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British Government commits £2m to support integrated education in Northern Ireland

September 12, 2025 by

THE British Government has announced a 2m funding injection to support integrated education in N... … [Read more...] about British Government commits £2m to support integrated education in Northern Ireland

Olympic gold medallist Rhys McClenaghan to headline Dublin festival

September 11, 2025 by

OLYMPIC champion Rhys McClenaghan will be in Dublin this weekend to headline a festival dedicated to health and wellbeing. The Co. Down native, who took gold for Ireland on the pommel horse in Paris last year, will be the main attraction at Swellfest in Mountjoy Square Park this weekend. The athlete, who won Ireland’s Dancing with the Stars earlier this year, with his dance … [Read more...] about Olympic gold medallist Rhys McClenaghan to headline Dublin festival

Dublin Airport apologises to customers who were ‘overcharged’ for car parking

September 11, 2025 by

DUBLIN airport’s operators have issued a public apology to car park customers who were overcharged due to a ‘pricing system error’. “We want to sincerely apologise to a number of our car park customers who were mistakenly overcharged earlier this year due to a pricing system error linked to a special offer,” Daa said in a statement issued this week. “As soon as we became aware … [Read more...] about Dublin Airport apologises to customers who were ‘overcharged’ for car parking

Irish chef Anna Haugh and food critic Grace Dent announced as new MasterChef hosts

September 11, 2025 by

IRISH chef Anna Haugh has been announced as one of the new hosts of the next series of MasterChef. The Dubliner, who is the owner and chef patron of Myrtle restaurant in London’s Chelsa, is a familiar face on the show, having featured as a guest judge across a numer of series. She will co-host the upcoming 22nd amateur series of the cooking show with journalist and critic Grace … [Read more...] about Irish chef Anna Haugh and food critic Grace Dent announced as new MasterChef hosts

An Post issues special postmark celebrating Rory McIlroy’s Irish Open win

September 11, 2025 by

MAIL bearing a special postmark congratulating golfer Rory McIlroy on his Irish Open win will soon be dropping into letterboxes across the globe. An Post will place the mark, which states ‘Congratulations Rory!’, on millions of national and international letters which are sorted through their mail centres in Athlone, Dublin and Portlaoise in the coming weeks. The move marks … [Read more...] about An Post issues special postmark celebrating Rory McIlroy’s Irish Open win

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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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