Edition 247 of Century Ireland with all the news from 100 years ago.
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President W.T. Cosgrave delivers New Year message of hop
Dublin, 2 January 1923
In his first News Year's address as President of the Free State, William T. Cosgrave said that his message for 1923 was one of hope: 'hope for peace, order, and goodwill; and hope for unity with our countrymen temporarily divorced from us.’
Bomb blast destroys politician’s shop on Dawson Street
Dublin, 1 January 1923
Dublin City was shaken by the force after a bomb which exploded in a shop on Dawson Street on 28 December.
Several people were injured in the blast, but there were no fatalities.
Some expelled workers return to Belfast shipyards amidst general decline in shipbuilding
Belfast, 30 December 1922
A number of men expelled from their jobs in the Belfast shipyards in the summer of 1920 are understood to have returned to their positions.
Mother and seven children killed in Wexford house fire - inquest fails to reach decision on whether fire was started maliciously or not
Wexford, 28 December 1922
Eight people, seven of them young children, have been killed in Co. Wexford when a devastating fire engulfed their family home.
George Russell writes on the destructiveness of civil war in open letter to republicans
Dublin, 29 December 1922
An open letter to Irish republicans, penned by the writer George Russell, also known by his pen name Æ, has appealed for them to abandon their guerrilla campaign and accept a democratic solution to the current civil strife.
Cost of living in Ireland in October 1922 nearly 90% higher than in 1914
Dublin, 2 January 1923
The cost of living in Ireland continues to rise.
The Cost of Living Committee, appointed by the Free State government to report on the price of essential commodities, has issued its latest report for the quarter up to mid-October 1922. The figures show a 3.6% rise on those for June 1922.
Johanna Green, daughter of John Redmond, dies months after the killing of her husband
Dublin, 29 December 1922
Johanna Green, daughter of the late leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party, John Redmond died yesterday.
Report of the Intermediate Education Board reveals spike in numbers sitting exams
Dublin, 30 December 1922
The Commissioners of Intermediate Education in Ireland have just published their report for 1921.
Presented to the now departed Lord Lieutenant Edmund Talbot in early October, it is the commission’s last report before the Irish Free State came into existence.
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