Irish mare Liberty Counsel ran as an amazing 50-1 winner in the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse for trainer Dot Love and conditional jockey Ben Dalton. The 10-year-old mare was last seen finishing down the field in the Kim Muir Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, so it was no surprise to see her sent...
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Chinese citizen Ms. Dai spent an entire eight years translating into Chinese the 1939 James Joyce novel, Finnegan’s Wake. Adding insult to injury she received minimum wage, tested her husband’s nerves and the served her daily duties as a school teacher. Her translation of the first portion of the book has become a home...
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Fenit RNLI and three local families worked together to save the life of the baby bottlenose dolphin who became stranded on a remote beach – just metres from the sea – on Fenit Island on Tuesday night. Local woman Breda McCarthy was out walking her dog on Fenit Island when she came upon the...
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A new Road Safety Strategy is being launched today. The new strategy which will run until 2020 aims to further advance Ireland’s position among the safest countries for driving in Europe by reducing overall road deaths to 124 or less per year, down from 182 in 2012. Among the key recommendations are: * Rehabilitative/driving...
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It looks like the current cold snap is likely to continue until a t least Monday. This could affect the many tens of thousands who have already made plans to get out and about and enjoy the Easter Holidays. Travellers are strongly urged to check weather bulletins on the state of the roads before...
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JJ McCabe from Clarecastle, Co.Clare in the west of Ireland sold 48 acres of farmland in 2005 for €18.8m or $24m. To a property developer. No one would begrudge Mr McCabe from sitting back, relaxing and enjoying his retirement. But not so for Mr McCabe who has decided that a laid back retirement sipping...
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The freezing cold and terrible snow in some areas is set to continue for the rest of the week. Yet another weather warning has been issued by Met Eireann for the east of the country for the east as more snow and sleet showers are expected. Some parts of Louth, Meath and Wicklow got...
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The Vatican City is not known for its rustic simplicity. It seems however that new Pope Francis is determined to do live a different way. Since he was elected on March 13 he has set a new tone. Instead of moving into the spacious and regal papal apartments he has chosen to stay living...
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It’s like Steve Jobs with an Irish environmental accent. Apple now claims to be only using renewable energies to power its Irish operations and international data centers. The company’s data centres now run on energy sources such as solar, wind and geothermal, instead of coal or other fossil fuels, Apple said on its website....
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