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Investigation launched after masked men rob shop

Investigation launched after masked men rob shop

July 25, 2025 by

POLICE have launched an investigation after masked men robbed a shop in Belfast.Two men targeted... … [Read more...] about Investigation launched after masked men rob shop

Update: Two children and a woman dead after Co. Fermanagh shooting

July 25, 2025 by

TWO children and a woman have died in a shooting incident in Co. Fermanagh.The incident occurred... … [Read more...] about Update: Two children and a woman dead after Co. Fermanagh shooting

Investigation launched after listeriosis death following ‘extensive outbreak’

July 25, 2025 by

ONE person has died following an 'extensive outbreak' of a bacterial infection in Ireland.The Fo... … [Read more...] about Investigation launched after listeriosis death following ‘extensive outbreak’

Northern Ireland set to criminalise creation of ‘deepfake’ sexual images

July 25, 2025 by

A PUBLIC consultation has been launched in Northern Ireland on deepfake pornographic images.Ju... … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland set to criminalise creation of ‘deepfake’ sexual images

Sláinte!: There is Nothin Like a Spud

By Edythe Preet

July/August 1994

July 23, 2025 by

Whether they're baked, boiled, roasted, fried, mashed or hashed, potatoes are a cornerstone of Ireland's diet. Hardly a dinner is served without its helping of boiled spuds. Fish invariably comes with a side of crisp chips. Colcannon (mashed potatoes with kale or cabbage) can almost be called a national dish. In fact, potatoes are so much a part of life in Ireland that many … [Read more...] about Sláinte!: There is Nothin Like a Spud

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December 22, 1989

On this day in 1989, Irish playwright Samuel Beckett died. Following his wife Suzanne’s death in July of that same year, Beckett was confined to a nursing home suffering from emphysema and Parkinson’s. He died at the age of 83. Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. His wife viewed the award as a “catastrophe,” fearing the fame and attention it would garner. Beckett, however, was already quite famous for his plays such as “Waiting for Godot,” “Krapp’s Last Tape,” “Endgame,” and “Happy Days.”

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