HISTORY FEATURE: An illicit wartime affair ending in tragedy
THE Great War effort meant masses of workers were needed in the nation’s munitions factories.
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THE Great War effort meant masses of workers were needed in the nation’s munitions factories.
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One hundred years ago this week, a brave 18 year old man joined the brand new Irish police force, and he would go on to work and make his life in Laois. Sergean...
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