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Centenary plaque to be erected on Thomastown Bridge Bridge is named after Nicholas Mullins Reporter: ');  '); A new plaque is to be erected on a south Kilkenny bridge to mark a historic centenary.  The Nicholas Mullins Bridge, in Thomastown, is named after local man Nicholas Mullins, who was shot by the British Forces in 1921. The Municipal District of Kilkenny unanimously agreed to the naming of Thomastown’s famous bridge after the local man in 2015. At the recent meeting of Callan Thomastown municipal district councillors, Area Engineer Declan Murphy said a design brief for the sign ha...

Everyone remembers their first kingfisher Dubliners can keep watch for this regal bird on shadier bits of the Liffey and Dodder about 4 hours ago   In the brownish-greyish-greenish blur of a north Dublin estuary in midwinter, the bird was a jewelled arrow from another, leafier and more opulent inland world. Its mad dash after a sand eel is still there as a tick in the field guide now coming apart in my hands. Everyone remembers one’s first kingfisher, no matter how long ago. On an island so fretted with waterways, it’s mainly a special bird of the east and south. In Mayo I’d have to t...

'In Beibhinn, Ireland have someone who can do things that other people can't do' Journal.ie 1 hour ago Murray Kinsella IT WAS A moment that made you sit up in your seat, hit by that searing sense of seeing a particularly gifted athlete in full flow. There was a sudden and thrilling rise of excitement among the crowd at Donnybrook, with a warm hum of appreciation following. That’s how it felt when Beibhinn Parsons got her first touch in Test rugby for Ireland at the age of just 16. Having been brought off the bench against the US to become the youngest Ireland international...

    The Councillor said, “A sign situated at High Street corner on the Camlough Road has been vandalised in what many see as a sinister sectarian attack.     “Sinn Féin has a democratic and legitimate right to campaign, and to bring our message of equality, rights and Irish Unity. “And despite actions like this Sinn Féin will not be deterred.” The local Councillor appealed for calm. “Irresponsible and dangerous sabre rattling and reckless rhetoric from Unionist politicians have seen tensions rise right across the community.   “I would appeal for calm. “And I call on those...

Norwegian Air expects its dispute with Boeing over the cancellation of orders for 97 aircraft to be decided in U.S. legal proceedings and not as part of an Irish restructuring process, a lawyer for the airline said on Friday.