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Witness appeal after pensioner seriously injured as truck and car collide in Galway

Witness appeal after pensioner seriously injured as truck and car collide in Galway

May 29, 2025 by

GARDA have appealed for witnesses after a pensioner was seriously injured when her car collided ... … [Read more...] about Witness appeal after pensioner seriously injured as truck and car collide in Galway

Coins left by tourists causing significant damage to Giant’s Causeway

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COINS left by tourists at one of Northern Irelands most popular beauty spots are causing signifi... … [Read more...] about Coins left by tourists causing significant damage to Giant’s Causeway

Two men arrested in ongoing investigation into suspected dissident republican activity

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TWO men have been arrested following an investigation into suspected dissident republican activit... … [Read more...] about Two men arrested in ongoing investigation into suspected dissident republican activity

Man charged after garda seriously injured in motorcycle incident

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A MAN has been charged in relation to an incident which left a garda seriously injured.Garda at... … [Read more...] about Man charged after garda seriously injured in motorcycle incident

Ireland marks anniversary of formal recognition of state of Palestine with renewal of commitment

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IRELAND has marked the one-year anniversary of its formal recognition of Palestine as a state by ... … [Read more...] about Ireland marks anniversary of formal recognition of state of Palestine with renewal of commitment

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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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