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Top 10 Most Gruesome Inventions And Innovations Since the dawn of mankind he has been striving to make life easier through invention and innovation. Many of his creations have been lifesaving and have saved us all time by making us a much more productive civilization, while others have been purely evil and have reflected man and his inhumanity to his fellow man. Throughout time there have no doubt been many more inventions that have failed miserably and thus have never seen the light of day, while at the same time a good number should never have made it past the drawing board. Plastic is one ...

The Belfast Blitz and a night that briefly united Ireland More than 800 of the city’s inhabitants were killed by German bombers that sought to target the city’s heavy industry about an hour ago   Nineteen forty one would prove to be a fateful year for many across Ireland. The Second World War was in its second year. Even though Britain had not succumbed to a Nazi invasion, there seemed no end in sight and no clear path to victory. The British were struggling to safeguard their convoys in the Atlantic, their armies faced growing challenges in North Africa and although the RAF had won the...

David McCullagh reviews The Partition by Charles Townshend Updated / Sunday, 11 Apr 2021 21:55 Irish people demonstrate in London in 1921 about the partition of Ireland under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. (Pic: AFP via Getty Images) Six One News co-anchor David McCullagh reviews Charles Townshend's new history of the turbulent journey to Irish independence, published for the centenary of the Partition. "The fundamental attitudes which produced partition are still in play a century later." The last line of Charles Townshend's new book highlights the importance of understanding how and...

This video provides an insightful look into what happened when passenger ships arrived in Southampton Docks in 1964.

Where once the wail of the siren pierced the night over a silent Clydebank, now it blends with an orchestra in remembrance. “Clydebank ‘41” will debut this weekend with a film to mark the 80th anniversary of the Clydebank Blitz on March 13 and 14, 1941. Thousands of Bankies died or were seriously injured. Tens of thousands of homes were destroyed. The government pretended it didn’t happen. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) proposed commissioning a special work and asked their principal horn player, Christopher Gough, in December to write it within weeks. “It was...