Explosives find could be linked to the event that started the War of Independence
Former RTÉ journalist Fergal Keane has found gelignite that may have been stolen during the Soloheadbeg ambush
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Former RTÉ journalist Fergal Keane has found gelignite that may have been stolen during the Soloheadbeg ambush
Seán was 87, when he passed away on Monday, October 26. A forestry manager by profession, Seán was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather and a proud Tipperary man. Born John Joseph Kearney on June 13, 1933, he was a son of John and Hannah Kearney, and was from near the historic landmark Mitchelstown Caves, near the villages of Burncourt and Ballyporeen. A keen Gaeilgeoir and patriot, he changed his name to Seán Ua Cearnaigh. Despite being the eldest and only son of a farmer, farming took second place to his passion for reading and learning, a fact his father accepted with time.