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Cork County Council celebrated their 125th anniversary with a number of events at County Hall on Monday, April 22.

The year 2000 was momentous on the sporting field for St. Flannan’s College. The Ennis school’s senior hurlers won the Harty Cup, which sealed a precious three-in-a-row following Harty Cup success in 1998 and 1999. It was only the third time in the history of the competition that St. Flannan’s had achieved a three-in-a-row. After […]

Donegal county council has appealed to people from the county who may have worked in Scotland to get in touch for a major new exhibition.

A major audit of oral recordings of stories, family histories and memories is being undertaken in East Galway – to preserve them for future generations before reels and cassettes are lost forever. A similar exercise in Donegal yielded 4,000 items for their database. One in Kilkenny has uncovered 1,000 recordings. Led by oral historian Dr […]

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<p>By Richard McElligott On the 11 September, 1921 the Dublin and Kilkenny hurlers meet in that year’s Leinster final. It was a match more notable for the iconic photographs of a beaming Michael Collins being introduced to the players than Dublin’s eight points victory. Accompanied by his old friend and</p>

On Wednesday’s Morning Focus, Alan was joined live in studio by Dr Tomás Mac Conmara who is an award-winning oral historian, author and lecturer along with Carol McNamara who is the granddaughter of Pádraig Ó Cadhla. Carol discussed the upcoming community commemoration which will be held in honour of her late grandfather Pádraig Ó Cadhla […]

On Friday’s Morning Focus, Alan was joined by Dr Tomás Mac Conmara who is an Oral Historian, Author and Lecturer along with Patricia Hayward who has been researching the story of two particular Clare republicans for many years. Tomás spoke about the upcoming commemoration which will be held at Clooney Cemetery this Sunday in honour […]

On Wednesday’s Morning Focus, Alan was joined by Founder of Cuimhneamh an Chláir and Clare Oral Historian Dr . Tomás Mac Conmara who is set to present tomorrow’s annual lecture of the Oral History Network of Ireland. Dr . Tomás discussed his honour with being invited to deliver tomorrow’s lecture which will take place in […]

MONDAY, August 1, will see a gathering in East Clare to commemorate two Old IRA volunteers, who were involved in a number of ambushes at the height of the War of Independence.