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Holocaust survivor, jeweller and table tennis maestro: Ireland’s oldest man dies aged 107

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Holocaust survivor, jeweller and table tennis maestro: Ireland’s oldest man dies aged 107
Josef ‘Joe’ Veselsky, who fled Czechoslovakia in 1948 after surviving the war, was Trinity’s oldest student in his 90s
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January 4, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Former Defence Forces officers say Ireland is under threat and may be at the mercy of drones share.google/ctebgj7yXFwC...
Former Defence Forces officers say Ireland is under threat and may be at the mercy of drones
Ireland has been left scrambling to catch up amid the heated geopolitical situation and the emergence of 'hybrid warfare'
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December 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Meanwhile in Europe “civilisational erasure” continues ;)

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December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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American independent cinema owes much to Sundance king Robert Redford | Adrian Horton
American independent cinema owes much to Sundance king Robert Redford | Adrian Horton
With his Sundance film festival and institute, Robert Redford used his considerable power to bring generations of talented film-makers to a bigger audience
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September 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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First census of the Irish Free State to be digitised and released in April next year.
Most anticipated!
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1926 census to be available online after digitisation
The first census carried out by the State will be available online next year, Minister for Arts, Culture and Communications Patrick O'Donovan is expected to tell the Cabinet.
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May 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Wee bump for this. Part 2 coming this Saturday, which looks at the Cromwell Clubs, the Order of Buffaloes and the Ulster Protestant Association - only one of which existed as a loyalist paramilitary group.
April 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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New blog post: "“I shall always hate Roman Catholics” – armed loyalists: Part 2." This part looks at the Cromwell Clubs, the Order of Buffaloes and the Ulster Protestant Association.
#IrishHistory
thebelfastpogrom.com/2025/04/26/i...
“I shall always hate Roman Catholics” – armed loyalists: Part 2
The first part of this post reviewed the activities of the revived UVF and of the newly-formed Ulster Brotherhood, or “Crawford’s Tigers,” and Ulster Imperial Guards. This part looks at the Cromwel…
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April 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM