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A bonfire topped with an effigy of a migrant boat. Homes set alight. During the Troubles, similar tactics were used to target ...
Meath don’t lose semi-finals to Ulster teams . In the rich annals of Meath football, the 1996 All-Ireland semi-final victory ...
Wow. So the "Orange Order," and the orange clothing worn by some of these marchers in Portrush and across Northern Ireland, and indeed the orange stripe in the flag of the Republic of Ireland, it's ...
It’s impossible to enhance the significance of the 12th of July on Northern Ireland’s calendar with any new historical facts or figures.
The R&A has held meetings with the Trump family as it navigates the thorny issue of the US president’s long-held desire to ...
The Open, as it is aptly called on this side of the Atlantic Ocean (our American friends continue to call it the British Open ...
The unfurling of flags and restating of allegiances links back to ancient conflicts and a religious schism that ultimately favoured Protestantism at the expense of Catholicism, the consequences of ...
British schoolchildren spend more time learning about the American civil rights movement than the English Civil War. An ...
A bonfire on a site that contains asbestos was set alight despite warnings over the dangers of doing so. Northern Ireland's ...
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Ben Lowry: The links between 1690, the Twelfth and the early US
Many people’s eyes will glaze over when they hear that today is the 335th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne.
Crowds lined the streets of cities, towns and villages all over Northern Ireland to attend Twelfth of July parades. Thousands ...