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Irish actor debuts as 'father of atomic bomb' Oppenheimer in first teaser

Cillian Murphy has been pictured for the first time playing J Robert Oppenheimer, the man credited with the creation of the atomic bomb. The Peaky Blinders star, 46, takes on the role for Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming film about the Manhattan ...

29 Jul 2022 at 11:57

National News

Elderly Ukrainian man who survived four Nazi concentration camps killed by Russian blast

A 96-year-old man who survived four separate Nazi concentration camps during the Second World War (WWII) has been killed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. The death of Borys Romanchenko was confirmed by the country's Minister of Foreign ...

22 Mar 2022 at 16:45

National News

Four crewmen killed while four were rescued after World War II bomber crashed into the sea off Irish coast

On this day back in 1942, four people lost their lives after a RAF World War II bomber crashed off the Donegal coast. The Liberator LV341 aircraft sunk as it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean following an explosion board. The aircraft ...

13 Aug 2021 at 14:37

National News

Second World War map sparks hunt for Nazi-looted treasure

A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewellery looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. Armed with ...

24 Jan 2023 at 15:59

National News

'The abyss of humanity' - Auschwitz survivors commemorate 78th anniversary

Survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau have commemorated the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp in the final months of the Second World War, with some expressing horror that war has again shattered peace ...

27 Jan 2023 at 14:42

National News

Army technicians safely secure World War 2 bomb found in Mourne Mountains

A Second World War mortar has been made safe at a natural beauty spot in Co Down. Police said a member of the public found the device, which is thought to have been buried in the ground for some time. Army technical officers ...

11 Apr 2023 at 16:38

Events & Listings

Laois TD to give oration at World War I memorial in Portlaoise

People who died in World War One and other conflicts around the world will be remembered at events in Laois in November. A remembrance ceremony for those who died in World War One and in subsequent conflicts across the ...

12 Nov 2023 at 08:52

Memory Lane

US World War II pilot who crashed on bog was bought to Laois after rescue

2024 marks the 80th anniversary of an unusual crash landing involving Flight Officer Iris Dillon of the USA Air Force on an Offaly bog. The pilot's story takes us from San Diego to the skies of World War II, to ...

27 Jan 2024 at 15:52

Northern Ireland

New book shines a light on Ireland’s nurses in the Second World War

A new book has shone a light on the contribution of nurses from across Ireland working in dangerous conditions in the Second World War. Memories and records, as well as a roll of honour, of nurses from across ...

04 Jun 2024 at 11:00

Home

Word War 1 veteran, Jack Moyney commemorated in Rathdowney

A huge crowd of the local community, family members and military service people attended the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in honour of Sergeant John (Jack) Moyney in Rathdowney on Tuesday. The event, ...

15 Sept 2017 at 11:45

Local News

Laois World War I hero to be honoured in Rathdowney and Durrow

A World War I hero from Laois who won the Victoria Cross for bravery is to be celebrated and commemorated in his native Rathdowney. John (Jack) Moyney (sometimes spelled "Miney") was born in south Laois ...

25 Jul 2017 at 17:23

Home

Abbeyleix project aims to honour the memory of local men who fought and died in World War I

The staff at Heritage House Abbeyleix have been busy researching the names on the list of men who were presented with 'Certificates of Honour' in July 1917 by Lord de Vesci with the aim of holding an ...

10 Mar 2017 at 16:19

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