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In 1971, Hunter S Thompson’s most famous novel, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, was published in two parts by Rolling Stone magazine.

Signage from the Anglo Irish Bank headquarters in St Stephens Green, Dublin is removed.Photo by Damien Eagers FitzPatrick resigned as chairman in ignominy. The word “disgraced” was routinely affixed to his name. Early on in the crash, he became a lightning rod for public anger. Drumm, who fled to the United States, was the biggest name of three Anglo executives to end up in jail after the bank’s collapse. FitzPatrick was ultimately acquitted of all charges against him at the Dublin Centra...

Back in their Celtic Tiger heyday, the two leading figures at Anglo Irish Bank, David Drumm and Seán FitzPatrick, were feted as heroes in the world of high finance in Dublin.

Aung San Suu Kyi with Tanaiste, Eamonn Gilmore at Dublin airport on her arrival to Ireland. Pic credit; Damien Eagers 18/6/2012 The violence led to 740,000 people fleeing to seek refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh where they lived in refugee camps. Bob Geldof, who had received the Freedom of Dublin city in 2006, then began to vocalise his disgust at her. The singer said he did not want to be included on the same honour roll as someone responsible for the “mass ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Musl...

Dublin Eye Enter email address Sign Up As the report outlines, this mood of sexual repression extended to “evil literature”, “immodesty in female dress”, “the dangers of dancing” and “condemnation of company-keeping”. The torturing with shame of mothers has had such a profound effect that women whose children were adopted decades ago often still cannot come to terms with forming a relationship with them if they try to get in touch. They can still struggle to bring their parallel...

How Irelands second wave of Covid got so bad, so fast Luke O’Neill © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA Ireland recently made the headlines all over the world – for the wrong reason. We had the highest daily number of new confirmed cases of Covid-19 anywhere. The seven day rolling average hit 1,394 cases per million – ahead of the UK on 810, and the US on 653. We had been doing so well. On 13 December the chief medical officer, Dr Tony Holohan, announ...

Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill said repeated efforts to secure the information had failed.

Read More “Light sleet and snow will continue to spread southwards during the morning with slight accumulations of snow combined with ice leading to treacherous conditions on untreated surfaces. “A clearance to sunshine and well-scattered wintry showers will follow from the north for the rest of the day. Maximum afternoon temperatures generally ranging 0 to 3 degrees with moderate northwest breezes. “It will be very cold again tonight with widespread frost and ice. Many areas wi...