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Daniel O’Connell - A man not without flaws
It is said that all political careers end in failure. The great Daniel O’Connell’s final slide into earthly oblivion was heralded by the now familiar sight of journalists descending on his estate at Derrynane, Co Kerry, the year before he died. They had scented a whiff of scandal, and like today, doorstepped him.
Pomp and circumstance, and one unmarked grave
On June 12 1922 a very special ceremony took place at Windsor Castle, near London. Following the establishment of the Irish Free State the previous December, five Irish regiments, including the Connaught Rangers, the Royal Irish, the Leinsters, the Munsters, and the Dublin Fusiliers, which had served the British army with exceptional valour at times, were disbanded. It was a day of special significance for both the participants and onlookers.
The Pajama Men @ Róisín Dubh Comedy
WHEN ON stage, The Pajama Men create “a cartoon of the mind – a shape-shifting world in which anything seems not just possible, but imminent”.
Has Sir William Gregory been brought in from the cold?
Sir William Gregory of Coole, Co Galway, and the husband of Lady Augusta in his later years, has been vilified unfairly by historians and commentators, said Brian Walker, professor of Irish Studies at Queen’s University last weekend. As the member of parliament who introduced the so called ‘Gregory clause’ as the Great Famine raged through the land, he did so for humane motives; but it was exploited by some ruthless landlords to clear their land.
We can be proud of our military heritage
On June 12 1922 a very special ceremony took place at Windsor Castle, near London. Following the establishment of the Irish Free State the previous December, five Irish regiments, including the Connaught Rangers, the Royal Irish, the Leinsters, the Munsters, and the Dublin Fusiliers, which had served the British army with exceptional valour at times, were disbanded. It was a day of special significance for both the participants and onlookers. It was reported in the London Times.
Get ready for the whacky world of The Pajama Men
WHEN ON stage, The Pajama Men create “a cartoon of the mind – a shape-shifting world in which anything seems not just possible, but imminent”.
From Budapest to Vienna with Music For Galway
ONCE HUNGARY and Austria were among the most powerful countries in Europe - the days of the Viennese court, the Hapsburg family and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
