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Nice to see my book *Ghosts of a Family* - about paramilitary violence and murder in Belfast in the 1920s - picking up a bit of sales steam of late.
December 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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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
Former Defence Forces officers say Ireland is under threat and may be at the mercy of drones share.google/ctebgj7yXFwC...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
The Oscar-winner best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and The Book Club, has died
Diane Keaton, one of the best-loved film stars of the past 50 years, has died at the age of 79 in California.
The news was confirmed by People magazine. Further details are not available at this time, and her loved ones have asked for privacy, according to a family spokesperson. Continue reading...
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October 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
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We are horrified by the attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue yesterday, which was also Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism. We stand with the Jewish community in Manchester & Belfast, & condemn those who fan the flames of antisemitism in our divided society.
October 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This is how it is done.
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My wife is supposed to be doing synagogue security duty on Saturday. It's terrifying.
Manchester synagogue attack latest: police say suspect shot after four people injured by vehicle and stabbings
Manchester synagogue attack latest: police say suspect shot after four people injured by vehicle and stabbings
Police say they are responding to an incident in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Police said a suspect has been shot and four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall north of the city.
The force said:
Police were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public, and one man had been stabbed.
GMP declared PLATO and a major incident at 9.37am. Shots were fired by Greater Manchester Police firearms officers at 9.38am. One man has been shot, believed to be the offender. Continue reading...
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October 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
My wife is supposed to be doing synagogue security duty on Saturday. It's terrifying.
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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
American independent cinema owes much to Sundance king Robert Redford | Adrian Horton
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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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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
First census of the Irish Free State to be digitised and released in April next year.
Most anticipated!
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Most anticipated!
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
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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.
New blog post: the first part of a two-parter examining the various loyalist paramilitaries of the time – this one looks at the UVF, Crawford’s Tigers and the Imperial Guards.
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“I shall always hate Roman Catholics” – armed loyalists: Part 1
Various armed loyalist groups were revived or came into existence during the Pogrom. This post examines the Ulster Volunteer Force, the Ulster Brotherhood (“Crawford’s Tigers”) an…
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April 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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.
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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
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“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
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
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#IrishHistory
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