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road accidents

News in Brief

By Frank Shouldice, Contributor
October / November 2004

October 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

ROAD deaths in Ireland are on the increase despite the introduction of penalty points and a raft of new laws to curb speeding. By August, a total of 239 people were killed on Irish roads, 18 more than at the same time last year. Significantly, almost 50 percent of fatal accident victims were aged under 30 years... FILM director Neil Jordan was granted permission to use the … [Read more...] about News in Brief

McAleese Injured
in Skiing Accident

By Frank Shouldice, Contributor
February / March 2003

February 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Mary McAleese leaving the hospital.

President of Ireland Mary McAleese has been restricted to limited official engagements following a skiing accident in Austria on Christmas Eve. During a short vacation with her husband Martin and their three children, she fell when trying to board a ski lift on the resort slopes of Bad Hofgastein, near Salzburg. Her ankle bone shattered on impact and she received emergency … [Read more...] about McAleese Injured
in Skiing Accident

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August 7, 1843

Irish artist Sarah Purser, who was most well known for her portraits, died on this day in 1843. Some of her finest work such as, “Le Petit Dejeuner” resides in the National Gallery of Ireland. In 1923, Purser became the first female member of the Royal Hibernian Academy.

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