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A NEW phase in the ongoing redevelopment of the National Library of Ireland has been reached this month. Plans to refurbish the West Wing, which is the most prominent part of the historic Dublin building and fronts onto Kildare Street, will get underway after receiving Government approval. Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan has confirmed the … [Read more...] about ‘Important milestone’ reached in redevelopment of National Library of Ireland

BROADCASTING icon Gloria Hunniford is set to drive a herd of sheep across the city of London this month. The Northern Irish star, who hails from Portadown in Co. Armagh, will take part in one of the capital’s oldest traditional ceremonies when she leads the annual event on September 27. The ceremony, which will see Hunniford lead the sheep across Southwark Bridge, will mark her … [Read more...] about ‘I’ve driven cows, but never sheep’: Gloria Hunniford set to lead historic London ceremony

DUBLIN City Council will focus on issuing fines and towing vehicles in order to address illegal parking in the city. The move will see the authority move away from the practice of clamping vehicles, it was confirmed this week. The local authority has agreed a new five-year contract with Apcoa Ireland, which comes into effect in November. The €51m deal will see the city split … [Read more...] about Clamping to be phased out in Dublin with more focus on fines and towing

AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a petrol bomb was launched at a home in Armagh. Police were called to the incident at a house in the Anne Street area of the city at around 10.25pm last night (September 10). “We received a report of a suspected petrol bomb attack at a property in the Anne Street area,” Detective Sergeant Lyons confirmed today. “A man was inside the house at … [Read more...] about Witness appeal after petrol bomb attack on house with resident inside

A NEW play about the iconic Irish writer Nuala O’Faoláin is set to open in Dublin next month. Nuala will premiere at the Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire on October 14, documenting the life of the Dublin-born journalist and novelist who died in 2008 following a battle with cancer. Writer Nuala O’Faoláin died in 2008 following a battle with cancer Adapted from the novel Every … [Read more...] about Play documenting life of iconic Irish writer Nuala O’Faoláin set for premiere