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Nelson’s Last Watch

Date: Mar 30, 21
BILLY FOYLE gives a first hand account of the night Nelson’s Pillar came tumbling down....  ...

Why Easter Date Changes Every Year

Date: Mar 30, 21
Gerry Coughlan explains why Easter is such a moveable feast and why the date of the feast changes...

The Easter Bonnet

Date: Mar 30, 21
Helen Morgan traces the history of headwear, its fads and fashions   The first ‘Easter bon...

Captain Boycott and the Quiet Man

Date: Mar 27, 21
LIAM Ó RAGHALLAIGH argues that history has been unkind to the man who gave a new word to the Engl...

The Great Collector – Jackie Clarke Museum, Ballina

Date: Mar 23, 21
Mayo man Jackie Clarke was an obsessive collector who collected thousands of items throughout his...

Islands of Ireland Series – Inishvickillane

Date: Mar 23, 21
David Mullen goes in search of ‘Charlie Haughey’s island’   Like so many of our western is...

John L. Sullivan – the First Heavyweight Boxing World Champion

Date: Mar 23, 21
‘The Boston Strongboy’ is generally recognised as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle b...

The Irish Pimpernell and the Gestapo Chief

Date: Mar 16, 21
When Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty - the ‘Scarlet Pimpernell of the Vatican’ - heard the massive expl...

William Brown – Foxford man was founder of the Argentine Navy

Date: Mar 16, 21
Ireland’s William Brown and the Battle of Martín García Island Declan McGarvey tells the extraor...

Sheila’s Story – young Sligo nurse was killed during WWII air raid

Date: Mar 15, 21
Kieran Gillen and Jane Clucas tell the tragic story of their Aunt Sheila, a young Sligo nurse who...