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Survivor-written play on Mother and Baby Homes comes to Liverpool

Survivor-written play on Mother and Baby Homes comes to Liverpool

January 27, 2026 by

The Marian Hotel, based on the lived experience of writer Caitriona Cunningham, brings the voices of women from Ireland’s institutions to the Liverpool stage following a sold-out Irish tour Actress Aoibhinn O’Doherty with Catriona Cunningham A POWERFUL stage drama written by a survivor of Ireland’s Mother and Baby institutions will be performed in Liverpool next month, bringing … [Read more...] about Survivor-written play on Mother and Baby Homes comes to Liverpool

Family of woman murdered by her brother will ‘never be the same again’

January 27, 2026 by

THE family of a woman who was murdered by her brother say their “hearts remain broken” as he began a life sentence. Kornelijus Bracas appeared before court yesterday (January 26) for offences including the murder of his sister, Alesia Nazarova, and arson with intent to endanger the life of his 12-year-old niece. Last October the 27-year-old, of Tresna Park in Randalstown, Co. … [Read more...] about Family of woman murdered by her brother will ‘never be the same again’

Jane Gormley is bringing people together one story at a time

January 27, 2026 by

A RISE in loneliness led a storyteller to bring people together to share personal memories in some of Ireland’s most historic homes. Jane Gormley, founder of Craicly Stories, says the idea took shape in 2022 after she read a newspaper article that stopped her in her tracks. “One day I opened a newspaper, and there was a result of a survey that showed that Ireland was now … [Read more...] about Jane Gormley is bringing people together one story at a time

Teenager charged over scrambler collision which caused death of schoolgirl

January 27, 2026 by

A TEENAGER has been charged in connection with a collision in Dublin that caused the death of a 16-year-old girl. Grace Lynch was seriously injured after being struck by a scrambler motorbike as she walked along the Ratoath Road in Finglas at around 2.20pm on Sunday, January 25. She was brought to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, where she later died as a result of her … [Read more...] about Teenager charged over scrambler collision which caused death of schoolgirl

MP blasts Nigel Farage’s ‘outrageous’ pledge to pardon British soldiers of Troubles crimes

January 27, 2026 by

NIGEL FARAGE'S proposal to “pardon” British Army veterans who were convicted of Troubles era crimes has been branded “outrageous” by a Northern Irish MP. In a speech delivered yesterday, the Reform UK leader pledged to grant “royal pardons” for convicted Troubles veterans should his party be voted into government. “Our armed forces are something we should be immensely proud of, … [Read more...] about MP blasts Nigel Farage’s ‘outrageous’ pledge to pardon British soldiers of Troubles crimes

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May 13, 1842

The composer Arthur Sullivan was born in London to an Irish Italian mother, Mary Coughan and Irish-born father, Thomas Sullivan. Sullivan composed his first anthem at age 8. At age 14, he was awarded a scholarship to the London Academy of Music. Sullivan began a collaboration with W.S. Gilbert to create the comic opera “Thespis.” He would work with Giblert on fourteen light operas in all, including The Pirates of Penzance and the Mikado. Sullivan’s “Irish Symphony” was first performed in March 1866. He wrote it on holiday in Ireland: “As I was jolting home through wind and rain… in an open jaunting-car, the whole first movement of a symphony came into my head with a real Irish flavor about it – besides scraps of the other movements.”

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