Sheppard’s The Gems in the Attic sale at Sheppard’s of Durrow, Co Laois, on January 28, includes an 18th-century wingback chair, stripped back to its bare essentials (Lot 534: est €400 to €600). The ...

Flow Country, in the far north, is the most intact and extensive blanket bog system in the world. Stretching across Caithness and Sutherland, tourists have branded it a place of ‘stark beauty ...

Gardaí called in by Europol tracked the phone to the comfortable, but unflashy, home of the suspected conman. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news ...

In the UK alone, peat bogs, moors and fens store about 3.2 billion tons of carbon - more than in woodlands and forests - but most are in a poor state after decades of being drained for farming or ...

Also new: the Oreo Dunk Club, which you can sign up for on the Oreo website to be notified of new Oreos, pre-sale events and giveaways, and help choose future Oreo activations. You can also order ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Irish Rose Saloon in downtown Rockford is for sale. Owner Mike Leifheit died in February 2024, at age 78. Leifheit owned the bar for 43 years. The building formerly ...

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Yedu Addison, highlighted the significance of the central bank’s internationally acclaimed banking sector cleanup. In an interview on PM Express ...

Irish sales of electric cars have been tumbling since the middle of 2023, when the grant paid by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for buying an EV was cut from €5,000 to €3,500.

Celebrity guests including Katherine Ryan, Dennis Taylor, Ed Byrne, Shayne Ward, Laura Whitmore and Carl Frampton join Anna in the new 15-part series Irish food is my passion and it’s a passion ...

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Both artists use bog oak from Offaly and beyond to produce pieces of real beauty, or as Brian says, "art and nature combined." Joe takes the pieces from the bog and preserves them to present them in a ...

Section 77 (1) of Act 930 provides that the BoG may, in respect of a prudential limit prescribed under this Act, impose a stricter limit for banks, specialised deposit-taking institutions or ...