CENSUS figures and coinage rows, the advent of wireless radio, theatre riots and footnotes in global history — here's a snapshot of Ireland and the world in days gone by... Politics, international affairs In April 1926, a census was held in both parts of Ireland. The population of the Irish Free State, as it then was, totalled 2,972,000; the population of Northern Ireland was … [Read more...] about Ireland across the centuries from 1726 to 1926
Father Tom Jones: The unbeaten handball champion who chose another calling
THE book Unbeatable by Tom Looney, about the extraordinary life of Father Tom Jones — handball maestro, all-round sportsman, musician and priest — has just been published. When it was officially launched in Croke Park recently, it was described as the most significant book on Irish handball in more than four decades. Its subject, Father Tom Jones, remains the most formidable … [Read more...] about Father Tom Jones: The unbeaten handball champion who chose another calling
Irishman who was one of the oldest hospital radio DJs in Britain dies aged 95
TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of an Irishman who was one of the oldest hospital radio DJs in Britain. Bradford-based Patrick Murphy died last month at the age of 95. He had been a DJ on St Luke’s Hospital Radio Station until the age of 93, having started spinning records at St. Luke’s Sound in 2012. The Kildare native, who hailed from The Curragh, first moved to … [Read more...] about Irishman who was one of the oldest hospital radio DJs in Britain dies aged 95
Jessie Buckley gets Oscar nomination for performance in Hamnet
JESSIE BUCKLEY has been nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Hamnet. The Co. Kerry native, who hails from Killarney, is up for Best Actress in the 98th Academy Awards, which will be presented at a glitzy LA ceremony held on March 15. The star faces tough competition for the gong, with Rose Byrne, for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Emma Stone, for Bugonia, Kate Hudson for … [Read more...] about Jessie Buckley gets Oscar nomination for performance in Hamnet
Taoiseach welcomes ‘way forward’ as Trump drops Greenland tariff threats
TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has welcomed the news that US President Donald Trump has scrapped planned tariffs on nations that oppose his plans to annex Greenland. "It is very welcome that there will now be negotiations to find a way forward on Greenland and that President Trump has decided not to impose tariffs on a number of EU Member States, the UK and Norway,” the Taoiseach … [Read more...] about Taoiseach welcomes ‘way forward’ as Trump drops Greenland tariff threats