ON THIS DATE (18TH OCTOBER) 232 YEARS AGO - 'REFORM DEMANDED FOR ALL'.On the 18th October 1791 - 232 years ago on this date - a group of socially-minded Protestants, Anglicans and Presbyteri… Read More

Chuck Feeney, who died October 9 at the age of 92, may be the ultimate example of giving while living, as even his billionaire peers have long observed. The idea of giving while living has g… Read More

CLEVELAND — As Terry Francona hobbled toward the home dugout at Progressive Field, a friendly face asked how he was feeling. “Like a hundred bucks,” said Cleveland&rsquo… Read More

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, is 41 years old in 2023. He is the eldest son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales, and the heir apparent to the British throne.  H… Read More

ON THIS DATE (20TH SEPTEMBER) 220 YEARS AGO : 'DARLING OF ERIN' BUTCHERED BY WESTMINSTER.Robert Emmet was born on the 4th March, 1778, a son of Dr Robert Emmet and Elizabeth Mason. His fat… Read More

A sizable territory in academic and historical tales is held by All Hallows College. This renowned organization, which was founded in 1842 in Drumcondra, Dublin, has a long history of promot… Read More

Under the leadership of Elon Musk, the platform has faced multiple controversies. Now, Meta’s latest innovation, Threads, enters the scene as a potential rival to topple Twitter’… Read More

Reading Time: 5 minutes Nelson Mandela Day: Art as a Catalyst for Change In the pantheon of great leaders who have graced the annals of human history, few stand as tall and majestic… Read More

The genius actor Cillian Murphy is one of the best actors working in Hollywood right now. The Irish actor has been performing since early in his life, actually, he has been working on perfec… Read More

The Indianapolis Colts today announced numerous promotions within its football operations. Nick Bayh has been named strategic football analyst. He is entering his second year with the C… Read More

ON THIS DATE (3RD MAY) 107 YEARS AGO : THREE REPUBLICAN DISSIDENTS EXECUTED BY THE BRITISH.Pictured - Pádraig Pearse, Thomas J Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh.On the 29th April 1916, a re… Read More

ON THIS DATE (28TH APRIL) 105 YEARS AGO : THE 'BATTLE OF ASHBOURNE'."You cannot put a rope around the neck of an idea...you cannot confine it in the strongest prison cell that your slaves co… Read More

One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II. In her 70 years on the throne, she helped modernize the monarchy across decades of… Read More

Originally given as a paper to the Leicester Secular Society, 11 September 2022 George Jacob HOlyoake and Charles Bradlaugh when young.Introduction Bradlaugh and Holyoake were the two… Read More

In case you missed the last ‘TN’s Triple-S’ coverage of Florida State Seminoles athletics, here is the recap: Sunday Seminoles Summary: FSU Basketball, Soccer, Softball… Read More

ON THIS DATE (19TH OCTOBER) 277 YEARS AGO : DEATH OF THE MAN WHO URGED THE IRISH "TO BURN EVERYTHING ENGLISH EXCEPT THEIR COAL"."Burn everything English but their coal" - the 'Hibernian Pa… Read More

ON THIS DATE (17TH AUGUST) 53 YEARS AGO : BRITISH PRESS RELEASE RE "DISTURBANCES" EXPOSES WESTMINSTER MINDSET.'Speech by the Prime Minister, Major The Rt. Hon. J.D. Chichester-Clark, D.L… Read More

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ON THIS DATE (15TH JUNE) SIX YEARS AGO : REPUBLICAN FIGHTER WITH 73 YEARS SERVICE COMMEMORATED.On the 13th June 1991, Tony Ruane (pictured) died in Dublin’s Mater Hospital — he w… Read More

ON THIS DATE (6TH APRIL) 101 YEARS AGO : TWO VOLUNTEERS MURDERED BY 'ROGUE' RIC MEN.The RIC and the Black and Tans (pictured), representatives of 'British justice' in Ireland in the 1920's w… Read More

ON THIS DATE (16TH MARCH) 115 YEARS AGO : DEATH OF A "LIFELONG IRISH SUBVERSIVE".'John O'Leary was a lifelong subversive, whose participation in extra-parliamentary attempts to achieve Irish… Read More

ON THIS DATE 76 YEARS AGO : DEATH OF A PARTY PERSON.Pádraic Ó Máille (pictured), one of the founders (in 1906) of the Sinn Féin organisation and of the Conradh na… Read More

ON THIS DATE (10TH NOVEMBER) 223 YEARS AGO : WOLFE TONE SENTENCED TO DEATH.Theobald Wolfe Tone was born on the 20th June, 1763 - the exact time and date of his death are unknown.He was sente… Read More

ON THIS DATE (1ST SEPTEMBER) 218 YEARS AGO : TWO 'DISSIDENTS' EXECUTED BY THE BRITISH.On the 1st of September, 1803 - 218 years ago, on this date - two Irishmen were executed by the British… Read More

AN APOLOGY TO OLIVER HOYLE, WILLIAM BURKE AND CHRISTOPHER BYRNE.When Ireland called forth her true sons of the heather,O'Boyle was the foremost to answer the call,The sons of the Rosses he b… Read More