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Leo did Ireland proud in his swan song in the US

March 22, 2024 by

LARRY DONNELLY, Boston-born lecturer at the University of Galway, looks back on Leo Varadkar’s legacy “POLITICIANS are human beings. We have our limitations. We give it everything until we can’t anymore and then we have to move on.” So said an emotional Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, in an address announcing his choice to resign just after returning from a high profile visit to the … [Read more...] about Leo did Ireland proud in his swan song in the US

Simon Harris front-runner to succeed Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach

March 22, 2024 by

SIMON HARRIS is currently the front-runner to succeed outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as Fine Gael party leader. Nominations for the new leader opened this morning but a number of ministers viewed as potentials for the top job quickly ruled themselves out of a leadership contest. Helen McEntee, Heather Humphreys and Paschal Donohoe have today confirmed they are not putting … [Read more...] about Simon Harris front-runner to succeed Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach

Will ‘Chuckle Sisters’ Partnership Endure Thanks to Washington?

March 22, 2024 by

The Irish Post’s PETER KELLY reports from Washington OPTIMISTS say politics is the art of the possible, but for decades Northern Ireland was filed under 'Mission Impossible'. But not any more it seems after Washington St Patrick's Week 2024.The precious international dividends of the unlikeliest of partnerships – Sinn Féin and the DUP, was dramatically witnessed Stateside this … [Read more...] about Will ‘Chuckle Sisters’ Partnership Endure Thanks to Washington?

Appeal for witnesses after man killed in horror crash in Co. Cork

March 22, 2024 by

GARDAÍ are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a car crash in Cork. The single vehicle collision happened on the R607 at Farranamoy, near Kinsale at around 7pm last night (March 20). The driver of the car, a man in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the only person in the car, Gardaí have confirmed. His body was removed to Cork University Hospital, where … [Read more...] about Appeal for witnesses after man killed in horror crash in Co. Cork

Documentary follows life inside gym founded by Irish boxing legend Barry McGuigan

March 21, 2024 by

A NEW documentary which shines a light on the life and legacy of Irish boxing legend Barry McGuigan will air this weekend. Stable: The Boxing Game follows the day-to-day goings on inside the McGuigan Boxing Gym, which was founded by the Monaghan man deemed one of the greatest fighters of his generation. Produced by Lorton Entertainment, the four-part series documents life … [Read more...] about Documentary follows life inside gym founded by Irish boxing legend Barry McGuigan

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July 9, 1797

Political theorist Edmund Burke died at the age of 68 on this day in 1797. Born in Dublin to a successful solicitor who had converted from Catholicism to Anglicanism, Burke was raised in the same faith with similar moral values. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin and started a debate club. Thinking he wanted to go into law, he attended Middle Temple in England, but decided otherwise and left school in favor of a career in writing. He wrote several treatises, his most famous being “A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful.” Eventually, Burke became a member of parliament.

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