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John Feehan’s book charts effort to protect Offaly habitat and inherent biodiversity

The Environmental Protection Agency says delays in upgrading Ballyvaughan and Kilkee are extremely concerning. A new report says those villages, along with Clarecastle, Kilrush and Liscannor – continue to release raw sewerage into the environment every day. While Clarecastle, Kilrush and Liscannor are set to have upgrade works completed in 2023, Ballyvaughan will be waiting […]

Plaque unveiled at site of an ancient church and burial ground on Laois Offaly border Memorial in Cloneygowan near Portarlington Bernie Kirwan and Breda Coleman O'Coinnor unveil the plaque erected by locals to mark the site of Templeshenane ancient church and burial ground Reporter: ');  '); A plaque marking the site of an ancient church dedicated to St Senan and an adjoining burial ground has been unveiled at Bogtown outside Cloneygowan near Portarlington. The memorial was made possible by the foresight of local people who were determined that the historic site, of which no remains are now...

Former South Africa, Italy rugby coach supports Georgia's involvement in Six Nations Georgia claimed their 18th Rugby Europe Championship title since 2001 earlier this month. Photo: Tamuna Kulumbegashvili/Georgian Rugby. Agenda.ge, 24 Feb 2021 - 18:23, Tbilisi,Georgia Nick Mallett, the former coach for South African and Italian national rugby teams, has criticised the latest rejection of chances for Georgia to enter the Six Nations tournament and declared there should be a discussion about letting the Lelos have more chances to compete against top-tier teams in Europe. Mallett...

Ireland was no stranger to hunger on the eve of the Great Famine. At the beginning of July 1845, however, Ireland’s potato crop looked promising. The weather had been dry and warm and the maturing leaves looked healthy. On 23 July The Freeman’s Journal proclaimed that 'the poor man's property, the potato crop, was never before so large and at the same time so abundant'. In August, however, disaster struck with deathly speed. The Gardeners Chronicle and Horticultural Gazette of 16 August reported ‘a blight of unusual character' in the Isle of Wight. Within a month the same publication a...