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

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

May 29, 2025 by

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

Two men arrested in ongoing investigation into suspected dissident republican activity

May 29, 2025 by

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

Security alert in Derry which saw school closed declared a ‘hoax’

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A SECURITY alert which caused a school to close in Derry has been declared a hoax.Officers wer... … [Read more...] about Security alert in Derry which saw school closed declared a ‘hoax’

The Politics of Peace

By Emer Mullins

May 28, 2025 by

Once again, Northern Ireland dominates headlines, both in Ireland and internationally. The Manchester IRA bomb was a huge blow for the peace process and set back support in the U.S. for Sinn Féin. Once again, Gerry Adams has to answer whether or not he can bring about a ceasefire.  But the IRA is not the only problem. Day after day, it seems it is one step forward and two steps … [Read more...] about The Politics of Peace

Bringing It All Back Home

By Emer Mullins

May/June 1996

May 28, 2025 by

Virtuoso New York fiddler Eileen Ivers is thrilling audiences everywhere with her wild Celtic rhythms in Riverdance, the sensational Irish dance revue which is taking the world by storm.  ONE of the most electric moments in Riverdance occurs when the slight figure of virtuoso fiddler Eileen Ivers bounds into the spotlight and effortlessly teases up the tempo until the entire … [Read more...] about Bringing It All Back Home

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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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