Person: Hadfield

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield's niece among UL Medical School graduates

Inspired by her retired astronaut uncle, Kelly Hadfield has counted down her own giant career leap into the world of medicine.

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield returns to Ireland

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Two aspiring Irish astronauts got to meet Chris Hadfield on The Ray D'Arcy Show

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VIDEO: Chris Hadfield gets ‘grounded’ view of Cork in visit to city

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Cyber attack cost Loyaltybuild millions of euro

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Retired astronaut Hadfield makes giant leap for Irish tourism

An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth

Chris Hadfield

Sun, 23 Feb, 2014

No beer in space: is there anything Chris doesn't know?

Time to ask the important queston: what's beer like in space?

Wed, 15 Jan, 2014

Col Hadfield treats Dublin mayor to stirring performance of ‘Ride On’

Colonel Chris Hadfield has delivered a performance of ‘Ride On’ for Dublin Lord Mayor Oisín Quinn that Christy Moore would be proud of.

Fri, 10 Jan, 2014

Hadfield touches down to command tourism drive

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is to become a tourism ambassador for Ireland.

Fri, 10 Jan, 2014

Astronaut Chris Hadfield reunites with Chieftains for singalong

Newstalk radio had a bit of a coup today as they brought together Ireland's favourite astronaut Chris Hadfield and the Chieftains to sing Moondance.

Mon, 16 Dec, 2013

Astronaut Chris Hadfield critiques Bullock's new flick 'Gravity'

Everyone’s favourite Space Canadian, astronaut Chris Hadfield, says box office smash Gravity is a visual delight — and pretty damn close to being in space.

Fri, 15 Nov, 2013

Earthstation puts Midleton on space map

Despite having to deal with splatter attacks by crows, a facility in Co Cork is at the centre of Irish satellite technology, writes Claire Droney.

Wed, 26 Jun, 2013

Opening lines

SUCCESSION: it can be a positive word; a mixture of succeed and session.

Mon, 20 May, 2013

Hadfield and crew return safely to Earth

A Soyuz space capsule carrying a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station landed safely this morning on the steppes of Kazakhstan.

Tue, 14 May, 2013

Space odyssey ends in a most peculiar way

A Canadian astronaut whose daughter, Kristin, 26, attends university in Ireland, has said goodbye to life on the International Space Station by making a cover version of David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’.

Tue, 14 May, 2013

Thank you, Cmdr Hadfield!

Highlights from the man who tweeted in space.

Mon, 13 May, 2013

Spacewalk bid to fix ISS leak

Two astronauts will make a hastily-planned spacewalk to try to fix an ammonia leak in the International Space Station’s power system.

Sat, 11 May, 2013

Down-to-earth dad with the stellar career

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has wooed the Irish with his space tweets as Gaeilge. His son tells Jonathan deBurca Butler about his father’s journey from farm boy to fighter pilot

Fri, 05 Apr, 2013

To me, astronaut Hadfield 'just the guy who wanders around the house in his underpants': Son

The son of Canadian astronaut and hit tweeter Chris Hadfield has described his father as "just a regular guy", despite his new-found fame.

Wed, 20 Feb, 2013

Ireland and the astronaut - the love affair continues

Chris Hadfield tweets another great Dublin photo - as Gaelige

Tue, 19 Feb, 2013

Um, it's lovely. What is it?

It's called the Richat Structure, and it's located in the west African nation of Mauritania.

Thu, 17 Jan, 2013

Neville’s girlfriend awarded libel damages

THE girlfriend of Manchester United and England football star Gary Neville accepted “substantial” libel damages yesterday over newspaper allegations that she was unfaithful to him during the Euro 2004 championship.

Tue, 24 May, 2005