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Longford County Council, in partnership with the Clonfin Commemoration Committee marked the centenary of the ambush at Clonfin at the weekend, with two memorabl...
Escalation in the early months of 1921 yielded mixed results
Truce and Treaty: How the IRA stepped up its campaign against crown forces in 1921 100 years later: The Irish Times recalls a critical year in modern Irish history about 6 hours ago Updated: about 3 hours ago Lorcan Collins Prisioners under guard after the Custom House battle in May 1921. Photograph: Independent News And Media/Getty Images In early 1921 Liberal British prime minister Lloyd George, heading a coalition government, was coming under both military an...
Galway vet to appeal conviction for possessing unauthorised animal remedy By Gordon Deegan A veterinary surgeon who “compromised the horse industry” here when taking possession of unauthorised animal remedies three years ago, is to appeal his conviction. A Department of Agriculture inspector found the sarcoid cream in the boot of Mac Eoin’s car outside his Galway Equine Clinic, Kilcolgan on May 8, 2018. Court appeal At Gort District Court, Judge Durcan also ordered Mac Eoin – who works exclusively with horses – to pay Department of Agriculture costs of €5,000 in the case. MacEoin ...
Vet convicted for possession of unauthorised animal remedy By Gordon Deegan A veterinary surgeon “compromised the horse industry” here when taking possession of unauthorised animal remedies three years ago. That is according to Judge Patrick Durcan who this week convicted and fined south Galway vet Felim Mac Eoin €2,500 for the possession of unauthorised animal remedy – sarcoid cream – which Mac Eoin used to treat cancerous skin tumours in horses. A Department of Agriculture inspector found the sarcoid cream in the boot of Mac Eoin’s car outside his Galway Equine Clinic, Kilcolgan...