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Castles of Ireland Series – Castle Oliver

Date: Sep 15, 20
A series by Gemma Grant For celebrity watchers, castle Oliver became the focus of attention when...

James Bond Season – Moonraker

Date: Sep 15, 20
A series by Patrick Brennan Moonraker, the eleventh Bond film and fourth to star Roger Moore, is...

Timothy Carroll – the jumping constable

Date: Sep 15, 20
By Pauline Murphy Timothy Carroll was born on July 8th, 1888 in Ballineen, West Cork. Today his ...

Sixty years of the Lough Ree Monster

Date: Sep 15, 20
By David Flynn In the summer of 1960 few questioned the word of three priests when they said tha...

When Joe Dolan Toured the USSR

Date: Sep 8, 20
Joe Dolan was as big a star overseas as he was in Ireland, scoring hit records across Europe and ...

Tragedy in the Irish Sky

Date: Sep 8, 20
The first aircraft crash in the Glens of Antrim occurred on the 29th April 1932; the plane was an...

Where is the mythical island of Hy-Brasil?

Date: Sep 8, 20
By Glynis Scrivens For the past 700 years, there have been rumours of a mist-shrouded island loc...

Famous Irish Plays Series – Pygmalion

Date: Sep 8, 20
By Liam Nolan   Number 6 - Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. Of the more than 60 plays th...

A Letter on Life in 1930’s Ireland

Date: Sep 8, 20
Nollaig Doughan submitted an original letter from her Aunt Eileen which was written to Nollaig’s ...

The Man Behind Rising Time – Shay Byrne

Date: Sep 1, 20
Kay Doyle meets the man behind early morning radio on our national airwaves   There’s som...