It was one of the most foolhardy flights in history, and only a stroke of luck at 37,000ft prevented them drifting up to their deaths at the edge of the atmosphere. The dead pigeons should have been James Glaisher’s…
The Who singer says his band will play the Coachella-produced event in October. Last weekend, the organisers of the Coachella festival in California announced plans to put on a three-day mega-festival with just two acts per night: Bob Dylan…
While about 650 trainees are due to enter the Garda College, Templemore this year, the Association of Garda Superintendents (AGSI) has said it was clear this was not enough. The association’s annual delegate conference in Naas, Co Kildare, also heard…
Donegal Airport has been voted one of the world’s most beautiful approaches in a global poll of travel experts and fans. 10 Best Scenic Airport Landings: Malta International Airport, Malta Nice Cote D’Azur Airport, France Queenstown Airport, New Zealand Barra…
Communication thrown into sea by Plymouth biologist in 1906 and found by German woman confirmed as oldest in the world. You remember this Sting song? Just a castaway An island lost at sea Another lonely day With no one…
Population 4,832,765 (July 2014 est.) Age structure 0-14 years: 21.4% (male 529,140/female 506,857) 15-24 years: 11.9% (male 292,962/female 283,127) 25-54 years: 44.1% (male 1,070,875/female 1,061,396) 55-64 years: 10.1% (male 245,913/female 244,345) 65 years and over: 12.4% (male 275,114/female 323,036) (2014…
Which impressed you the most? 1. Ireland is the only country in the world that has a musical instrument – the harp – as its national symbol. The oldest known harp in existence is housed in Trinity College, Dublin. It dates…
Pearl Jam joined Springsteen in cancelling North Carolina show over anti-LGBT law. In a statement issued Monday on the band’s website, Pearl Jam called the new law “a despicable piece of legislation that encourages discrimination against an entire group of…
Shakespeare is in Dublin this week! Don’t miss out on the AC Theatre performance, directed and adapted by Peter Reid at The New Theatre in Temple Bar. What would you do if you discovered that your uncle murdered your…