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Julie’s great-great-great-grandfather William Power established the first nursery, seed merchants and florist way back in 1859. \ Donal O Leary
Julie was travelling in Asia when the pandemic hit last year. With no mobile phone reception, she had no warning that a pandemic was about to sweep the world. It was only when she received missed calls, and message notifications that she realised what was happening.
The following days trying to get home were a rollercoaster with flights getting cancelled, and she was very grateful when she finally landed in Dublin.
Family tradition
Julie is Waterford born and bred, and her family has been synonymous with the arable seed business for generations. Farming at Ballinakill on the outskirts of Waterford city, Julie’s great-great-great-grandfather William Power established the first nursery, seed merchants and florist way back in 1859.
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30th anniversary of release of Birmingham Six The Birmingham Six (left to right) John Walker, Paddy Hill, Hugh Callaghan, Chris Mullin MP, Richard McIlkenny, Gerry Hunter and William Power, outside the Old Bailey in London, after their convictions were quashed on March 14 1991. Picture by Sean Dempsey, Press Association 15 March, 2021 01:00
Chris Mullin, who became a Labour MP in 1987, yesterday tweeted a photo of himself with the Birmingham Six
A journalist who campaigned for the Birmingham Six has marked the thirtieth anniversary of their release.
Chris Mullin, who became a Labour MP in 1987, yesterday tweeted a photo of himself with John Walker from Derry, Belfast-born Paddy Hill, Hugh Callaghan, Richard McIlkenny, Gerry Hunter and William Power shortly after their release in 1991.