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Former Irish President and republican revolutionary Éamon de Valera died in Dublin on this day in 1975. Dermot McEvoy takes a look at his political career and his relationship with Michael Collins.
Delivering the opening address at The Irish Civil War National Conference at UCC on Wednesday, the Taoiseach said that despite the fact the nation ...
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Offaly publican's online sessions attract global audience Reporter: '); '); THOUSANDS of people all over the world are viewing a live stream of musical and vocal performances set up by the Brewery Tap pub in Tullamore. In an effort to keep spirits up during the Covid-19 pandemic, the 'Monday Night Tap Session' has brought together singers, poets, musicians and much more, all from their own homes. Those who join the session on Zoom were especially taken by a poem written and recited by Frances Browner, Greystones resident and relation of Tap proprietor Paul Bell. Frances' mother was Sadie B...
Comments A pair of bright blue wool slippers with a wolf's head stitched on the front that once belonged to Irish revolutionary Michael Collins are tucked away in a storage museum at a Dublin museum. The 100-year-old slippers, which are as vividly blue as if they were crafted this year, are currently stored in a storage room at the National Museum at Collins' Barracks in Dublin City. The museum regularly houses thousands of items in its storerooms as it does not have space to display everything it owns and curators at the museum maintain Collins' unique slippers by wrapping th...