Podcasts about Ulster

A special election is being held by the Narrowsburg Fire District to get permission to sell some equipment.  Veterans, families and community members have come together for a Veterans Brunch hosted by Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties.Ten people have arrested as part of a statewide sting for drug trafficking including in Ulster and Orange counties. A unique art installation is opening at the Liberty Mall. Jim Sabastian of Mid-Hudson News has the story.       

Neil Treacy is joined by Ian Keatley on this week's RTE Rugby podcast, as we look back on a tough start to the URC for the four Irish provinces.Former Munster out-half Keatley reacts to some explosive comments from his former captain Peter O'Mahony on the current state of Munster Rugby, and agrees that changes are needed in the way the organisation is run if they are to get back to former glory.The ex-Ireland international also recaps the province's defeat to Glasgow Warriors last Saturday, where he was encouraged by some elements of their game, in spite of the 26-20 loss.We look at Leinster's defeat to the Lions in Johannesburg, and pick out some of the positives Leo Cullen may have taken from a game where his side picked up two losing-bonus points.We analyse how Connacht were worn down in the final quarter by a powerful Stormers side in Galway on Friday night, and we look at how Ulster face a daunting trip to Glasgow as they try to rebound from their defeat to Edinburgh.00:00 - Hitting the panic button after four defeats for the provinces?05:25 - Ian reacts to Peter O'Mahony's comments on how Munster Rugby is run15:00 - Some positives in spits of defeat for Munster?18:20 - Signs of a new style of playing with Munster?22:50 - Caelan Doris reported to be out until the new year24:45 - Leinster pick up two bonus-points - will Leo Cullen be satisfied with that?33:00 - Connacht ground down by relentless Stormers35:15 - Have Irish teams got an issue playing the South Africans?41:10 - How much is Ian reading into Ulster's shocking 50 minutes against Edinburgh?48:30 - WXV with Hannah O'ConnorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sharon O'Donnell and her sons Evan and Glenn from Árainn Mhór in Co Donegal tell Oliver about how they're preparing to cross the Atlantic Ocean!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ulster are back in action and... it didn't go as planned.We chat about Ulster's opening game against Edinburgh and break down a real Jekyll-and-Hyde performance.We don't shy away from the bad. However, there was a bit of good too, albeit far too late into the game.All that and more as we get stuck into the start of Ulster's new season.

Jon Ronson joins Dion on today's Free State to talk about the manosphere, his time with Ian Paisley and his new book, The Castle. Learn more about Jon's new book here - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/455289/the-castle-by-ronson-jon/9780241754771 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ireland and Ulster rugby legend Rory Best together with 21 business leaders undertaking the 378km Rory's Miles to Mayo ─ the Trilogy walking challenge around the island of Ireland for Cancer Fund for Children will reach Galway city this afternoon (arriving at approximately 5pm).  Rory Best's former teammate, Ireland and Connacht rugby player Bundee Aki will join the walkers at Oranmore for the final stretch to Eyre Square. Cancer Fund for Children is an all-island charity that provides emotional, social and therapeutic support to children, young people and families impacted by cancer. Rory's Miles to Mayo ─ the Trilogy is the final part of a series of three physical fundraising challenges led by Rory Best for Cancer Fund for Children, which have raised over €2.5 million to date. Rory's Miles to Mayo is supported by headline sponsor Arachas Corporate Brokers, Ireland's largest nationwide insurance broker with 16 offices across Ireland, which has raised funds for Cancer Fund for Children across all of the Rory's Miles to Mayo challenges since 2021. Kingsbridge Private Hospital Group is on board as a supporting sponsor and has also been committed to this challenge since its inception. The penultimate day of the nine-day walk will see Rory and his team walk from Loughrea to Eyre Square in Galway city, passing through Carrabane, Knockaunglass, Athenry, Ross, Oranbeg, Oranmore and Ballybane along the 44.3km day-eight route. The Rory's Miles to Mayo ─ the Trilogy challenge will finish this Sunday, 20th September in Cong, Co Mayo. Cong is the location of Cancer Fund for Children's second Daisy Lodge therapeutic short break centre for children and families impacted by a cancer diagnosis, currently nearing completion and due to open in 2027. The fundraising target for Rory's Miles to Mayo ─ the Trilogy is around €1.5 million, which will go towards equipping Daisy Lodge in Cong, and help get it ready for opening its doors next year to enable Cancer Fund for Children to support more children and families.  Rory Best's latest challenge will take him full circle ─ his inaugural Rory's Miles to Mayo in 2021 saw him walk from Cancer Fund for Children's first Daisy Lodge in Newcastle, Co. Down to Cong, Co Mayo, where he broke ground at the site of the second Daisy Lodge. In 2023, a second Rory's Miles to Mayo challenge saw him walk from Dublin's Aviva Stadium to Cong. This time, Rory will get to see Daisy Lodge in Cong at near completion. As he set off on his leg to Galway City, Rory spoke to John Mulligan 

In the second of our four Bank Of Ireland Rugby Roadshows, Eoin Sheahan, Brian O'Driscoll and Andy Dunne were on stage at the Dexcom Stadium, speaking to ‘Mr Connacht' himself, John Muldoon, the assistant coach to Stuart Lancaster and former teammate of both Brian and Andy.This was the second of our Rugby Roadshows, as the new domestic season begins in a just over a week. We will also be going to Ulster and Munster next month, and there's still time for you to get your tickets! Get your tickets here: http://offtheball.com/eventsRugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

In the second of our four Bank Of Ireland Rugby Roadshows, Eoin Sheahan and Andy Dunne were on stage at the Dexcom Stadium, speaking to some of the stars of the current Connacht and Ireland setups!They were joined by props Finlay Bealham and Billy Bohan, as well as loose forward Paul Boyle, looking ahead to the new season, with the prospect of the World Cup at the end of it as well!This was the second of our Rugby Roadshows, as the new domestic season begins in a just over a week. We will also be going to Ulster and Munster next month, and there's still time for you to get your tickets! Get your tickets here: http://offtheball.com/eventsRugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

On this episode of the Stand Up Ulster Rugby Podcast, we're joined by teacher, coach, former player, student of the game and all-round good egg Mike Orchin-McKeever, the new head coach of Ballynahinch RFC.As you should know by now, Stand Up Ulster Rugby is about covering rugby right across Ulster, including the club game, schools rugby and the women's game, not just the senior men's game.So, in that spirit, we're talking all things club rugby with one of the best coaches in the province.Plenty on coaching, the game in Ulster, Ballynahinch and what comes next.Enjoy.

Professor Tom Hulme's second book reconstructs the erotic and romantic lives of queer men in Belfast across roughly seventy years, from the recriminalisation of sex between men in the 1880s to the emergence of a mainstream public debate about homosexuality in the 1950s. It follows men cruising the city centre, reading and passing around homosexual novels, forging relationships across the lines of class and religion, and navigating a world that was often more knowing and more tolerant than Northern Ireland's later reputation would suggest. Where we might expect only shame and fear, Hulme finds pride, defiance, and a guarded everyday acceptance, though one whose limits fell hard on those caught with much younger partners, and one that narrowed sharply after the Second World War. Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation (Cornell UP, 2026) is built from two very different archives, the criminal record of some sixty Belfast court cases and shaped by the violence of policing, and the extraordinary personal diaries of David Strain, forty-three volumes and perhaps two million words, brought into scholarly use here for the first time. Out of that pairing Hulme develops the book's broader argument, a case for intimate, emotionally invested methods in the history of sexuality, and two organising ideas: the "intimate queer city," in which Belfast's very scale and familiarity shaped how men met and loved, and the "queer Irish world," which places sailors, the docks, and migration between Belfast, Liverpool, and New York at the centre of the story. Along the way the book takes up religion and respectability, masculinity on trial, and the entanglement of queerness with the ethnonational and sectarian order of Ulster. Belfastmen is published open access by Cornell University Press and can be read for free through the Cornell Open initiative. About the author Tom Hulme is a professor at Queen's University Belfast and a cultural historian of modern Britain and Ireland. He is Principal Investigator of the Arts and Humanities Research Council project Queer Northern Ireland: Sexuality Before Liberation, run with Professor Leanne McCormick, and the author of After the Shock City: Urban Culture. His work on queer history has appeared in Irish Historical Studies, The History of the Family, and the Journal of the History of Sexuality, and his research has been covered in the Guardian and the Irish Times. About the host Niall Herron is a PhD researcher in Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast. His ethnographic work examines queer experience during the Northern Ireland Troubles, taking the everyday as a focal point for how queerness and space were assembled across the period, and how sexuality, gender, region, ethnonational identity, and class were bound up together. His writing has appeared in the anthropology journal Ethnos and the academic queer history blog NOTCHES. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Professor Tom Hulme's second book reconstructs the erotic and romantic lives of queer men in Belfast across roughly seventy years, from the recriminalisation of sex between men in the 1880s to the emergence of a mainstream public debate about homosexuality in the 1950s. It follows men cruising the city centre, reading and passing around homosexual novels, forging relationships across the lines of class and religion, and navigating a world that was often more knowing and more tolerant than Northern Ireland's later reputation would suggest. Where we might expect only shame and fear, Hulme finds pride, defiance, and a guarded everyday acceptance, though one whose limits fell hard on those caught with much younger partners, and one that narrowed sharply after the Second World War. Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation (Cornell UP, 2026) is built from two very different archives, the criminal record of some sixty Belfast court cases and shaped by the violence of policing, and the extraordinary personal diaries of David Strain, forty-three volumes and perhaps two million words, brought into scholarly use here for the first time. Out of that pairing Hulme develops the book's broader argument, a case for intimate, emotionally invested methods in the history of sexuality, and two organising ideas: the "intimate queer city," in which Belfast's very scale and familiarity shaped how men met and loved, and the "queer Irish world," which places sailors, the docks, and migration between Belfast, Liverpool, and New York at the centre of the story. Along the way the book takes up religion and respectability, masculinity on trial, and the entanglement of queerness with the ethnonational and sectarian order of Ulster. Belfastmen is published open access by Cornell University Press and can be read for free through the Cornell Open initiative. About the author Tom Hulme is a professor at Queen's University Belfast and a cultural historian of modern Britain and Ireland. He is Principal Investigator of the Arts and Humanities Research Council project Queer Northern Ireland: Sexuality Before Liberation, run with Professor Leanne McCormick, and the author of After the Shock City: Urban Culture. His work on queer history has appeared in Irish Historical Studies, The History of the Family, and the Journal of the History of Sexuality, and his research has been covered in the Guardian and the Irish Times. About the host Niall Herron is a PhD researcher in Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast. His ethnographic work examines queer experience during the Northern Ireland Troubles, taking the everyday as a focal point for how queerness and space were assembled across the period, and how sexuality, gender, region, ethnonational identity, and class were bound up together. His writing has appeared in the anthropology journal Ethnos and the academic queer history blog NOTCHES. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Professor Tom Hulme's second book reconstructs the erotic and romantic lives of queer men in Belfast across roughly seventy years, from the recriminalisation of sex between men in the 1880s to the emergence of a mainstream public debate about homosexuality in the 1950s. It follows men cruising the city centre, reading and passing around homosexual novels, forging relationships across the lines of class and religion, and navigating a world that was often more knowing and more tolerant than Northern Ireland's later reputation would suggest. Where we might expect only shame and fear, Hulme finds pride, defiance, and a guarded everyday acceptance, though one whose limits fell hard on those caught with much younger partners, and one that narrowed sharply after the Second World War. Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation (Cornell UP, 2026) is built from two very different archives, the criminal record of some sixty Belfast court cases and shaped by the violence of policing, and the extraordinary personal diaries of David Strain, forty-three volumes and perhaps two million words, brought into scholarly use here for the first time. Out of that pairing Hulme develops the book's broader argument, a case for intimate, emotionally invested methods in the history of sexuality, and two organising ideas: the "intimate queer city," in which Belfast's very scale and familiarity shaped how men met and loved, and the "queer Irish world," which places sailors, the docks, and migration between Belfast, Liverpool, and New York at the centre of the story. Along the way the book takes up religion and respectability, masculinity on trial, and the entanglement of queerness with the ethnonational and sectarian order of Ulster. Belfastmen is published open access by Cornell University Press and can be read for free through the Cornell Open initiative. About the author Tom Hulme is a professor at Queen's University Belfast and a cultural historian of modern Britain and Ireland. He is Principal Investigator of the Arts and Humanities Research Council project Queer Northern Ireland: Sexuality Before Liberation, run with Professor Leanne McCormick, and the author of After the Shock City: Urban Culture. His work on queer history has appeared in Irish Historical Studies, The History of the Family, and the Journal of the History of Sexuality, and his research has been covered in the Guardian and the Irish Times. About the host Niall Herron is a PhD researcher in Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast. His ethnographic work examines queer experience during the Northern Ireland Troubles, taking the everyday as a focal point for how queerness and space were assembled across the period, and how sexuality, gender, region, ethnonational identity, and class were bound up together. His writing has appeared in the anthropology journal Ethnos and the academic queer history blog NOTCHES. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Professor Tom Hulme's second book reconstructs the erotic and romantic lives of queer men in Belfast across roughly seventy years, from the recriminalisation of sex between men in the 1880s to the emergence of a mainstream public debate about homosexuality in the 1950s. It follows men cruising the city centre, reading and passing around homosexual novels, forging relationships across the lines of class and religion, and navigating a world that was often more knowing and more tolerant than Northern Ireland's later reputation would suggest. Where we might expect only shame and fear, Hulme finds pride, defiance, and a guarded everyday acceptance, though one whose limits fell hard on those caught with much younger partners, and one that narrowed sharply after the Second World War. Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation (Cornell UP, 2026) is built from two very different archives, the criminal record of some sixty Belfast court cases and shaped by the violence of policing, and the extraordinary personal diaries of David Strain, forty-three volumes and perhaps two million words, brought into scholarly use here for the first time. Out of that pairing Hulme develops the book's broader argument, a case for intimate, emotionally invested methods in the history of sexuality, and two organising ideas: the "intimate queer city," in which Belfast's very scale and familiarity shaped how men met and loved, and the "queer Irish world," which places sailors, the docks, and migration between Belfast, Liverpool, and New York at the centre of the story. Along the way the book takes up religion and respectability, masculinity on trial, and the entanglement of queerness with the ethnonational and sectarian order of Ulster. Belfastmen is published open access by Cornell University Press and can be read for free through the Cornell Open initiative. About the author Tom Hulme is a professor at Queen's University Belfast and a cultural historian of modern Britain and Ireland. He is Principal Investigator of the Arts and Humanities Research Council project Queer Northern Ireland: Sexuality Before Liberation, run with Professor Leanne McCormick, and the author of After the Shock City: Urban Culture. His work on queer history has appeared in Irish Historical Studies, The History of the Family, and the Journal of the History of Sexuality, and his research has been covered in the Guardian and the Irish Times. About the host Niall Herron is a PhD researcher in Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast. His ethnographic work examines queer experience during the Northern Ireland Troubles, taking the everyday as a focal point for how queerness and space were assembled across the period, and how sexuality, gender, region, ethnonational identity, and class were bound up together. His writing has appeared in the anthropology journal Ethnos and the academic queer history blog NOTCHES.Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/lgbtq-studies Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Professor Tom Hulme's second book reconstructs the erotic and romantic lives of queer men in Belfast across roughly seventy years, from the recriminalisation of sex between men in the 1880s to the emergence of a mainstream public debate about homosexuality in the 1950s. It follows men cruising the city centre, reading and passing around homosexual novels, forging relationships across the lines of class and religion, and navigating a world that was often more knowing and more tolerant than Northern Ireland's later reputation would suggest. Where we might expect only shame and fear, Hulme finds pride, defiance, and a guarded everyday acceptance, though one whose limits fell hard on those caught with much younger partners, and one that narrowed sharply after the Second World War. Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation (Cornell UP, 2026) is built from two very different archives, the criminal record of some sixty Belfast court cases and shaped by the violence of policing, and the extraordinary personal diaries of David Strain, forty-three volumes and perhaps two million words, brought into scholarly use here for the first time. Out of that pairing Hulme develops the book's broader argument, a case for intimate, emotionally invested methods in the history of sexuality, and two organising ideas: the "intimate queer city," in which Belfast's very scale and familiarity shaped how men met and loved, and the "queer Irish world," which places sailors, the docks, and migration between Belfast, Liverpool, and New York at the centre of the story. Along the way the book takes up religion and respectability, masculinity on trial, and the entanglement of queerness with the ethnonational and sectarian order of Ulster. Belfastmen is published open access by Cornell University Press and can be read for free through the Cornell Open initiative. About the author Tom Hulme is a professor at Queen's University Belfast and a cultural historian of modern Britain and Ireland. He is Principal Investigator of the Arts and Humanities Research Council project Queer Northern Ireland: Sexuality Before Liberation, run with Professor Leanne McCormick, and the author of After the Shock City: Urban Culture. His work on queer history has appeared in Irish Historical Studies, The History of the Family, and the Journal of the History of Sexuality, and his research has been covered in the Guardian and the Irish Times. About the host Niall Herron is a PhD researcher in Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast. His ethnographic work examines queer experience during the Northern Ireland Troubles, taking the everyday as a focal point for how queerness and space were assembled across the period, and how sexuality, gender, region, ethnonational identity, and class were bound up together. His writing has appeared in the anthropology journal Ethnos and the academic queer history blog NOTCHES. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

On episode 249 I'm delighted to be joined by former Tyrone footballer and All-Ireland winner Conor Meyler.A key part of Tyrone's 2021 All-Ireland winning team, Conor enjoyed an outstanding career that also included three Ulster titles, an All-Ireland U21 medal, a Sigerson Cup with St Mary's and an All-Star award. After a decade at inter-county level, a series of serious injuries ultimately forced him to walk away from the game at just 31.We discuss the reality of retirement when it isn't entirely your choice, the identity void that can come with leaving elite sport, and the lessons Conor learned about what really drives performance. We explore his shift from chasing physical metrics and working harder to understanding self-awareness, courage, trust and the “invisibles” that create high-performing teams.We also get into the wider player welfare challenges within Gaelic Games, the demands placed on players balancing club, county, college, work and travel, and what needs to change to protect athletes.Conor also shares what comes next — from performance coaching and leadership consultancy to his PhD research — and why “Trust and Faith” has become his guiding mantra for the next chapter.A fascinating conversation about elite performance, injury, identity, leadership, player welfare and finding purpose beyond the game.Find Conor here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-meyler https://www.instagram.com/conormeyler/ This episode is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sport Expo Ireland⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,  a brand-new event taking place at the Sport Ireland Campus on April 21st and 22nd, 2027.  Designed to connect stakeholders from every corner of the Irish sporting landscape. Attendees will hear from leading voices in sport, take part in interactive workshops and masterclasses, explore the latest developments in elite performance, business and technology. Whether you're involved in elite performance, grassroots, business, or simply passionate about where Irish sport is heading, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sport Expo Ireland ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠is set to become one of the most exciting gatherings on the sporting calendar. To learn more, register your interest, and explore opportunities, visit https://qrco.de/bgrRu3 . Limited time offer use the code SIDELINE15 for a discount off your ⁠⁠⁠⁠@sportexpoireland⁠⁠⁠⁠ tickets. Discounted tickets and support the podcast… a double win!Follow The Sideline Live Social Media channels and the host Orla here: https://linktr.ee/TheSidelineLiveRecorded using Samson Q2 microphone, Edited using GarageBandIntro music, Watered Eyes by a talented Irish artist, Dillon Ward check him out ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ . If you are looking to set up your own podcast get in touch with the Prymal Productions team ⁠⁠⁠www.prymal.ie⁠⁠⁠ 

DJ Jesse Luscious dives into heavier new tunes from Wolfbrigade, Master Boot Record, Gyasi, & Zorn along with classics from Nausea, Witch Hunt, Napalm Death, War On Women, & takes a look at the classic 1984 US HC comp "Rat Music For Rat People Volume 2" with Butthole Surfers, Minutemen, MDC, & Big Boys! You'll also hear new punk & weirdo tracks from The Get Arounds, Ruled By Raptors, The Bitter Pills, The Room, & Barbican Estate and classics from Subhumans, Dead Milkmen, L7, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Turbonegro, Andrew W.K., Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards, Sham 69, & Black Flag! Karen Dió- Choke L7- Till The Wheels Fall Off Get Arounds- Going Out Tonight Joan Jett And The Blackhearts- Push And Stomp Gyasi- You Got The Look Turbonegro- Age Of Pamparius (edit) Wolfbrigade- Cold War Bootlicker Witch Hunt- Treadmill March Nausea- Cybergod War On Women- Lone Wolves Zorn- Catholic Girls Napalm Death- When All Is Said And Done Master Boot Record- Dot Matrix Andrew W.K.- Party Hard Ruled By Raptors- Recissory Bitter Pills- Bad Monday Sham 69- Ulster (live) Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards- Wine And Roses Room- Drones Black Flag- Sinking Barbiacan Estate- Song For Derek Dead Milkmen- Plum Dumb Weatheredman And The Noise- History Big Boys- History Butthole Surfers- Butthole Surfers Theme (edit) Minutemen- Fake Contest MDC- Pay To Come Along Subhumans- From The Cradle To The Grave

Gen. George Washington reorganized his army into three divisions, including one led by Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam, for whom Putnam County was later named. The Turtle, a submersible pod built by David Bushnell and piloted by Ezra Lee, attempted to attack the 64-gun HMS Eagle in New York Harbor. Washington asked Congress to send 600 men from Orange and Ulster counties to the Highlands to defend and strengthen its forts. In Philadelphia, Congress adopted the name "United States of America." After Washington retreated to what is now Morningside Heights, the Council of War voted 10-3 to abandon New York City as indefensible. British ships ferried 4,000 troops to Kip Bay [34th Street]. After a quick victory, Maj. Gen William Howe pushed his forces north to what is now 90th Street. On Sept. 20, a fire destroyed 493 buildings between Broadway and the Hudson River. On Sept. 22, the British hanged the spy Nathan Hale, 21, in Manhattan. He had been posing as a Dutch schoolteacher. By one account, Hale's final words included the lament, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Some speculate Hale was reciting a line from Cato, a popular play: "What pity is it / That we can die but once to serve our country." Detective Scanlon caused a stir when he alighted from an early train with Dan Bow, who had escaped from the Carmel jail on April 11. "This is the first time we remember when an escaped prisoner was ever returned to our county jail," said The Cold Spring Recorder. Johnny Parker was cleaning a pane in the front door at Carey Brown's place when he slipped off the chair and pushed his hand through the glass, badly slicing his wrist. The U.S. steamer Mayflower, manned by cadet engineers, docked at Cold Spring. "The sailors, with the true instinct of that profession, got a taste of our 'firewater' the moment one of them got leave to come ashore," The Recorder said. A rough-looking "humbug" circulated in Cold Spring selling a powder that he claimed would prevent a kerosene lamp from exploding. Several boxes were sold. Another crowd gathered around a trader of packaged stationery who had "a discordant banjo and a jabber of nonsense," according to The Recorder. After the driest summer in six years, with just 6 inches of rain, the pump at the corner of Main and Market went dry. The window of the telegraph office was draped in mourning for Miss Dykeman, the late operator. Robert Barton opened a news depot three doors from the post office, with all the New York City periodicals and delivery to anywhere in Cold Spring. J.G. Southard put up a lantern in front of his store, making four on one side of Main Street, with Baxter's, Southard's, McCarty's and O'Donnell's. James Ladue, who left Cold Spring 12 years earlier to enlist in the Union Army, returned to work at the West Point Foundry. The Town Hall hosted a return engagement by Blind Tom Wiggins, 27 (below), a pianist who had visited five years earlier. Promoters said the former slave from Georgia was discovered as a boy playing pieces he heard when the girls practiced. A.W. Cole, a Putnam Valley farmer, harvested a 14-inch ear of corn with 592 kernels. John Foster, Edward Foster and Peter McCaffery shot three raccoons in Breakneck Hollow that weighed 18, 19 and 27 pounds. The village president offered to return his $25 annual salary [about $780 today] as trustee to repair the southerly walk on Bank Street. He had opposed paying the trustees. Hance Wood added a sign to his blacksmith shop that covered the front of the building. The Hudson River Railroad extended the signal wires from Sandy Landing to a point near the depot, eliminating the need for a day hand and a night watch. Kent Henlon, keeper of the Putnam County farm, grew a 40-pound watermelon to enter at the fair, but someone stole it from the field. The school year started at the Nelsonville school with a record attendance of 95 pupils. The Garrison Union Free School, with 96 students, had a new principal, F.D. ...

In the first of our four Bank Of Ireland Rugby Roadshows, Eoin Sheahan and Andy Dunne were on stage at the new LAYA Arena, speaking to some Leinster legends and current stars!For the second part of the Leinster edition of the Roadshow, Eoin and Andy were joined by head coach entering his final year Leo Cullen, as well as two-time World Cup winning coach and Leinster assistant coach Jacques Nienaber.This was just the first of our Rugby Roadshows, as the new domestic season begins in a few short weeks. We will also be going to Connacht, Ulster and Munster, and there's still time for you to get your tickets! Get your tickets here: http://offtheball.com/eventsRugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

In the first of our four Bank Of Ireland Rugby Roadshows, Eoin Sheahan and Andy Dunne were on stage at the new LAYA Arena, speaking to some Leinster legends and current stars!They were first joined by current Leinster and Ireland stars Josh van der Flier and Joe McCarthy, before Leinster legend Malcolm O'Kelly jumped on stage.This was just the first of our Rugby Roadshows, as the new domestic season begins in a few short weeks. We will also be going to Connacht, Ulster and Munster, and there's still time for you to get your tickets! Get your tickets here: http://offtheball.com/eventsRugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

In this episode of the Stand Up Ulster Rugby Podcast, we sit down with Ritchie McMaster for a wide-ranging chat about schools rugby in Ulster.Ritchie reflects on the experience of winning the Schools' Cup with Campbell College, sharing some of the lessons, memories and moments that helped shape that successful campaign.We also look beyond results and trophies to discuss the bigger picture of developing young rugby players. Ritchie offers his thoughts and advice for coaches and parents, including how to create the right environment for young people to enjoy the game, develop their skills and deal with the pressures that can come with schools rugby.A great conversation for anyone involved in the schools game, whether you're a player, coach, parent or simply passionate about the future of Ulster Rugby.

Phil has discussed his feelings about ‘The War of the Waleses' many times. But he's never before gone into detail about the remarkable documentary project he made with Patrick Jephson over 20 years ago. Now, with Patrick's permission, he will do. The highlight is the story behind an astonishing interview with Penny Junor and what it revealed about efforts to trash Diana just a few months after her death, as part of an operation designed by the then Prince Charles' most trusted advisors to boost support for him and Camilla.It's a dark and somewhat sinister story that infuriated Patrick, and it directly affected the upbringing of William and Harry and - Phil believes - lies at the heart of Harry's own anger at his family. With Diana's death anniversary in the news - and plans for a major biography by her brother for next year (the 30th anniversary of her tragic death), this is a story that will not be going away anytime soon.You can watch the 2003 programme here...(FREE sign up required)https://www.reutersconnect.com/app/item/charles-the-battle-with-diana/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMDM6bmV3c21sX01UM1pJTVBMRUlNR05WSURNQU01MjIPhil is then joined by his old friend and collaborator John Ware, one of Britain's most distinguished investigative reporters. John has extraordinary access to details and personalities from the secret war in Ulster during the ‘Troubles'. In a new book he reveals some shocking and disturbing new evidence of how ‘agents' run by the British state were allowed to carry out the most awful of crimes, and why details of that are still deeply protected.John's book is available here...https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neither-Conf...Phil's 2005 film on 911 is here... • The Flight that Fought Back There's information and extracts from Phil's own book here. It's about to be published in paperback too...https://sites.google.com/view/1945the...You can order his book on Amazon UK and Amazon Australia, India and NZ - and it is available all around the world as an e-book and an audio book...https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoni...*We now have a Thank You button (next to the 'three dots') for small donations that help support our work*Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you'd like to get scandalous with? We're here to help...https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalM...If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, it will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears.THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available on watch on youtube.Please follow the Podcast (and Phil) below...The Scandal Mongers...https://x.com/mongerspodcastPhil Craig...https://x.com/philmcraigYou can get in touch with the show via...team@podcastworld.org(place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading)Show Produced by Podcast World Soho, London W1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Farcical parody of a magazine radio show with absurd guests, debates and live music. Series three begins with shocking news for Michael Fry: David Beckham has sold his stake in Ulster FM, leaving Michael Fry facing an uncertain future as a mysterious new owner prepares to take control of the station.Elsewhere, sports reporter Ali McCafferty provides live match-style coverage from his daughter's wedding in Marbella, pet expert Dr Alison Fluff takes calls about unusual animal behaviour, and investigative journalist Dick Windows heads to the North Pole to expose Santa Claus' alleged data-harvesting operation. Featuring news, travel, fake adverts, listener calls and music from Agatha Christie Moore. Written by Michael Fry, Sean Burke, Ciara Knight, Eleanor Morton, Carl Kinsella and Mick McCullagh.Performed by Michael Fry, Sean Burke, Ciara Knight and Ruby Campbell. Producer: Marc McElroy Executive Editor: Andy Martin

Farcical parody of a magazine radio show with absurd guests, debates and live music. Ulster FM mourns the death of founder Sir Maurice Ulster following his fatal skydiving accident at Rock on the Lough. As tributes pour in from friends, rivals and former associates, Michael tries to navigate his grief while anxiously awaiting the reading of his father's will. Convinced he is about to inherit both a fortune and the radio station, he begins planning for life at the top. But everything changes when Sir Maurice's final wishes are revealed live on air. As long-buried secrets emerge and rival claimants gather in the studio, Michael discovers that his father's last prank may be his cruellest yet. Written by Michael Fry, Sean Burke, Ciara Knight, Eleanor Morton, Carl Kinsella and Mick McCullagh Performed by Michael Fry, Sean Burke, Ciara Knight and Ruby Campbell. Producer: Marc McElroy Executive Editor: Andy Martin.

.One of the great tragedies of Western history is the severing of the Druidic lineage: an oral tradition carried in the body and the voice, hunted to near-extinction by Rome, leaving an entire people with no way to trace themselves back to their own indigenous roots. Emilio Miller-Lopez is one of thehttps://greenseek.ai/ rare few who found the thread and followed it home. Sent back toward his own ancestry by Native elders who told him the mending of the sacred hoop meant finding his own roots rather than borrowing theirs, he was eventually initiated as a bard of the Gaelic Order of Ulster through a student of Ben McGrady — the last of the old druids — and spent the next two decades rebuilding indigenous European culture through music, festival, and the seasonal fire calendar. He also builds AI.The conversation moves from the oak groves to the data centers and finds the same story told twice. Emilio traces the word dominion — man's dominion over the beasts, dominion over the land, dominion over human beings under chattel slavery — straight to Dominion Energy, the monopoly utility now sitting at the crossroads of the entire AI buildout in Northern Virginia. Along the way: what Julius Caesar actually recorded about the Druids and their astronomy, why Merlin was a title rather than a man, why the cross-quarter fire festivals survived two thousand years of suppression when the written lineage did not, and why the real practice was never supernatural power but the far harder discipline of going into a grove and listening.Then the harder question, and the one the whole episode turns on: whether this new magic can be used without repeating the extraction that built everything before it. Emilio makes the case that abstaining isn't resistance — that the kid who hates AI could be using AI to fight the AI she hates — and that nothing has ever displaced a polluting incumbent except a more attractive alternative, the way organic food went from a co-op fringe to the shelves at Walmart. They get into why running a hyper-cluster to generate a recipe is hitting a thumbtack with a sledgehammer, what happens to your most private questions once they become a product, hallucination inside weapons targeting systems, and the strange synchronicities that started showing up when he pointed a machine at Pythagorean number theory. His line for all of it: intelligence that does not serve life is suicidal.

When it comes to art from the 2 main political traditions in the North of Ireland, one is significantly more culturally confident. Ulster Unionism has created awful art, by right wingers with lower cognitive ability and emotional intelligence. Today I look at how and why this resonates artistically with very few people, whilst Irish art is admired worldwide.Grma xInline G Merch ⭐️www.Inlineg.myshopify.comInline G Patreon ⭐️www.patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcastInline G will ALWAYS be free of charge, but signing up to the Patreon helps let this podcast reach new heights, if you can afford it. You'll also get to ask questions to upcoming guests as well as get early access to some episodes. Or if you'd rather not spend money, subscribing to my YouTube channel and following me on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok is a HUGE way to support the podcast. It'll cost you nothing, and it really makes a difference to the algorithm gods. So please interact however you can; like, comment, or subscribe, and help keep this podcast lit xIntro music: Rhythm=Power by Spodo Komodo. Used with permission. All rights reserved by the creator.Chapters:00:00 - Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla03:53 - Unionists Vote for Darth Vade07:32 - Irish vs Unionist Art10:57 - Protestant Artists Identify as Irish13:53 - Thank You, Regular Listeners

Gareth Steenson and Peter Lockhart discuss three key new players that will make a difference to Ulster this season...

Ryan Caldwell is a former rugby star who played for Ireland and Ulster, but his story, as detailed in his incredible autobiography 'White Lines', is far from a typical sports story.Ryan joins The Last Word to discuss his descent into drug addiction, ending up in a prison cell, and how he rebuilt his life.Hear the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Former Irish and Ulster rugby player, Ryan Caldwell, tells Brendan about his descent, from playing professional rugby into drug addiction and prison. Ryan's autobiography ‘White Lines' details this journey and how he rebuilt his life using shamanic wisdom, meditation and plant-based medicine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Self-described former Unionist, TIK Tok, Irish-Northern Irish-British identity content creator, Claire JC, joins Tony in the Tortoise Shack to talk about her journey, identity-wise, politically and even geographically. We discuss the United Ireland movement, the Happy Lundy community and why she is building Ulster Says Maybe. A cracker of a chat, and no Andy, a border poll is not off the table. Find Claire at https:https://www.patreon.com/UlsterSaysMaybe and at //www.tiktok.com/@clairejc_official The Police Surveillance of journalists podcast is out here:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-167637329 Roa'a in Gaza podcast is here:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-167819316

In this bonus episode of The Language Question ~ Ceist na Teangan, host Finghin Mac Cárthaigh (Flor McCarthy) sits down with Réamonn Ó Ciaráin, Chief Executive Officer of Gael Linn, author, educator, and long-time Irish language advocate.Together, they explore Réamonn's personal journey with the Irish language, beginning with his childhood in Crossmaglen, his first joyful experiences of learning Irish through school, song, community classes and the GAA, and the powerful influence of teachers, family, and the Gaeltacht on his life.Thanks for your interest in The Language Question ~ Ceist na Teangan! Subscribe for free to receive priority notifications on future episodes and to access valuable Irish language learning resources.Throughout the conversation, Réamonn reflects on his 30-plus years with Gael Linn, the organisation's role in strengthening and widening the Irish language, and the importance of giving learners real opportunities to use Irish outside the classroom.This episode reminds us that Irish is not only a school subject or a cultural inheritance, but a living language that continues to inspire people in Ireland and across the world.This Episode Celebrates:* The lifelong impact of positive early experiences with Irish* The work of Gael Linn in promoting and revitalising the language* The importance of schools, families, communities, and the Gaeltacht* The growing global interest in Irish among adult learners and new communitiesIf you've ever wondered how Irish can move from the classroom into real life, community, family, creativity, and cultural identity, this conversation offers a deeply thoughtful and inspiring perspective.Thanks for your interest in The Language Question ~ Ceist na Teangan! Subscribe for free to receive priority notifications on future episodes and to access valuable Irish language learning resources.Podcast NotesA Childhood Introduction to IrishRéamonn shares memories of growing up in Crossmaglen, where Irish first came into his life through a dedicated teacher, local GAA classes, songs, prayers, and small but meaningful moments that stayed with him.The Influence of Teachers, Family, and the GaeltachtHe reflects on the teachers who inspired him, the respect for Irish within his family, and the powerful effect of spending time in the Gaeltacht as a young teenager.A Life's Work with Gael LinnRéamonn discusses joining Gael Linn in 1993 and how his career developed from cultural schemes to education and eventually to his current role as CEO. He describes the organisation's mission as strengthening and widening the Irish language in Ireland and abroad.Thanks for your interest in The Language Question ~ Ceist na Teangan! Subscribe for free to receive priority notifications on future episodes and to access valuable Irish language learning resources.Creating Real Opportunities to Use IrishThe conversation explores Gael Linn's work through debating, music, public speaking, sports, Gaeltacht experiences, adult classes, online learning, and school initiatives such as Gaelbhratach. Réamonn emphasises that learners need meaningful opportunities to use the Irish they already have.Policy, Education, and the Future of the LanguageRéamonn offers a thoughtful assessment of Irish language policy, education, exemptions, the growth of Gaelscoileanna, and the urgent challenges facing the Gaeltacht. While he recognises serious concerns, he also points to major advances and a growing confidence around the language.Why Irish Still MattersTowards the end of the episode, Réamonn reflects on what motivates him: the belief that Irish carries something essential about identity, belonging, heritage, creativity, and spirit. He speaks about the joy of seeing young people, adult learners, and communities reconnecting with the language in new and modern ways.Free Irish Learning ResourcesIf you enjoyed this episode of The Language Question ~ Ceist na Teangan and want to continue your Irish language journey:Access free Irish learning resources, stay updated on upcoming episodes, and receive exclusive content.Sign up here:Free ResourcesThe Language Question ~ Ceist na Teangan Free ResourcesYou can also follow my writing on Substack:Thanks for your interest in The Language Question ~ Ceist na Teangan! Subscribe for free to receive priority notifications on future episodes and to access valuable Irish language learning resources.A newsletter and community for anyone learning the Irish language as an adultSlán tamall,Finghin Mac CárthaighHost – The Language Question ~ Ceist na TeanganMore on Réamonn Ó CiaráinRéamonn Ó Ciaráin is the Chief Executive Officer of Gael Linn, the non-profit organisation dedicated to revitalising and promoting the Irish language and culture. He has been with Gael Linn since 1993 and previously served as Director of Education before becoming CEO.He is also an author and cultural advocate, having written three books on Cúchulainn and the Ulster Cycle, including Laoch na Laochra and Cúchulainn, Ulster's Greatest Hero. Réamonn is co-founder and Chairman of Aonach Mhacha, the Irish language cultural centre in Armagh City, and has served on the National Committee for the Irish Language of the GAA.Learn more:LinkedInGael LinnAonach Mhacha This is a public episode. 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Welcome back to Sounds of the Summer, as we look back on the biggest GAA talking points of a sensational summer — and what might come next.Here, All-Ireland winner with Armagh, Paddy Burns, joined Will O'Callaghan ahead of the All-Ireland football semi-finals back in July to reflect on the Orchard County's year, the heartbreak of that Louth loss and the brutal six-day turnaround that followed.They dig into the new condensed championship format, why Ulster still matters so much, and how teams are living with constant jeopardy.Plus: Mayo's man-to-man approach, the puzzle of stopping this Kerry forward line, and what it's really like trying to stay switched on while marking David Clifford.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Connacht's hopes of a first women's interprovincial final appearance in seven years didn't materialise in Dexcom Stadium on Saturday (22nd August 2026) as Munster dominated to set up a meeting with Leinster at the same venue next week. Tuam-Oughterard's Ullian Eilian made a dream debut with a third minute try but the hosts found themselves 21-5 down at half-time. Creggs' Jemima Adams Verling got over the whitewash again in the second period but Munster were always in control. Afterwards, Connacht head coach Craig Hansberry and try scorer Jemima Adams Verling chatted to Galway Bay FM's Alan Deegan. == Connacht will play Ulster in the 3rd-4th play-off next Saturday (29th).  Kick-off at Dexcom Stadium is 2pm.

Terence McNaughton joined Off The Ball Breakfast back in February to give a brutally honest assessment of where Antrim hurling is at under Davy Fitzgerald, after a worrying run of league form and that loss to Kildare.He breaks down why the current system isn't suiting the players, the confidence issue in the group, and how key losses like Neil McManus and Conor McCann have changed what Antrim need to be.And it goes beyond the senior team: McNaughton lays out what he sees as the real problem in Belfast and Ulster hurling, from schools links to structures, funding, and why “throwing good money after bad” won't fix foundations.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

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RUGBY: Connacht co-captain Aoibheann Reilly with Galway Bay FM's William Davies ahead of their interprovincial opener against Ulster

RUGBY: Connacht full back Clara Barrett with Galway Bay FM's William Davies ahead of their interprovincial opener against Ulster

RUGBY: Connacht head coach Craig Hansberry with Galway Bay FM's William Davies ahead of their women's interprovinical opener against Ulster

In this episode, we dive deep into the remarkable historical accounts of child conversions during the great 18th and 19th-century revivals—from the famous four-year-old Phoebe Bartlett in Jonathan Edwards's Northampton to the quiet, powerful awakenings in the valleys of Wales and the national schools of Ulster. Together, we explore how revival leaders like James Robe, Thomas Phillips, and Asahel Nettleton documented and evaluated these young lives, examining the secret prayer societies children formed in barns and behind hedges, the profound way their simple faith catalyzed entire households, and the careful pastoral discernment used to test genuine spiritual transformation.

In this episode, we dive deep into the remarkable historical accounts of child conversions during the great 18th and 19th-century revivals—from the famous four-year-old Phoebe Bartlett in Jonathan Edwards's Northampton to the quiet, powerful awakenings in the valleys of Wales and the national schools of Ulster. Together, we explore how revival leaders like James Robe, Thomas Phillips, and Asahel Nettleton documented and evaluated these young lives, examining the secret prayer societies children formed in barns and behind hedges, the profound way their simple faith catalyzed entire households, and the careful pastoral discernment used to test genuine spiritual transformation.

In this episode, we dive deep into the remarkable historical accounts of child conversions during the great 18th and 19th-century revivals—from the famous four-year-old Phoebe Bartlett in Jonathan Edwards's Northampton to the quiet, powerful awakenings in the valleys of Wales and the national schools of Ulster. Together, we explore how revival leaders like James Robe, Thomas Phillips, and Asahel Nettleton documented and evaluated these young lives, examining the secret prayer societies children formed in barns and behind hedges, the profound way their simple faith catalyzed entire households, and the careful pastoral discernment used to test genuine spiritual transformation.

In this episode of Catskills Conversations,Bold Gold Media NY General Manager Dawn Ciorciari sits down with Jeff Spitz,Executive Director of Restorative Management Corporation, and Josh Meunier,Ulster & Sullivan County Director of Services for the Lexington Center forRecovery, to discuss the Treatment Pillarof the Sullivan County Substance Use Task Force. Together, they explore howsubstance use treatment has evolved, the services available in Sullivan County,common misconceptions about treatment, the role of mental health andmedication-assisted treatment, barriers to care, and the importance of reducingstigma. Whether you're seeking help for yourself, supporting a loved one, orsimply looking to better understand addiction and recovery, this conversationoffers valuable insight into the resources and hope available in our community.For more information on the Sullivan County Drug Task Force visitunitedsullivan.org.  For more information on Restorative Management visitrestorativemanagement.com.  For more information on Lexington Center forRecovery visit lexingtonctr.org.

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, Joe Schmidt returns to Irish rugby with a new role at Ulster,Aoife Wafer gets the captaincy at Harlequins for next season,And why is Samoa facing a four year ban from international rugby?Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

It's a jam-packed edition of The Morning Papers, starting with a deep dive into the growing FIFA storm as UEFA call a meeting over Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in the World Cup — and the big question: what does it mean for the FAI, their debt, and the future football calendar?The lads also react to the latest Irish sporting headlines, including more brilliance from Kate O'Connor on the track.Plus, Joe Schmidt is back in Irish rugby in a new Ulster role, and there's a revealing chat with former Munster back Andrew Smith on injuries, missed chances, and what last season's atmosphere was really like inside the camp.Finally, we open a debate around who actually had the second-best year in Gaelic football... behind Mayo, of course.Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Cultural Protestantism in UlsterJoshua 24Bob McEvoy's sermon on Lord's Day 12th July 2026, from Ballymacashon Congregational Church. In light of the annual '12th July Celebrations' he offers an assessment of the nominal protestantism that prevails in the province at present, calling upon people to reject the gods of secular culture and serve the Lord, and Him alone.Recorded LIVE at Ballymacashon Church. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to the History of South Africa podcast with me your host, Des Latham. Episode 283 and it's 1885. And boy! Do we have a plethora of happenings to report. This is a year before the discovery of gold in the Transvaal, and global events are full of war, innovation, ethnic carnage, economic ups and downs, world firsts, medicine, and a dose of snot and trauma. The year 1885 opened with a strange and ironic trial by fire across England, balancing state-sanctioned progress against lawless destruction. In January, Irish rebels shattered the peace by detonating dynamite inside Westminster Hall and the Tower of London, raining literal fire and brimstone upon the ancient symbols of British authority. Amidst this chaotic violence, a far more orderly kind of incineration took place. That same year, the widowed painter Jeanette Pickersgill of London, a lady "well known in literary and scientific circles," became the first person to be legally cremated in England by the Cremation Society at Woking, Surrey. It was a classic Victorian paradox: while the state scrambled to suppress the lawless Irish bombs threatening to burn the old order down, it was simultaneously finalizing the bureaucratic regulations on how its most respectable citizens could legally burn themselves to ashes. In Southern Africa, 1885 saw two major geopolitical moves - In March the United Kingdom Established the Bechuanaland Protectorate - modern day Botswana. The second event was the incorporation of the tiny Boer republic of Stellaland into Bechuanaland. It was all part of a grand plan partly initiated by Transvaal president Paul Kruger. He had sailed to London in 1884 and met Secretary of State of the Colonies Lord Derby where the two struck a deal. Derby would drop the British claim to suzerainty over the Transvaal and reduce the Transvaal's debt, and reduce the powers of the British representative in Pretoria, in exchange Kruger agreed to decrease tariffs on imported goods and to drop claims to Stellaland and Goshen, thus opening up Cecil John Rhodes' important North Road. The agreement promised a rare season of peace and stability for the fractured region. Yet, its true survival rested entirely on whether both sides would honor the principles they had so recently espoused. They did not. Or to be more accurate, Pro-Boer and Pro-Imperial activists did not. Transvaal commandos rode into Zululand and into Bechuanaland, cocking a snook at their own leadership. On the British side, all manner of colonials looked askance at the Kruger/Derby Deal. One was missionary and humanitarian, Reverend John Mackenzie, a prominent member of the London Missionary Society. He had spent most of his adult life proselytizing amongst the Tswana people at Kuruman and Shoshong. Mackenzie was the Boer's arch enemy, denouncing incursions from the pulpit in South Africa, then back in the UK when he was on leave in 1882 and 1883. The Road to the North worried him because of how dominant the Transvaal Boers were in this region.As King Leopold of Belgium, the French, Bismarck of Germany and others met to finalise who got what in Africa, the British Foreign Office suddenly woke up. They were concerned about the Transvaal and German South West Africa. The British Government did a volte-farce, and sent a powerful army up the North Road. Four thousand regular troops, including the famous Inniskilling Dragoons cavalry regiment from Ulster in Northern Ireland, along with three observation balloons, all headed towards Stellaland from Kimberley.

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up, the Ireland team is named for their Nations Championship clash with the Wallabies,Munster and Connacht are handed tricky pools for next season's Investec Champions Cup,And Fiona Hayes and Alison Miller pay tribute to the late great Philip Doyle.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Hugh Linehan is joined by Alex Kane to discuss the double life of disgraced politician Jeffrey Donaldosn and its broader impact on the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) as well as Ulster unionism overall. Alex Kane is an Irish News columnist and a political commentator as well as a former director of communications for the Ulster Unionist Party. The pair discuss a recent wave of stories that reveal the hypocritical behaviour of self-professed christian Donaldson over the course of his career; from projectile vomiting on the Mayor of Beijing to swigging from a wine bottle in the House of Commons and being spotted entering a gay sauna. Kane says it seems as if no one in the DUP attempted to address this highly inappropriate behaviour. He also highlights a growing conspiracy theory among unionists who believe the British government may have used this information to blackmail Donaldson to return to the Northern Ireland Assembly. In today's episode, they discuss what all of this spells for the future of unionism in Ulster. Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Denis Staunton's Global Briefing newsletter here: irishtimes.com/newsletters/global-briefing/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conquest and the Legacy of the Ulster Plantation. Guest: Patrick Scanlan. Batchelor and Scanlan trace the historical roots of land ownership in Ireland back to the conquests of Elizabeth I and Oliver Cromwell. Scanlan uses Shirley Castle in County Monaghan as an emblem of this era, noting the family were descendants of the Earl of Essex who received the land during the Ulster Plantation. The castle was a 19th-century faux-Tudor structure meant to evoke an ancient past, but it masked a modern economic reality: landlords were sophisticated merchants connected to global markets. Ireland was a place of extreme capital poverty despite being integrated into the British imperial economy through professional land managers and rent collection. Understanding this discrepancy is crucial, as the landscape looked medieval while operating as a modern merchant enterprise. Scanlan emphasizes that the Shirleys were not medieval overlords but modern businesspeople extracting value from a tenant population forced onto the land by conquest. 31947 IRELAND