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Hugo Duncan – the Wee Music Man from Strabane

Date: May 13, 25
The popular singer and broadcaster is on his way to the Buckingham Palace to collect his MBE, awa...

Wilfrid Brambell – the Irish star of ‘Steptoe & Son’

Date: May 13, 25
by Joe Cushnan   Actors certainly like success and many have a desire for fame and fortune...

‘Bang, Bang’: Dublin legend brought the Wild West to the streets

Date: May 13, 25
Thomas Dudley, universally known as ‘Bang Bang’, was famous for travelling on the buses of Dublin...

Wartime work of Irish-American actress and singer, Judy Garland

Date: May 13, 25
By Con McGrath An iconic actress, singer, vaudevillian, and dancer, Judy Garland also entertaine...

The Saint from Ireland and the Sound of Music

Date: May 13, 25
By Charlotte Murphy Once upon a time, many years ago, I had a teacher named Sr. Virgilius who wa...

Grace O’Malley – Ireland’s Pirate Queen

Date: May 6, 25
Liam Nolan relates the story of a remarkable 16th century Irish woman who was an intrepid mariner...

St. Helena and the Holy Relics of Jesus

Date: May 6, 25
Some 300 years after Christ lived, an 80-year-old woman set herself the task of recovering as man...

John DeLorean and Belfast’s famous movie time-travelling car

Date: May 6, 25
By Joe Cushnan The Back to the Future films helped to immortalise the DeLorean super-sleek, sta...

Destination Ireland – musicians who came to this country to pursue their dreams

Date: May 6, 25
Destination IRELAND Francis K. Beirne recalls some of the musicians who came to this country to ...

When Pope Francis Came to Ireland

Date: May 6, 25
Harry Warren remembers a special day in Dublin   I remember August 25th, 2018, like it wa...