Richard Burke
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Irish nationalist links to the rise of baseball in America
- Abroad
- July 5, 2019, 07:12
One of sport’s most renowned rivalries was on display for the first time on this side of the Atlantic last weekend, as the Boston Red Sox and New York(...)

Give it a lash: 100 questions to test your Irishness
- Abroad
- March 16, 2019
What was Father Ted’s money doing? What did Mary Robinson’s electors rock in 1990? And could Lindsay Lohan play soccer for the Republic of Ireland? (...)

Man charged with the murder of Jasmine McMonagle in Donegal
- District Court
- January 5, 2019, 17:03
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Jasmine McMonagle in Co Donegal. The man, Richard Burke, was charged with murder at a special (...)

A history of Ireland in 100 great quotes
- People
- March 11, 2017, 05:08
Think we’ve missed any important quotes? Let us know by submitting your suggestions here and we will publish a selection of the best 1(...)

Somme exhibition remembers thousands of Dubliners who fought
- Irish News
- October 21, 2016, 19:13
A new exhibition commemorates the thousands of Dubliners who fought and died during the Battle of the Somme. Dublin Remembers: Stories from the Somm(...)

Happy 50th birthday, Botswana
- Africa
- September 30, 2016, 00:38
Our commemoration of the 1916 Rising invites us to reflect on other countries’ emergence from a colonial past especially when they too celebrate a sig(...)

Richard Burke: Twice-appointed EEC commissioner
- People
- March 19, 2016, 01:00
Richard Burke, who has died aged 83, was known as a reforming Fine Gael minister for education in the 1970s and had the distinction of being appointed(...)

Diarmaid Ferriter: Schools system is blatantly sectarian
- Opinion
- November 28, 2015, 01:00
Are the snakes coming back? That was the question posed in 1976 by a nasty, sectarian and anonymous pamphlet circulated in response to the Da(...)

Catherine Day’s 10-year tenure in senior EU role ends
- Europe
- September 2, 2015, 01:00
The incoming secretary general of the European Commission assumed his new role on Tuesday, marking the end of the 10-year tenure of Irish official C(...)

The parties had announced a settlement. As court 25 emptied out, Dolores Atwood stood with her devoted husband’s arm around her, looking confused and (...)