Michael Bates
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Theresa May refuses resignation from ‘ashamed’ Lord Bates
- UK
- January 31, 2018
British prime minister Theresa May has rejected international development minister Lord Michael Bates’s resignation hours after he dramatically quit a(...)

Fine Gael TD makes his feature film debut
- Culture
- August 28, 2017, 17:51
What does a busy TD do in the little spare time they have after looking after their constituents, and honouring their commitments in the Dáil? Hill w(...)

Veteran actor best known for ‘Last of the Summer Wine’
- People
- June 10, 2017, 01:17
Often self-effacing and meek, but with a sly smirk and a beady eye that hinted at mischief, the actor Peter Sallis, who has died aged 96, played the c(...)

Going out: The best of what’s on this week
- Culture
- March 20, 2016, 17:00
MONDAY McKenna’s Fort The New Theatre, Dublin. Previews Mar 21-22. Opens Mar 21-Apr 2 7.30pm €16/€12.50 thenewtheatre.com With the centenary of the(...)

St Patrick’s Day 1916: Irish Volunteers hold military manoeuvres
- Irish News
- March 17, 2016, 01:00
St Patrick’s Day, 1916 St Patrick’s Day 1916 was a very busy one for the Irish Volunteers in their last public engagement before the Easter Rising.(...)

Review: Returning to Haifa
- Theatre
- November 21, 2014, 13:00
Returning to Haifa The New Theatre, Dublin *** Listen to the way Said and Safiyya describe it, in streams and floods that s(...)