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A serial public order offender was nearly hit by a car when she ran drunk into a street after hurling abuse at gardaí, a court heard.

Ode to Joy

Brendan Behan would have celebrated his 100th birthday a couple of weeks back if he’d stayed alive. But that was hardly on the cards for a hell-rai...

Allegedly, Brendan Behan's last words were “Sister, may all your sons be bishops.” Apocryphal or not, that story, unjustly, sums up the life of the writer. Irish writer Brendan Behan was born in Dublin on February 9, 1923 - here, a look at his life.

The native of Ireland tended bar at Chicago taverns including Celtic Crossings, The Ambassador Public House, Fado, Johnny O’Hagan’s, Kitty O’Shea’s and The Embassy pub.

In August, there was cause for celebration following the miraculous rescue of two cousins who spent 15 hours stranded at sea. Ellen Glynn and Sara Feeney got into difficulty after going paddleboarding at Furbo Beach in Co Galway. A major search and rescue operation was launched after the young women failed to return to shore and many feared the worst. 1. Galway ‘miracle’ rescue The next morning, however, the pair were discovered by local fisherman Patrick Oliver and his son Morgan. Oliver u...

An Unforgettable Night with the Dubliners on TG4 Nuashonraithe / Déardaoin, 24 Noll 2020 05:35 We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences Tv producer, Ceoladh Sheahan writes about a very special gig The Dubliners played in one of Dublins most iconic buildings and how the recording very nearly n...

Dubliners icon John Sheahan on the bands legacy and a very special performance that airs on TG4 On Christmas Day, a very special gig by The Dubliners airs on TG4. If you love the iconic trad bad, dont miss it John Sheahan is the last surviving member of the original and definitive five member line-up of The Dubliners (Image: Artur Widak/NurPhoto) Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! Whe...

I just happened upon it the other day – my Penguin Modern Classics edition of James Joyce’s Dubliners. Far from being a shiny, pristine copy, however, this was the dog-eared, scruffy, paperback that I’d had when I was studying literature as an undergraduate way back in the day. I flicked it open and was amazed to see how many notes I had written in the margins, most of them in red biro for some bizarre reason, and some quite extensive. I smiled as I recalled my then boyfriend one day runn...