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Recalling Distant Septembers

Date: Aug 28, 18
John Corbett with a selection of memories of life in the Irish countryside What we regarded as t...

The Witness Statements – Vincent Byrne, Assassinations, Ambushes and Raids

Date: Aug 28, 18
By Eamonn Duggan As Ireland moved into 1919, the country braced itself for a new political begin...

Just A Memory – Dancehall Memories

Date: Aug 28, 18
Even stories of men with cloven hooves didn’t deter the lads and lassies from the dancehalls, wri...

General Joseph Holt – Wicklow’s Rebel Chieftain

Date: Aug 28, 18
Wicklow’s Rebel Chieftain in 1798 is profiled by Bridget Hannon During the 1798 Rebellion, Josep...

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

Date: Dec 5, 17
By Jim Rees On 5 December 1872, the captain of the Dei Gratia, David Morehouse, sighted another ...

Monsignor O’Flaherty – ‘Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican’

Date: Dec 5, 17
Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty was a reluctant war hero. The Co Kerry native was working in the Vatica...

Padre Pio’s Love for Christmas

Date: Nov 28, 17
Christmas held a special place in the heart of Padre Pio, as author Colm Keane explains in his bo...

A Wonderful Life – Remembering Christie

Date: Nov 28, 17
This Christmas marks the tenth anniversary of Christie Hennessy. Kay Doyle speaks with his three ...

The Making of Miracle on 34th Street

Date: Nov 28, 17
The Making of Miracle on 34th Street By Thomas Myler Christmas would hardly be the same without...

Search for the Loch Ness Monster

Date: Oct 3, 17
By Jim Rees What is it in the human psyche that prompts us to be fascinated by fear? It’s an und...