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Irish historian explains why he didn't take history for his Leaving Cert

As a documentary on Eamon de Valera’s time in America airs, historian and author Ryle Dwyer looks at how history is taught here — and explains why he did not take the subject for his Leaving Cert.

travel

Weekend Break: Getting to the heart of things in Athlone

news

Knife-wielding man ‘terrorised’ bus passengers

general

The New Zealander who became front page news during the War of Independence

general

What lies beneath Cork's Nightmare Realm as the scare-fest comes to Dublin

farming

Agri events

Calling all lizard lovers

IN Ireland, much remains to be learned about our native wildlife. In Britain, they are well ahead of us in terms of research and numerous, active voluntary groups there are constantly updating themselves on the state of nature.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

Domestic violence services ‘crippled’; can't meet needs of women and children

Services helping victims of domestic violence are crippled and can no longer meet the needs of women and children.

Wed, 17 Feb, 2016

Call to bar sand removal from beach

A row over the removal of thousands of tonnes of sand from one of the south-west’s most popular beaches has led to calls for a prohibition on its removal from the area.

Tue, 03 Mar, 2015

Tales of those in ‘the big house’ to The Great War

A young priest who heroically insisted on spiritually aiding the men in the trenches, or a nurse driving an ambulance with all hell breaking loose around her. These are some of the stories in the latest collection of books about World War One.

Mon, 28 Jul, 2014

Ireland and what we can learn from Silicon Valley (The Small Business Show)

Kehlan Kirwan from The Small Business Show examines how Ireland is embracing innovation that is the hallmark of Silicon Valley and how SMEs are at the forefront of this.

Mon, 31 Mar, 2014

Planning graduates praised for area regeneration plan

Two UCC planning graduates have been hailed for transforming what began as a research project into a “grassroots-led” regeneration plan for MacCurtain St in Cork City.

Wed, 16 Oct, 2013

Up to 30 new jobs at Tralee Retail Park

Up to 30 new jobs will be created when a new store moves into a retail park.

Tue, 11 Sep, 2012

Missing Kerry teen 'may be in Cork'

Gardaí in Tralee, Co Kerry, are anxious to trace the whereabouts of 17-year-old Shanice Coffey.

Fri, 16 Mar, 2012

Judge jails 18 in feud between Travellers

ONE of the biggest Garda operations in Tralee, Co Kerry, was mounted as up to 30 settled Travellers appeared at special court sittings arising from an ongoing feud between Traveller families in the area.

Sat, 14 Nov, 2009

The great debate on one-off housing

Donal Hickey on sustainable communities and a low-carbon future.

Mon, 17 Nov, 2008

Irish company to create 26 new jobs at Tralee base

An Irish company has announced plans to create 26 jobs at its base in Tralee, Co Kerry.

Thu, 31 Jan, 2008

An Irish voice silenced - Don’t forget your Christy

CHRISTY HENNESSY’S life story and death were defined by being born the youngest of nine children in Tralee, Co Kerry, 62 years ago.

Wed, 12 Dec, 2007

Irish global food group thrives in New Mexico

SETTING up one of the world’s largest cheese plants in the uplands of New Mexico, where the Comanches once hunted the buffalo, was a daunting challenge.

Mon, 16 Oct, 2006

Plea for special teams to handle suicide bid patients

Specialist teams of medical experts must be drafted in to deal with the 10,000 people admitted to hospitals after attempting suicide each year, it was urged today.

Fri, 15 Apr, 2005

Parents counting the costs of childcare

By Paul O’Brien and Claire O’Sullivan

Tue, 01 Mar, 2005

Public servants ‘should not have to apologise for earning their pay’

THE portrayal of public servants as overpaid, lazy, and backward-looking bureaucrats was last night rejected by the leader of the country’s biggest public sector union.

Thu, 20 May, 2004

Curtin no stranger to public controversy

BRIAN CURTIN had his first brush with public controversy when in 2002 he judged the case of a West Cork farmer who sexually abused three young girls.

Sat, 24 Apr, 2004

Rape crisis centre aims to help victims break silence

THE Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is aiming to help people break the barriers preventing them from disclosing sexual violence.

Thu, 22 Apr, 2004

Horses or courses?

AFTER entering Mary Immaculate College of Education, Limerick, in the academic year 2000/2001 as a Bachelor of Education student, I had high hopes of seeing the new building plans — long promised to the college — realised before my term as student ended there.

Tue, 02 Dec, 2003

Irish woman becomes World Blind Water Ski Champion

WHEN Janet Gray, the World Blind Water Ski champion, trained in Florida, she challenged the professionals to try skiing blind using her black goggles.

Tue, 03 Dec, 2002

Businessman offers €5,000 to clear up sex slur

A BUSINESSMAN who is the victim of a sexual slur has offered a reward of €5,000 to anyone who can help clear his name.

Tue, 13 Aug, 2002