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New book shines a light on Ireland’s nurses in the Second World War

A new book has shone a light on the contribution of nurses from across Ireland working in dangerous conditions in the Second World War. Memories and records, as well as a roll of honour, of nurses from across Ireland has been compiled by the Royal ...

04 Jun 2024 at 11:00

National News

Elderly Ukrainian man who survived four Nazi concentration camps killed by Russian blast

A 96-year-old man who survived four separate Nazi concentration camps during the Second World War (WWII) has been killed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. The death of Borys Romanchenko was confirmed by the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs, ...

22 Mar 2022 at 16:45

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Longford to mark centenary of Armistice Day

At 5am on November 11, 1918, in a railway carriage at the forest of Compiegne outside Paris, an armistice was signed between the Allied forces and Germany. The Great War was over. To mark the armistice, bells were rung in many parts of the UK ...

09 Nov 2018 at 15:00

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Longford to feature in new World War One book

Ballinasloe WW1 Heritage Group will host the launch of their book, Ballinasloe & District Remembers 1914-1918 on Tuesday, November 6 at 6pm in Ballinasloe Library. The book is the culmination of five years work by the group and is a ...

28 Oct 2018 at 19:15

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Four crewmen killed while four were rescued after World War II bomber crashed into the sea off Irish coast

On this day back in 1942, four people lost their lives after a RAF World War II bomber crashed off the Donegal coast. The Liberator LV341 aircraft sunk as it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean following an explosion board. The ...

13 Aug 2021 at 21:00

Local News

SuperValu Tidy Towns 2017: Taghshinny lucky it escaped the legacy of unfinished housing developments from boom years

Here's what the SuperValu Tidy Towns 2017 adjudicators had to say about Taghshinny and above are the marks Taghshinny received. Community Involvement & Planning / Rannpháirtíocht an Phobail & Pleanáil: Taghshinny is ...

09 Oct 2017 at 10:00

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PICTURES: Remembering the 18 Longford men who died in World War I

The ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the Third Battle of Ypres, ‘Passchendaele’ attracted a large gathering who in the beautiful sunshine remembered the young men who gave their lives in adverse weather ...

03 Sept 2017 at 09:00

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Longford remembers forefathers who died in Great War

The annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony was held on the Market Square, which is organised jointly by the Peter Keenan Branch of ONE and Longford County Council. ALSO READ: Longford to feature in new World War ...

14 Nov 2018 at 11:00

National News

Portrait of last Battle of Britain pilot handed over at National Museum

A portrait of the last Battle of Britain pilot, John “Paddy” Hemingway, has been handed over at the National Museum of Ireland. Group Captain Hemingway, originally from Dublin, was the final surviving ...

03 Jul 2025 at 14:20

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New research shows surprising insights by Irish people on how World War Two shaped their family histories

* Over 50% of Irish people have a living relative old enough to remember the outbreak of World War Two * 80% of Irish people would like to know more about their family’s involvement in World War Two ...

02 Sept 2019 at 01:05

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William pays tribute to last surviving Battle of Britain pilot Paddy Hemingway

The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to the last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John “Paddy” Hemingway, following his death aged 105. William said Britons “owe so much” to the former fighter ...

18 Mar 2025 at 09:05

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GALLERY| St Patrick's NS Ballinamuck in awe as WWII jeep stops for a visit

A little piece of history rolled into Ballinamuck last Thursday morning as Patrick McDonagh drove his World War II American Willys Jeep from 1942 onto the grounds of St Patrick's National ...

08 Jul 2019 at 17:00

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