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Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) Marathi actor Pushkar Jog makes sure to follow all rituals associated with Gudi Padwa, which was observed on Tuesday this year. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph in any form will be liable for legal action. For news, views and gossips, follow IANS at Twitter. Update: 13-April-2021

» Declan Kearney Sinn Féin National Chairperson "This is a time to be visionary and ambitious for future generations, by opening a new phase of the peace process in Ireland. We should take our inspiration from being able to say to each other that we love our children more than we hate old enemies" Declan Kearney Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D Higgins combines an outstanding intellectual contribution to modern Ireland with an innate appreciation for the significance of Irish socialist and republican values in the development of Irish society. The President’s ‘Machnamh 100’ programme...

Leitrim’s Bloody Sunday  '); The date of Friday, 11th March 1921, will be forever etched in the memory of those who follow history. This was Leitrim’s ‘Bloody Sunday’, when six young men were gunned down in their prime by the Black 'n Tans writes Cormac O'Súilleabháin, Author of Leitrim’s Republican Story In every conflict there is always an event or tragedy which stands out above all others. Something that strikes a chord within people and never leaves your mind. For the people of Leitrim, the Selton Hill Ambush is that event. The date of Friday, 11th March 1921 will be forev...

» Seán Mac Brádaigh This week marks the 100th anniversary of the Selton Hill ambush - a significant engagement in the Tan War and a tragic chapter in the story of Co. Leitrim and the struggle for Irish freedom. On Friday, 11th March 1921, the IRA’s Leitrim No. 2 Flying Column was ambushed by British forces at Selton Hill, which lies on the road between Mohill and Ballinamore. Six officers of the Leitrim IRA are killed. They were Sean Connolly (Ballinalee), John Joe O’Reilly (Miskawn, Aughnasheelin), another John Joe O’Reilly (Derrinkeher McDonald, Aughnasheelin), Michael Baxter (Bawn...

Updated / Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021 15:00 Author Michael Gerard writes for Culture about his book  Ireland's Final Rebellion and An American Dream, an epic tale spanning the 20th century, inspired by his own family's remarkable tale. The protagonist in this book is based on my own father's life and his involvement in the Tan War of 1919-1921. Daddy was an unassuming tailor, tall and straight, who always wore a shirt and tie and smoked Carroll’s cigarettes. He was fifty-seven when I saw the light as the youngest of his five children. We were a poor family amongst poor neighbors in rural Coun...