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Minister Simon Harris has said that before “asking the people to invest in RTÉ” we need to be certain the organisation is being run properly (Morning Ireland, February 1).
On New Year’s Day 1934, more than 3,000 people from south Leitrim and surrounding counties marched through the town of Mohill protesting against the growing influence of jazz music and dancing in 1930s Ireland.
For a small island nation, Ireland has an impressive history in the film industry, and has produced far more internationally celebrated actors, filmmakers, directors, cinematographers and costume designers than a country of our size could ever have expected.
In the fading light of the afternoon of December 16, 1983, a combined force of soldiers and gardaí were searching Derrada Wood, five miles from the town of Ballinamore in Co Leitrim, for kidnapped businessman Don Tidey.
The conflict in Gaza shows no signs of abating. Sadly, it is only increasing in scale and intensity.