RTÉ News / Wednesday, 7 Sep 2022
Now that summer has yielded to autumn, the weather is cooler, and worries about keeping homes warm are foremost in some people's minds.
Demand for solid fuel - and especially for timber - is soaring, according to one Co Roscommon vendor.
"There is a good bit of interest in the turf this year, more than any year," he says. "People are looking to get a bit extra because they are afraid they won't get it next year."
Trimble's family confirmed his passing in a statement via the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) on Monday, July 25: “It is with great sadness that the family of Lord Trimble announce that he passed away peacefully earlier today following a short illness.”
In this year of Ireland’s centenary celebrations, Trinity College Dublin’s latest exhibition marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the alumni association for Trinity Women graduates.
Entitled ‘If a female had once passed the gate … ’: Trinity Women Graduates Centenary Exhibition 1922-2022, the exhibition is now on display in the Long Room. It is also available as an online exhibition on the Trinity Library website and on Google Cultural Institute.
Dan Murphy – Irish Central – 01 Jun 2022: On June 1, 1866, the Irish Fenian raid of Canada launched. A three-pronged invasion with the goal of capturing Quebec and making it the seat of the Irish Republic-in-exile.
In the sleepy town of Ridgeway, Ontario there stands an unobtrusive stone memorial cairn, a reminder of a defining moment in the Canadian Confederation and a political hot potato that sparked tensions between the governments of the United States and Britain.
Sinéad Hussey - RT News - 02 June 2022: Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin has said that a major plan to drive the development of tourism across Monaghan is another opportunity to build on regional tourism. Fáilte Ireland and Monaghan County Council have come together to launch a five-year tourism development plan for the county.
