Des Kelly
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Pope hysteria in 1979: 'I made 5,000 sandwiches, and sold only 2,000'
- Religion & Beliefs
- August 15, 2018
It isn’t clear why John Igoe decided 5,000 was the correct number of sandwiches to make for the pope’s visit to Knock in 1979. But he certainly oversh(...)

Pope should say sorry during visit, laity tells priests
- Irish News
- July 12, 2018, 19:16
Pope Francis has been urged to avoid being “treated like a celebrity”, and to apologise to all those mistreated in the Magdalene laundries, mother an(...)

TV View: Priceless Lionel Messi ensures all is right with the world
- International
- June 26, 2018, 21:57
It was only 24 degrees in Moscow when day 13 got under way with France v Denmark, leaving us all wondering what it must be like to live in a temperate(...)

Carpet fitters make surprise discovery in spare room of south Dublin house
- Offbeat
- March 19, 2018, 14:58
When carpet fitters lifted the underlay in the spare room of a south Dublin house this week they uncovered more than just floorboards. For gathering (...)

Rooney hits out at press after helping United to Feyenoord win
- English Soccer
- November 25, 2016, 11:08
Wayne Rooney fired back at the media over his behaviour when on England duty after breaking Manchester United’s individual scoring record in Europe by(...)

Tributes paid after death of ‘carpet man’ Des Kelly
- Irish News
- July 22, 2016, 12:17
Friends and colleagues of Des Kelly have paid tribute to the well-known Dublin businessman following news of his death this week. The founder and own(...)

Des Kelly group sees signs of improvement
- Retail & Services
- September 20, 2013, 01:01
Des Kelly Carpets Ltd, the property-holding part of the Des Kelly Interiors group, had accumulated profits of €8 million at the end of April 2012, acc(...)