A Man with a Mission: Tommy Graham finds out about the man and his message. TG: Could you tell us a little about your background? BB: I was born in Limerick City in 1937, in what local people call ‘the parish’, St. Mary’s, the old medieval part of the city. My father had a very … Read more
1960 Down, captained by Kieran Mussen, became the first team from Northern Ireland to win the Sam Maguire Cup in Gaelic football when they defeated Kerry 2-10 to 0-8. 1917 Thomas Ashe, teacher and revolutionary, died in Mountjoy Jail as a result of force-feeding.Thomas Ashe (32) died in Mountjoy Prison after being forcibly fed whilst … Read more
1922 Arthur Griffith was elected president of Dáil Éireann. 1920 The League of Nations held its first meeting in Geneva. It was superseded by the United Nations on the same date in 1946. 1970 An estimated 6,000 attended an anti-apartheid demonstration outside Lansdowne Road as Ireland played South Africa in rugby. 1984 Seán MacEntee (95), … Read more