Love and war: one family's incredible connection to the 1916 Rising

Sheila O'Leary's father Thomas Francis Byrne, known as Byrne the Boer, and her mother Lucy Agnes Smyth, of Cumann na mBan, were both at the GPO during the 1916 Easter Rising. She recounts her family's incredible history. Video: Kathleen Harris

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EU and US reach deal on tariffs

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and US president Donald Trump at Turnberry in Scotland on Sunday. Video: Reuters. Illustration: Paul Scott


Michelle O'Neill looping clip

23/07/2025 - Michelle O’Neill in her home town of Clonoe, Co Tyrone near where she grew up. speaking to Freya McClements Photograph: Alan Betson


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