South African leader was a true inspiration, a hero for all time Since Nelson Mandela’s death last Thursday thousands of tributes have been written into... Read More
Barrtalk
Song and France man The French are getting harder to like. Now they are attempting to indict Bob Dylan [Barrtalk’s number one all-time idol] on... Read More
IRA still shamed by murder of mother-of-ten All these years later the IRA still can’t get away from Jean McConville, the Protestant mother of ten... Read More
Little new hope for McCanns
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Madeline McCann remains the world’s most instantly recognisable child, her face known the world over. Her disappearance has taken a terrible toll on the face... Read More
Barrtalk: The truth about Ryanair
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Irish airline gets an unfair press because of its success The Ryanair trumpet, played moments after each of its aeroplanes touches down on the runway... Read More
Beautiful bridges and suicides
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The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is the most beautiful in the world but, like the Foyle Bridge in Derry, it has a dark... Read More