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Moment in Time: Busby's Man United lose to Bohemians, but win over Irish hearts and minds

Moment in Time: Busby's Man United lose to Bohemians, but win over Irish hearts and minds

Johnny Carey's Manchester United had just won the FA Cup and finished second in the league when they were beaten by a Bohemians 'Select' team with a last-gasp goal at Dalymount Park in 1948. Brendan O'Brien looks at a trip that sowed the seeds for an enduring love affair between the Red Devils and Ireland

Wed, 17 Jun, 2020

Georgia carries out first execution of the year for 1992 stabbing

Georgia carries out first execution of the year for 1992 stabbing

The State Board of Pardons and Paroles, only authority in Georgia with the power to commute a death sentence, declined to spare Ledford's life.

Wed, 17 May, 2017

An okapi in Dublin, I presume

An okapi in Dublin, I presume

IN 1855 David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary, became the first European to set eyes on Tokalaya Tunya, the ‘thundering smoke’.

Mon, 18 Nov, 2013

Dissident republicans blamed for booby trap device

Dissident republicans were today being blamed for a booby trap device found under a car in a village in Northern Ireland.

Fri, 29 Mar, 2002