independent.ie- When Maximus Decimus Meridius – AKA Russell Crowe in Gladiator – turned to the crowd and shouted the immortal words, ‘Are you not entertained?’, he had just single-handedly and ruthlessly beaten six well-trained and heavily armed warriors in...
independent.ie- Archaeologists have described as “exceptional” the discovery of an ancient Roman chariot, decorated with male and female erotic figures, near the town of Pompeii.
The large, four-wheeled ceremonial chariot was found in the remains of a villa to the...
republicworld- The Foreign Secretary of India, Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said that India has always stressed the importance of maintaining interaction with Chinese interlocutors that a 'normal bilateral relationship is contingent on peace and tranquility in the border areas...
irishtimes- There is a rip in the armpit of Orsola de Castro’s jumper. She raises her hand high in the air so I can see it: a slash of pale skin peeks from tomato-red wool. This “memory hole”, as...
irishtimes- Total Produce, which recently announced plans to merge with Dole Foods, has recorded a relatively strong financial performance for 2020 and announced a rise in its final full-year dividend.
The company reported a 1.7 per cent increase in revenues to €6.3...
irishtimes- Much of the recent commentary on the slow death of the Irish Credit Union sector is greatly exaggerated. It evokes an almost-Dickensian reflection of times past when the “man of the house” was paid in cash and, on the...
huffpost- A Democratic congressman accused Donald Trump in a federal lawsuit on Tuesday of inciting the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and of conspiring with his lawyer and extremist groups to try to prevent the Senate from certifying the results...
independent.ie- This week I’m in Mary Poppins mode as I make a list of “my favourite things”. The growing list comprises all of the items I cannot wait to liberate from their winter hibernation, plus the items I’ve been...
independent.ie- Members of Britain’s Labour Party are backing a campaign by a family which is fighting a court ban against five words of Irish being used on their mother’s headstone.
The party’s Irish Society, which includes Armagh-born MP Conor McGinn,...
breakingnews.ie- Shrove Tuesday – whether you’re invested in the religious aspects of the Christian tradition or not – is a day for cooking, eating and pan flipping together.
Falling on February 16th, here are just a few of the emotions...
