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Investigation launched after assault of multiple officers at Limerick prison

September 16, 2025 by

AN INTERNAL investigation has been launched by the Irish Prison Service (IPS) following an allege... … [Read more...] about Investigation launched after assault of multiple officers at Limerick prison

Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets PM Keir Starmer at Chequers

September 16, 2025 by

TAOISEACH Michel Martin is in Britain today for a high-level meeting with British Prime Minister... … [Read more...] about Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets PM Keir Starmer at Chequers

One in four Irish adults have no plan for retirement

September 16, 2025 by

A GROWING number of Irish adults are approaching retirement without any financial plan in place, ... … [Read more...] about One in four Irish adults have no plan for retirement

Vona Groarke takes up post of Ireland Professor of Poetry

September 16, 2025 by

AUTHOR and poet Vona Groarke has taken up the position of Ireland Professor of Poetry.In July th... … [Read more...] about Vona Groarke takes up post of Ireland Professor of Poetry

Irish author Darren Shan pays over €2 million in tax settlement

September 16, 2025 by

IRISH author Darren O'Shaughnessy, better known to readers as Darren Shan, has settled a major ta... … [Read more...] about Irish author Darren Shan pays over €2 million in tax settlement

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August 19, 1876

The ship “Catalpa,” which carried six Irish Fenians who escaped from Australia, docked in the U.S. on this day in 1876. Funded by Clan na Gael and several pardoned Fenians already in the U.S., the “Catalpa” was purchased by the organization and set sail for western Australia where Thomas Darragh, Martin Hogan, Michael Harrington, Thomas Hassett, Robert Cranston and James Wilson were serving a penal colony sentence. The men were rescued from Australia on April 17, 1876 and the ship docked in New York on August 19.

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