On the anniversary of his death aged 69, stars from Sigourney Weaver to Sharleen Spiteri, Tom Felton to Harriet Walter, remember the wit, charm and endless generosity of one of Britain’s best-loved ac ...
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How Éamon de Valera came to be honoured with a forest in Israel — and why it’s now forgotten
“Although we often spoke about the de Valera Forest, we weren’t actually able to get in here for many years because of overgrowth. Trees had fallen, bushes had taken over, and the entrance had ...
No victim jammed between two gunmen in a death car with pistols prodding his ribs ever felt more conscious of his position than did Eamon de Valera last week. “Britain is to invade Eire through Ulster ...
Grown overconfident after his defy to the British Government last month, Free State President Eamon de Valera lost a trick last week to his Fascist foe blue-shirted General Owen O’Duffy. Last ...
What should have been a cause for celebration was anything but. There was finger-pointing and recriminations on both sides of the debate. The country was split—Republic versus Free State—and it would ...
It was 1975, and I was presenting Pop Call. It was broadcast live on RTÉ radio at 11pm on Wednesday nights to respond to telephone requests from listeners. Other nights were occupied by recorded ...
Éamon de Valera, the only American to serve as president of another country — Ireland — was hidden in Butte during the Irish war for independence. De Valera was born to an Irish mother and a Cuban ...
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Every time I see "Breakfast at Tiffany’s" on TV, I think of Dublin-born writer Maeve Brennan. Why? Because she may have been the inspiration for Audrey Hepburn’s sexy and totally eccentric – and ...
On New Year's Day 1926, an experiment in nationhood began with the birth of 2RN. And public service radio remains a vital place where Ireland goes for argument and debate RTÉ's predecessor, 2RN, began ...
Those who believe Notre Dame’s “Fighting Irish” nickname to be a denigration of the Irish people do not know the historical facts. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish ...
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