RTE News- Roads damaged, flooding across parts of northwest August 23, 2017Heavy rain and violent storms have resulted in flooding across many parts of the northwest with firefighters in Northern Ireland responding to 60 flood reports in four hours.
- Headless torso is that of missing Swedish journalist August 23, 2017Police have identified a headless female torso washed ashore in Copenhagen as that of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
- Search on Mount Brandon for missing hillwalker August 23, 2017A search is under way in west Kerry for a missing hillwalker after a man in his 60s, who had been climbing Mount Brandon, failed to return to his car yesterday evening.
- Pepper spray used to disperse Trump protesters August 23, 2017Police have fired pepper spray to disperse protesters outside a rally by US President Donald Trump in Phoenix, Arizona, after being pelted with rocks and bottles.
- Offaly Rose Jennifer Byrne wins Rose of Tralee 2017 August 23, 2017Offaly Rose Jennifer Byrne has been crowned the winner of the Rose of Tralee 2017 in The Dome in Kerry - the first time Offaly has won the title.
- Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding face rape charges August 23, 2017Ulster and Ireland rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding are due in court in Belfast this morning to face rape charges.
- Man dies in overnight crash on Galway-Offaly border August 23, 2017A 23-year-old man has died in a road crash, near Banagher, on the Galway-Offaly border.
- INM private boardroom battle may go public at AGM August 23, 2017The annual general meeting of Independent News & Media takes place against a backdrop of significant boardroom tensions.
- UK govt paper to call for no ECJ role post-Brexit August 23, 2017The British government will today publish a negotiating position paper in which it will call for the end of the European Court of Justice's jurisdiction over the UK in all situations after Brexit.
- New initiatives to widen access to 3rd-level education August 23, 2017Details of new multi-million euro initiatives to widen access to third-level education for students who come from "non-traditional backgrounds" will be announced today.
- Roads damaged, flooding across parts of northwest August 23, 2017
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Borrow Books
Use Your Public Library to Borrow Books or Research Titles Available by Your Favourite Authors http://www.borrowbooks.ie/ BorrowBooks.ie – Irish Library Loans OnlineInstructions FAQsContacts About Cancel [Admin] Welcome to the BorrowBooks service. Here, you can search the online catalogues and websites … Continue reading
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Reading Quotes
Beware of the man of one book. ~ Anonymous ~ Good children’s literature appeals not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child. ~ Anonymous ~ A library is a hospital for the mind. … Continue reading
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Borrowing books from a Library
procedure for sourcing and retrieving Irish titles Continue reading
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Irish Publishing Record
Here is the catalogue of all Irish publishing records maintained by The National Library of Ireland Record of Irish Publishing The Library attempts to collect all printed material published in Ireland and offers two methods of accessing information on this … Continue reading
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Irish Literature
Title:Irish fiction Author: Wikipedia Full Text & Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_fiction The Internet, Online, 4/6/2015 Sample Text: Jonathan Swift — the first Irish novelist of note Although the epics of Celtic Ireland were written in prose and not verse, most people would … Continue reading
Top 100 Books By Havard Book Store
http://www.harvard.com/onourshelves/top100.html: Source online 16/12/08 A People’s History of the United States Howard ZinnThe Wind Up Bird Chronicles Haruki MurakamiThe New York Trilogy Paul AusterThe Crying of Lot 49 Thomas PynchonLord of the Rings J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre Charlotte BronteLolita Vladimir NabokovNineteen … Continue reading
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Book Reviews Online
Book Reviews from clare Public Library available online 18/12/08 http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/library/services/book_reviews/book_reviews.htm (Adult)Fiction:The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry Ripening Seed by Colette Chocolat by Joanne Harris The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz … Continue reading
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