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Excitement as livestreams show rare birds building nests in Ireland ready to lay their eggs

March 18, 2025 by

NATURE lovers can tune in watch two pairs of rare birds as they nest and rear their chicks in Ireland this spring. The chough have recently returned to Co. Cork to prepare nests and lay their eggs. The rarest member of the crow family in Ireland, the birds are largely confined to the south and west coasts. There are currently around 900 pairs breeding across the country, with … [Read more...] about Excitement as livestreams show rare birds building nests in Ireland ready to lay their eggs

Ireland condemns Israeli airstrikes on Gaza as region on brink of ‘all-out war’ again

March 18, 2025 by

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has condemned Israeli airstrikes on Gaza which killed hundreds of civilians this morning. The Israeli military says it is carrying out "extensive strikes" in the Gaza Strip today on "terror targets" belonging to Hamas. The Hamas-run health ministry has reportred that more than 400 Palestinians have been killed in the attack on the Gaza Strip. The … [Read more...] about Ireland condemns Israeli airstrikes on Gaza as region on brink of ‘all-out war’ again

Cocaine dealers who ran drugs empire from skip yard jailed for 40 years

March 18, 2025 by

MEMBERS of a drugs gang in northern England who dealt cocaine from a skip hire business have been jailed for more than 40 years collectively, Four men appeared at Bolton Crown Court on March 14 for sentencing after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine. The court heard that Christopher Dean, Paul Connelly, Cristopher Boylan and Cameron Ruddy were part of a … [Read more...] about Cocaine dealers who ran drugs empire from skip yard jailed for 40 years

Thatcher ordered MI5 probe into Russia’s links with Provisional IRA

March 18, 2025 by

MARGARET Thatcher ordered MI5 to investigate links between Moscow and the Provisional IRA in the early 1980s, amid fears the Soviets were supplying the organisation with weapons and financial aid, it’s been revealed. Thatcher’s concerns of possible co-operation between Russia and the PIRA were roused by the Soviet leadership’s expression of support for the 1981 hunger strike of … [Read more...] about Thatcher ordered MI5 probe into Russia’s links with Provisional IRA

Police hunt man who robbed sandwich shop while threatening staff with scissors

March 18, 2025 by

POLICE are investigating after a man robbed a sandwich shop in Belfast while threatening staff with a pair of scissors. PSNI officers were called to reports of an aggravated burglary in the south of the city on Sunday night, March 16. The incident happened at a sandwich shop in Botanic Avenue, Belfast “Around 10.45pm, a man entered a sandwich shop on Botanic Avenue,” the police … [Read more...] about Police hunt man who robbed sandwich shop while threatening staff with scissors

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June 10, 2000

Frank Patterson, known as “Ireland’s Golden Tenor”, died on this day in 2000 at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Born in Co. Tipperary in 1938, Patterson started singing as a young boy with his local church choir. He moved to Dublin in 1961 to enroll at the National Academy of Theater and studied acting and received vocal training. While studying in Paris, he caught the attention of Philips Recording Company after a radio broadcast. He signed a deal with the company and recorded his first record “My Dear Native Land.” He moved to the U.S. where he achieved the most success, selling out New York’s Carnegie Hall. He performed for Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

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