Frank McDonald: 'I wanted to paint a picture of Ireland in the 50s and 60s

Frank McDonald: 'I wanted to paint a picture of Ireland in the 50s and 60s - it was a different country'

Irish Standard Time — Monday, December 03, 2018

Frank McDonald: 'I wanted to paint a picture of Ireland in the 50s and 60s - it was a different country'
- In the book, he details being in London aged 17 in 1967, when the Sexual Offences Act decriminalised homosexual acts in private between men.

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Martin tackles gangs on use of violence

Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Martin tackles gangs on use of violence : "Speaking in Dublin's Pro-Cathedral, the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin's Easter message tackled head-on those in society behind criminal violence. And in a reference to the recent dissident republican violence in the North, Dr Martin insisted the peace ... United Kingdom | Ireland

British exports to Ireland have nearly doubled since 2016 Brexit vote

Irish Standard Time — Friday, September 08, 2023

Ireland was the UK's fourth-biggest export market last year, ahead of France, China and even India, the largest economy in the Commonwealth. View article...

Secret Anglo-Irish air defence agreement dates back to the Cold War era

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Ireland maintains a secret arrangement dating back to the Cold War era allowing the UK to police the country's airspace despite concerns about the ... View article...

Time to tune out the static on the future of independent radio

Irish Standard Time — Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Time to tune out the static on the future of independent radio - More than 70pc of the Irish population, 2.5 million people , tune in daily, listening for an average of four hours each - more than in any other European ...

Ireland sees inflation averaging 4-5% this year

Irish Standard Time — Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Irish inflation is expected to average between 4% and 5% across 2023, lower than the 7.1% the finance ministry most recently forecast ... View article...

Suicide is killing the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people in Ireland

Irish Standard Time — Monday, March 06, 2017

Suicide is killing the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people in Ireland - But that is what's happening in the UK and Ireland today. Suicide is killing the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people , devastating families and ...

Child mental health: Ireland 'one of the worst countries' for digitalisation of records

Irish Standard Time — Friday, July 28, 2023

Dr Susan Finnerty conducted a review into the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and found the IT system to monitor patient records ... View article...

More people than ever received transplants in Ireland last year

Irish Standard Time — Thursday, May 29, 2014

More people than ever received transplants in Ireland last year - Ireland's survival rates compared to the UK paints a mixed picture, with marginally lower (0-2 per cent) survival rates for renal transplants, but with ...

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