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Results from the Sandhills Ranch Expo Lick Tub Challenge.

The prayers have been said, the candles lit and the nation’s young people are deep into sitting their Leaving Cert. To sit the exams is a sort of baptism of fire in this country. We all remember it, we all lived through it, and for the most part nearly all in society will sit it.

What got us through the pandemic? For some, it was the company of a good book, for others that vital walk in the 5km radius. We can all remember those first few weeks when time stopped and at the same time was never-ending.

Australia’s most decorated living soldier committed war crimes – including murders – while serving with the country’s Special Air Service (SAS) in Afghanistan, a judge has ruled.

Travel, food and adventure are some of the core things we missed during the dark days of the pandemic. But those things are the fuel we burn. They are the memory-making trips we hold on to dearly in a grey Irish winter. To travel, be it along the wild Atlantic coast of this island or in the depths of northern Vietnam, enriches us all.

Australia’s most decorated living soldier committed war crimes – including murders – while serving with the country’s Special Air Service (SAS) in Afghanistan, a judge has ruled.

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From the May 27, 1933 Telegram: "The fire was discovered at 11 p.m. and it is believed that it started a full hour before it was noticed. Villagers were helpless to combat the flames when discovered because the fire had too much of a start."

Kronospan announced plans to invest $350 million to open an OSB manufacturing plant as part of an expansion that will create 125 jobs.

That time of year has come again when the rivers – the lifeblood of our nation – are flowing fast and free. It is a time when the mind turns to the pleasurable pursuits of life, the hay and silage not yet made, the cattle out to grass. It is a good time to engage in one’s passions.