05/11/2017
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05/11/2017
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The Friday Opinion: Ireland's Ancient East could be Kildare's legendary opportunity
A book arrived in the post the other day. That’s not an unusual event. Publishers often send stuff to newspapers in the hope of getting a review. This one was different though, it had my name etched in gold lettering on the front - makes it look as ...
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Special feature: Naas' Donnelly Mirrors'was like nothing else we'd seen before'
“It breaks my heart every time I go by it. I was there for 32 years and I loved it. It took me a year to get over it.” Next month, in July, it will be 10 years since Margaret Brereton, and most of the rest of the staff of Donnelly Mirrors finally ...
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Former Kildare TD's first-hand volunteer account brings 1916 to life
Between the years of 1947 and 1957 the Bureau of Military History collected almost 1,800 witness statements, 334 contemporary documents photogrpahs and voice recordings from people who had been involved in the 1916 rising, the War of ...
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Punchestown in 1916: quiet festival took place before Easter Rising
The Easter Rising had not happen-ed at the time the crowds assembled at Punchestown for the April meeting of 1916. That might seem a strange statement but in that year Easter was late in the month and the bank holiday Monday fell ...
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Punchestown: World War I failed to put a stop to racing festival in 1916
Certainly, the run up to the Punchestown races event in 1916 was a little more subdued than the excitement experienced by some in previous years. There was an obvious reasons. Britain, which still ruled Ireland, had an army base ...
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Punchestown: It is possible to enjoy a day or two at the races... without having a bet
Baseball, it seems, is big in northern Mexico. A major bookmaker on the main thoroughfare in Naas was offering odds of 8/13 against the Toros de Tijuana winning a recent game. Their opponents, Broncos de Reynosa,...
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Punchestown: 'I love going racing, love the buzz, the hype' says Walsh matriarch
When you arrive you certainly know where you are. On the left as you drive in, a small figure of a jockey is looking out from the neatly kept garden. The colours are familiar: yellow, green sash and a ...
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