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Cannabis worth €7m seized at property in Kildare

April 2, 2026 by

CANNABIS with an estimated street value of €7m has been found at a property in Kildare. The drugs were discovered by Gardaí after a series of searches were conducted across the county yesterday (April 1). “As part of ongoing investigations under Operation Tara, Gardaí from the Kildare/Carlow Drugs Units, supported by the Kildare/Carlow Crime Functional Area and Eastern Regional … [Read more...] about Cannabis worth €7m seized at property in Kildare

Epic drone display recreates RMS Titanic in Belfast harbour

April 2, 2026 by

THE TITANIC ship has been recreated in Belfast harbour through an epic drone display. Almost 1,000 drones were used to stage the light display which formed the shape of the Belfast-made RMS Titanic this week. Created on Monday, March 30, using 950 drones, the display will be broadcast on BBC One and Two in Northern Ireland at 8pm tonight (April 2) – the same time and date that … [Read more...] about Epic drone display recreates RMS Titanic in Belfast harbour

Oldest megalithic tombs in Ireland get new visitor centre

April 2, 2026 by

A NEW visitor centre has been unveiled at an historic site which is home to the oldest megalithic tombs in Ireland. Some €1.5m has been spent creating the state-of-the-art venue which showcases Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery in Co. Sligo. Carrowmore is the largest and oldest collection of Neolithic tombs in Ireland, with over 30 surviving monuments dating back almost 6,000 … [Read more...] about Oldest megalithic tombs in Ireland get new visitor centre

Afternoon service will be reinstated on Dublin to Donegal air route

April 2, 2026 by

AN AFTERNOON flight will be reintroduced on the Dublin to Donegal air service it was confirmed this week. The Government-funded route, which is operated by Aer Lingus' Emerald Airlines,  had been removed from the service since March 29, leaving only morning and evening flights linking the two cities. That move has now been scrapped after it was highlighted that removing the … [Read more...] about Afternoon service will be reinstated on Dublin to Donegal air route

Drivers urged to take care over Easter after ‘devastating’ number of deaths on roads

April 2, 2026 by

DRIVERS in Northern Ireland are being urged to take care on the roads this Easter. The PSNI has issued a public appeal calling for all road users to ‘pay attention’ to safety over the long bank holiday weekend, where increased volumes of traffic are expected. Twenty people have died on Northern Irish roads already this eyar, the police force confirmed as they issued the … [Read more...] about Drivers urged to take care over Easter after ‘devastating’ number of deaths on roads

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September 27, 2000

Thirty-three years after the 1967 film adaptation of James Joyce’s epic novel Ulysses was released, Ireland finally decided to lift the ban on the film. Many consider Joyce’s great novel to be “unfilmable.” However, Joseph Strick, an idealistic American director, decided to take up the project. His adaptation, much like the book, drew much controversy. Many scenes were cut at its screening at the Cannes Film Festival. In Ireland, film censors unilaterally banned the film saying that it was “subversive to public morality.” Ulysses was the second film to have the ban lifted, following Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange in 1999.

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