Place: St Helena

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home and gardens

Bedding down for upcoming sale with Napoleon connection

A bed believed to have belonged to Bonaparte’s wife is up for grabs in Thurles, writes Des O’Sullivan.

news

Over 500 plants species became extinct in the past 250 years, study finds

Sugar tax a first step in obesity war - UK introduces sweet drinks levy

general

Fitting tribute to one of Ireland’s great art educators

news

Currachs cruise from Cork to Venice

general

O’Brian still thrills with collection of travel tales

178-year-old tortoise believed to be world's oldest

A 178-year-old tortoise is believed to be the world's oldest living animal.

Thu, 04 Aug, 2011

More calls for Govt to rejoin Commonwealth

The Irish Government today faced further calls to rejoin the Commonwealth.

Tue, 15 May, 2007

California braced for second storm

Northern California residents were braced for a second storm to hit the region tonight, a day after the first sent rivers flooding into cities and mud sliding into homes and on highways.

Sun, 01 Jan, 2006

'New evidence' Napoleon was poisoned

A French toxicologist says new scientific evidence supports the theory that Napoleon Bonaparte was poisoned with arsenic.

Fri, 03 Jun, 2005

Royal Mail blunder over island

The Royal Mail mistakenly sent Christmas post bound for a south Atlantic British colony to Paraguay and the Caribbean, it emerged tonight.

Sun, 09 Jan, 2005