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My Dad climbed a mountain every day" - Cork man"s Carrauntoohil challenge raises over "2, 000 for Marymount
6+ hour, 44+ min ago (933+ words) Cork man Alan O'Mahony climbed the highest peak in Ireland in aid of Marymount Hospice to repay the kindness his father received during his final months. The 30-year-old Ballyphehane man is better known on Tik Tok as "Man on a…...
Beloved Wexford band to celebrate centenary year with special concert
32+ min ago (506+ words) A Wexford community concert band are preparing for a major free concert to celebrate their centenary year, where they will have a collection for two Wexford charities. Recently, the members of the HFC Concert Band Wexford were invited by Mayor…...
Further housing setback for West Cork town struggling to expand
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (502+ words) A West Cork town that has seen just one house built in the last three years has suffered another setback as Uisce Eireann has reduced the number of new houses that an interim wastewater treatment plant upgrade will facilitate from…...
Paul Mathews returns to Louth's starting line-up for clash with Armagh
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (292+ words) Louth Manager Gavin Devlin has made one change from the side that started against Dublin two weeks ago, to face Armagh this Sunday at Inniskeen (1. 30pm) in round 2 A of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Paul Mathews back in the…...
How Keith Andrews and Brentford secured the deal to bring Damien Duff back to English football
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (344+ words) Damien Duff was apartment hunting in London earlier this week, preparing for a return to the English capital and the Premier League after a 12-year absence. Annual Travellers" Choice awards celebrate the world"s top hotels, restaurants, visitor attractions and…...
Shane Lowry just one stroke off lead after opening with bogey-free 65 at Canadian Open
10+ hour, 6+ min ago (803+ words) Shane Lowry opened with a bogey-free 65 that left him just a shot behind a sextet of leaders at the RBC Canadian Open in Toronto. The Offaly man has struggled to produce his best stuff since suffering final-round disappointments in the…...
Three to try: Why Irish wine lovers are saying "yes" to Albarino
12+ hour, 34+ min ago (552+ words) If you love Spanish Albarino " and we Irish do, being the fourth largest export market for Rias Baixas DO " then you may have noticed that it can vary considerably in style, from juicy and fruity to mineral and saline." Influencing…...
In the salerooms: Artworks by Mary Swanzy and Maine Jellet, fine jewellery and watches, and an 18th century Irish coffee pot
12+ hour, 34+ min ago (536+ words) Mercury's Orbit, a painting by Mary Swanzy (est. "10, 000 to "15, 000) sold for "42, 000 at Morgan O'Driscoll's Irish Art Auction on 2 June. The semi-abstract work was partly based on diagrams of the orbit of the planet Mercury's eccentric orbit. In the same sale,…...
Permission refused for "standalone living pod" at Kylemore Abbey in Galway
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (174+ words) Galway County Council has refused plans to develop a living pod at Kylemore Abbey. Annual Travellers" Choice awards celebrate the world"s top hotels, restaurants, visitor attractions and more In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people in Ireland…...
Roll on the madness" " Hannah Tyrrell on life after Dublin, her ACL rehab with former teammates and pregnancy
12+ hour, 34+ min ago (375+ words) Quite a few elite athletes who step off the inter-county carousel initially struggle with the daunting reality of "life after football. For Hannah Tyrrell, the adjustment has been all rather different. Brian " Beaglaoich starts in the defence while Joe OConnor…...