Harry Manning

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Harry Manning

Tributes have been paid to a Leaving Cert student who has died almost a week after an accident while swimming in Co Kerry. Luke Silles, 18, from Ballymacelligott, was swimming by Fenit Pier in north Kerry last Saturday 17 May, when the incident occurred. He was in a critical condition following the accident but died last night at University Hospital KerryThe young man was a sixth-year student at CBS The Green in Tralee where he was preparing to sit his Leaving Certificate exams.

1 month ago | rte.ie | Harry Manning

President Michael D Higgins will lead a commemoration ceremony to mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising on O'Connell Street in Dublin this afternoon. At midday, the Irish flag on top of the GPO will be lowered and the 1916 Proclamation of Independence will be read by Captain Conor Gibbons, as it was by Pádraig Pearse 109 years ago. The President will be joined by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris for the proceedings.

1 month ago | rte.ie | Harry Manning

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Jan 31, 2025 | rte.ie | Harry Manning

There are hopes that human remains found at the site of an ancient church in Belgium could be those of Irish war hero Patrick Sarsfield. Sarsfield is best known for his defence of Limerick against the forces of William of Orange in 1690, in an event known as the Siege of Limerick. Sarsfield, fighting for King James II, was eventually defeated, however he helped negotiate the famous Treaty of Limerick, which ended the Williamite war in Ireland.

Jan 22, 2025 | rte.ie | Harry Manning

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