Cork’s industrial progress celebrated with arrival of Ford
Cork, 14 June 1917 - The economy of Cork is set to be transformed by the opening of the proposed Ford Tractor...
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Irish Bishops warn of food shortages
Cork, 19 February 1917 - Ireland’s Catholic bishops have warned, in their Lenten pastoral letters, of the acute food shortages...
Read moreTerror in Belgium
Brussels, 16 November 1916 - There are renewed reports of a ‘state of terror’ in Belgium. Stories of mass deportations...
Read moreExhibition of ‘enemy goods’ at National Museum
Dublin, 21 August 1916 - The National Museum of Ireland today opened a new exhibition of German and Austrian goods. The collection ...
Read moreBattle for Verdun rages on
Verdun, 1 March 1916 - The brutal battle for Verdun continues to rage today in the hills of north-eastern France. There are...
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Read moreProgress report on the rebuilding of Dublin
Dublin, 13 October 1917 - The City Architect for Dublin, C.J. McCarthy, has published a first progress report on the rebuilding...
Read moreBan lifted on controversial Ibsen play
Dublin, 24 October 1917 - The Theatre Royal in Dublin has staged a performance of Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen, a play that...
Read moreRedmond: Ireland more inflamed than at any time since 1916 Rising
Westminster - 23 October 1917 - Speaking to a packed House of Commons today, Mr John Redmond, the leader of the Irish...
Read moreMutiny in Germany
Berlin, 12 October 1917 - There are claims that there has been a mutiny involving the crews of four German battleships at...
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