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ALMOST 400,000 customers were left without power as Storm Darragh battered Ireland at the weekend. A further 48,000 were similarly affected in Northern Ireland at the peak of the outages. Meanwhile, two men have been killed by falling trees in England, where a Yellow wind warning remains in place on Sunday. According to electricity supplier ESB Networks, widespread and … [Read more...] about ESB says 395,000 customers left without power following Storm Darragh

GARDAÍ have renewed their appeal for witnesses following a fatal hit-and-run in Co. Kildare last month. Kedagh Moore, 16, died at the scene of the collision on the R403 in Blackwood near Robertstown at around 12.30am on Sunday, November 10. A man appeared in court last month in connection with the incident. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incident to contact them and … [Read more...] about Gardaí renew appeal for witnesses to hit-and-run that claimed life of Co. Kildare teenager

SATURDAY (Dec 7th)SoccerPremier League12.30pm: Everton v Liverpool (TNT Sports... … [Read more...] about Sport on TV Dec 7-8

I HAVE problems with drama which is ‘based on’ a true story. Others reassure me that audiences can tell the difference between fact and fiction, but I am not so sure. This subject came up in a Radio Ulster discussion I took part in last week about the new Disney Plus series, Say Nothing, based on a book of the same name by the New Yorker reporter Patrick Radden Keefe. Of … [Read more...] about New television series offers dramatised reassessment of a troubled history

THROUGH the open door of a low-lit tenement apartment on the Lower East Side, I see two small girls huddling as close to the stove as they dare, their darting eyes on Mam – Bridget – who paces the floorboards, limp infant in arms. If that straw Catholic cross pinned up on the doorframe is there to protect the home from danger, I’m thinking, now would be a good time. In truth, … [Read more...] about Time travel to 19th century New York to explore Irish lives and immigration