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Some 45 years ago today, tanker Betelgeuse caught fire and exploded at the Gulf Oil-operated terminal jetty in Bantry Bay, Co Cork, killing 50 people
On January 8, 1979, French-owned oil tanker, Betelgeuse, caught fire and exploded at the Gulf Oil-operated terminal jetty at Whiddy Island in Bantry Bay, Co Cork
Kingston, whose father Tim died in the explosion, has written to the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on behalf of the victims’ families
For every dollar players spend on the lottery, they will lose about 35 cents on average, according to an analysis of lottery data by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland.
According to interviews and court documents, the Scientific Games strategy to win public acceptance of lotteries has proven so effective that state governments have since become their biggest cheerleaders.