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On 23 April 1920 – this week one hundred years ago – one of Cork's principal streets got a name change to provide another outlet for the public outpouring of grief arising from the murder of Tomás MacCurtain.

As a long-time Adam Sandler fan, one of the things that amazed me the most about Punch-Drunk Love (other than how often I feel like slightly less neurot...

A walkover election for Sinn Féin, and Cork deputy mayor fears for his life In our weekly column Echoes of Our Past, Richard Forrest looks at what was in the news 100 years ago Echoes of the past_WEB Richard Forrest THE nominations for the southern Irish parliament take place today and it looks like Sinn Féin candidates will be returned unopposed, the Echo reported on May 14, 1921. The party did not nominate any candidates and the Unionists are in such a minority that an attempt to gain a se...

Goodbody analysts Eamonn Hughes and Barry Egan have said returns on equity (ROEs) could be 10pc better at AIB and Bank of Ireland – and even higher at Permanent TSB – if regulators stopped viewing mortgage risk through the lens of the 2008 crash. But Mr Campa believes the legacy of the crisis in EU regulatory risk weighting is “eroding over time naturally”. Business Newsletter Enter email address Sign Up “The impact of the previous crisis into the risk management is likely to be erodi...

Cork woman suspected of being informer had hair hacked off with wool shears What was in the news 100 years ago today, by Richard Forrest of Cork City Library Mount Joy prison. The chief clerk was held up on his way from the bank and robbed of a bag containing the wages of the prison employees. Richard Forrest Attack on woman The house of a woman farmer near Castletownbere was broken into by eight masked men, the Echo reported on Saturday, March 5, 1921. She was robbed of £35 and dragged into ...

Irish banks were the least profitable in the EU at the end of last year, according to a key metric used by the European Central Bank.

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in "When Harry Met Sally." Columbia Pictures Synopsis: Years after a post-college road trip, Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) reunite in New York City as they ask themselves an age-old question: can a man and a woman be just friends? Why its so good: From proclamations of love on New Years Eve to the endlessly quotable diner scene, "When Harry Met Sally" has remained a classic due to Nora Ephrons unparalleled writing. Modern romantic comedies owe a lot to ...

When time stands still and all around you shudders to a halt, we seek inspiration beyond our reality and find refuge in the magic of film. Taking us up into its arms and away into its dreams, film will forever be our saviour. Showing us the light that bursts forth from beyond the storm, film shelters all its children in its warmth and wonder and promise of other worlds. In film, we trust. And so we take this opportunity to reclaim moments of a broken year and celebrate the films from 2020 that...

Super second half brings improving Offaly to provincial final Reporter: );  ); A STUNNING second half display saw the curtain come down on a stunningly spectacular weekend for Offaly when they sealed their place in the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship final with a convincing win over Westmeath in Mullingar today – joining the minor footballers who had a fabulous win over Kildare in their semi-final on Saturday. Offaly 2-18 Westmeath 1-8 Having scored 1-15 without reply against Kildare th...

Impressive Offaly go on rampage after stuttering start Reporter: );  ); A SENSATIONAL 1-15 without reply after a very sluggish start saw Offaly steamroll their way into the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship semi-final in Newbridge today. Westmeaths shock win over Dublin means Offaly play them next Sunday in the Leinster minor hurling semi final, probably in Mullingar. Offaly 1-18 Kildare 0-9 Finding themselves 0-4 to 0-1 behind after twelve minutes, it looked like it could be one of those d...