Below is a join-the-dots of some of 2020’s cultural anniversaries around Europe.
Tue, 14 Jan, 2020
Eyecare manufacturer Bausch and Lomb is to create 100 jobs at its plant in Waterford City, bringing the number of people employed there to almost 1,500.
Wed, 14 Nov, 2018
Bill ‘Dady’ Hogan, a 73-year-old retired cheesemaker, often thinks of Martin Luther King.
Thu, 05 Apr, 2018
Two people linked by an extraordinary facial transplant procedure have had an emotional meeting in Minnesota.
Fri, 10 Nov, 2017
It’s official. After widespread speculation, the powers that be announced on Tuesday that the professional golf calendar as we know it will look remarkably different beginning in 2019.
Thu, 10 Aug, 2017
Exercise can rebuild muscle health, says Gretchen Reynolds.
Fri, 31 Mar, 2017
Chatting about the procedure, he said that organ donation needs to be discussed more openly in Ireland.
Fri, 27 Jan, 2017
USA: Firefighters put out a blaze at an office building in New Jersey — after waiting for 100,000 rounds of ammunition stored inside to explode.
Sat, 06 Aug, 2016
A man has died after falling from a hot air balloon basket in New York state.
Sat, 11 Jun, 2016
She ran an extra ten miles with no training.
Wed, 27 Apr, 2016
US wrestling star Chyna has died in California at the age of 45.
Fri, 22 Apr, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has branded The Boston Globe "stupid" and "worthless" in response to a satirical front page printed by the newspaper which lampoons the notion of a Trump presidency.
Mon, 11 Apr, 2016
Ben Barnes has assembled an impressive cast for the Irish premiere of a play by Eugene O’Neill, writes Padraic Killeen
Mon, 07 Mar, 2016
Fri, 18 Dec, 2015
Thu, 29 Oct, 2015
More than 100 cinemas in the UK and Ireland will be screening the upcoming special episode of Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, on January 1st, 2016.
Sun, 25 Oct, 2015
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump faces more criticism after he declined to correct a questioner at a town hall event who incorrectly said US president Barack Obama is a Muslim.
Sat, 19 Sep, 2015
JAPAN: A Japanese railway company is turning to cameras as a way to spot drunken behaviour and keep late-boozing patrons from tumbling onto the tracks, a spokesman said.
Thu, 20 Aug, 2015
Seven people have been charged after a cache of weapons including automatic rifles and machine pistols was recovered in the largest seizure of its kind in Britain.
Sat, 15 Aug, 2015
USA: A hen owned by a Massachusetts woman who specialises in chicken rehabilitation and rescue is getting fitted with a prosthetic leg at Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.
Tue, 04 Aug, 2015
A one-time high-achieving Trinity College graduate is finally to return home, nearly 10 years after he was caught following a dramatic and reckless armed robbery of a bank in the United States.
Mon, 15 Jun, 2015
USA: A Staten Island plumber who’s won a $136m (€121m) Powerball jackpot says he wants to keep working — but also plans to “relax a little more”.
Fri, 05 Jun, 2015
Nigel Farage has vowed to quit as Ukip leader if he fails to become an MP at the UK's general election, declaring it would be “curtains for me”.
Mon, 16 Mar, 2015
USA: Two men who vandalised a historic military structure at a national park near San Francisco had to be rescued after they were stranded on a steep cliff while trying to escape.
Mon, 02 Mar, 2015
ENGLAND: Britain is trying to make sure its citizens are more nice than naughty while soaking up the Arabian Gulf sun this Christmas.
Thu, 18 Dec, 2014
ENGLAND: A species of magic mushroom has been discovered growing in the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
Sat, 13 Dec, 2014
With a fifth child on the way, Jude Law has mixed feelings about being so busy with his film work, writes Jeananne Craig
Wed, 03 Dec, 2014
An amazing and emotional moment for all involved.
Wed, 26 Nov, 2014
David Cameron has been warned that barring European Union nationals from claiming benefits in Britain would be “totally discriminatory” as he prepares to deliver a key speech on immigration.
Mon, 24 Nov, 2014
British prime minister David Cameron’s Conservatives lost a second parliamentary seat to the anti-EU Ukip, an embarrassing defeat heralding a possible fragmentation of Britain’s two-party system in next year’s national election.
Sat, 22 Nov, 2014
Campaign dominated by immigration as Cameron digs in
Fri, 21 Nov, 2014
Angela Merkel has warned David Cameron that his drive to curb immigration within the European Union is pushing Britain towards exiting the EU, according to German news reports.
Mon, 03 Nov, 2014
James Foley was a compassionate journalist who tried to see the good in people, friends said at a memorial for the man beheaded by Islamic State group extremists.
Sun, 19 Oct, 2014
Ukip has its first elected MP after a dramatic night which left the two main Westminster parties licking their wounds.
Fri, 10 Oct, 2014
A New York State man accused of plotting to kill members of the US military and others faces new charges that he tried to aid the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.
Wed, 17 Sep, 2014
MEDAL FOR SALE
Mon, 15 Sep, 2014
Rescuers have lost hope of finding a prominent New York couple or recovering wreckage from their small plane which crashed into the sea off Jamaica.
Mon, 08 Sep, 2014
A small plane with its pilot slumped over flew a ghostly 1,700-mile journey down the Atlantic Coast shadowed by two US fighter jets before finally crashing in the waters off Jamaica.
Sat, 06 Sep, 2014
The parents of murdered American journalist James Foley have released a letter their son wrote during his time in captivity.
Mon, 25 Aug, 2014
The parents of killed US journalist James Foley have said they regarded an email from his captors last week as a hopeful sign they could negotiate with the Islamic militants holding him.
Fri, 22 Aug, 2014
US President Barack Obama has pledged to continue attacking the group responsible for the death of journalist James Foley, despite its threats to kill another American hostage.
Thu, 21 Aug, 2014
American fighter jets and drones have conducted nearly a dozen airstrikes in Iraq since Tuesday, a US official said.
Wed, 20 Aug, 2014
A grisly video shows Islamic State militants beheading American journalist James Foley, US officials said, in what the extremists called retribution for recent US airstrikes in Iraq.
Comedian Harry Hill and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig are to receive honorary degrees in recognition of their talent and contribution to the arts.
Wed, 02 Jul, 2014
A former police officer suspected in the deaths of two women whose bodies were stuffed into suitcases and discarded on a rural Wisconsin highway met victims online, in one case possibly through a bondage website, according to police.
Sat, 28 Jun, 2014
Siptu has called on management of a major pharmaceutical plant to come good on a promise to invest in the future after union members’ voted by more than three to one to accept a cost-cutting deal.
Tue, 17 Jun, 2014
Ireland’s embassy in Washington has contacted a US senator to raise concerns over his call for over 1,100 at-risk jobs at a pharmaceutical giant in Waterford to be moved to New York.
Thu, 05 Jun, 2014
On May 23, IDAIreland advertised for ‘35 results driven global business development opportunities’. The job is to win investment and employment for Ireland.
A US senator has been criticised for encouraging the CEO of Bausch + Lomb’s parent company to move the 1,100-plus Waterford-based jobs to New York.
Wed, 04 Jun, 2014
Union representatives for more than 900 workers facing an uncertain future at a pharmaceutical plant in Waterford are hoping to press for compromises with management when they begin "high-stakes" talks today.
Tue, 03 Jun, 2014
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