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Volunteering for the RAF under a little-known scheme in the 80s was like a boy's own adventure, but a reboot won't get the same results

A pink woolly hat with a bobble. A pair of blue Nike runners. A pair of sunglasses and a bloodied stick. The list of exhibits found at the scene, an area on the Grand Canal in Offaly, were carefully outlined by the witness in the stand.

A pink woolly hat with a bauble and a pair of blue Nike runners were among the items which gardaí photographed at the scene where the body of Ashling Murphy was found, a murder trial has heard.

A PINK woolly hat with a bauble and a pair of blue Nike runners were among the items which gardaí photographed at the scene where the body of Ashling Murphy was found, a murder trial has heard.

To minimise handling of the rare and unique items in the Pictures Collection, the National Library provides a photographic service. Items are each photographed once, by the Library’s Photographic Section, and copies of the photograph are available for purchase and for use in publications, films and videos. If you need a moving, rather than a still image, you may request permission to film Pictures material. Some items which are particularly fragile, in use in an exhibition or have particular a...

Road transportation is the primary way of moving from one city to another in Africa, but the experience is pure chaos almost from the start.

Conditions for filming Pictures Collection items To minimise handling of the rare and unique items in the Pictures Collection, the National Library provides a photographic service. Items are each photographed once, by the Library’s Photographic Section, and copies of the photograph are available for purchase and for use in publications, films and videos. If you need a moving, rather than a still image, you may request permission to film Pictures material. Some items which are particularly fra...