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The Burning of the Custom House was one of the landmark events in the War of Independence - here's what happened Journal.ie 58 mins ago Archibald McGoogan's painting of the burning of the Custom House. BY MAY 1921, the Irish War of Independence had been raging for nearly two and a half years. The IRA had suffered significant losses, many Volunteers were in prison and the British had executed a number of IRA men. However, despite these losses, the IRA continued the fight and showed they were not beaten. Although there was talk of peace, neither side was backing down, no one knew if and when...

War in the streets - 100th anniversary of the Dromcollogher Ambush Reporter: 14 May 2021 The shop that replaced Murray's was the fine premises run by John Galvin. Now of course Meaney's Centra Supermarket trades on this site | PICTURE: dromheritage.ie ');  '); TODAY marks the 100 year anniversary of the Dromcollogher Ambush, an incident from the War of Independence that took place on the streets of the village on May 14, 1921. A patrol from the local RIC barracks (the former St Mary’s Secondary school on the Cork Road) is described by the Irish Military Archives as comprising of sixteen m...

John Boyega featured in three Star Wars films while Felicity Jones starred in spin off Rogue One STAR Wars A-listers John Boyega and Felicity Jones are coming to Glasgow to shoot a new action film later this year.  The Hollywood royalty will join Queen and Slim's Jodie Turner Smith in the city when action thriller Borderland is filmed.  Hunger Games actor Sam Claflin and Transformers's Jack Reynor are also expected to feature in the film.  Directed by brothers Charles and Thomas Guard, responsible for movies including The Avengers, shooting is due to begin in September, accordin...

A-Listers coming to Glasgow as filming of new blockbuster Borderland to begin Hollywood directors have chosen Glasgow for shooting scenes for new action movie Borderland. (Image: Lucasfilm Ltd.) Get the latest celeb gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox each week with our Showbiz newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about ho...