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MLA condemns ‘disgusting and disgraceful’ clashes surrounding League of Ireland match

July 28, 2025 by

AN MLA has branded scenes of disorder surrounding Friday night's League of Ireland clash between ... … [Read more...] about MLA condemns ‘disgusting and disgraceful’ clashes surrounding League of Ireland match

Police appeal for information on movements of car the night before Co. Fermanagh murders

July 28, 2025 by

POLICE investigating the murders of a mother and her two children in Co. Fermanagh have appealed ... … [Read more...] about Police appeal for information on movements of car the night before Co. Fermanagh murders

Northern Ireland economy set for boost from British-India trade deal

July 28, 2025 by

A NEWLY signed British-India trade agreement is expected to pour 50 million into Northern Irelan... … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland economy set for boost from British-India trade deal

Flogas announces energy price rise from August

July 28, 2025 by

PEOPLE in Ireland are facing another rise in their energy bills as Flogas has announced a 7% incr... … [Read more...] about Flogas announces energy price rise from August

Burnley pay tribute after former striker Willie Irvine passes away

July 28, 2025 by

PREMIER LEAGUE club Burnley have paid tribute to their former striker Willie Irvine, who has pass... … [Read more...] about Burnley pay tribute after former striker Willie Irvine passes away

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May 5, 1867

Nellie Bly, American journalist, was born Elizabeth Jane Cochran to Irish immigrants in Pennsylvania. Born in Cochran Mill’s, an area named for her father Michael who began as a mill laborer and ended up owning the mill. Bly once faked insanity to expose inhumane practices in the Women’s Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island. In doing so she spawned a new form of “investigative” journalism. It was custom at the time for female writers to use pen names and Cochran’s first editor suggested Nelly Bly from the Stephen Foster song. At age 25, she took a trip around the world in 72 days, beating Phileas Fogg, the fictional hero of Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days. She also was the first female war reporter in WWI.

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