is part of a consortium that has been awarded a €129.4 million contract to launch a satellite to support deep-space navigation.(...)

Man threatened to pour acid over his former partner, court hears
- District Court
- August 19, 2020, 00:57
A woman has been granted a protection order after she told a court her former partner threatened to pour acid over her. The woman told Dublin Distri(...)

The Best Of Times: Harrington stares down Garcia in epic Claret Jug battle at Carnoustie
- Golf
- July 2, 2020, 06:00
On a July Sunday in 2007, a strange thing happened, as if the gods decreed all Irish sporting eyes would be on only one thing that day. In a strange q(...)

Famous Fontenoy – Frank McNally on an overshadowed anniversary of the Irish Brigade’s finest hour
- Opinion
- May 12, 2020, 19:15
One of the latest non-events in this year of things not happening has been a commemoration of the 275th anniversary of the Battle of Fontenoy. The da(...)