Alcock & Brown statue to sit in Clifden ‘forever’
Chance conversation between hotelier and property developer led to bronze replica of Heathrow monument
Commemorations held in Galway for first transatlantic flight
Event marks famous 1919 flight of Alcock and Brown from Canada to Connemara
Warmer weekend ahead but showery conditions to persist
Met Éireann predicts further changeable weather until middle of next week
Land yourself a Connemara cottage on Alcock and Brown bog for €545,000
The extended property has four bedrooms, and is on 12 acres of bog near the site where the transatlantic pilots crashlanded in 1919
Painter James Morton still flying high at 100
Aviation enthusiast was born 25 days before first non-stop transatlantic flight ended in Clifden
Blow by blow: Timeline of the War of Independence
How the war began and how it progressed over the course of 1919
Five notable scientific anniversaries in 2019
This June, it will be 100 years since world’s first non-stop transatlantic flight took place
Eyes on the prize can spur innovation and the development of new industries
Capturing the attention and enthusiasm of the public can do much to drive innovation throughout the economy at large
From Canada to Clifden: The aviators who trumped Lindbergh
The feats of John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown will be celebrated in June 2019
New stamp to commemorate Rescue 116 crew
Organ donation, Liffey Swim and first sitting of the Dáil will also be marked
What’s your county’s claim to fame?
A cure for leprosy? The Connemarathon? The home of Botox, or Viagra? Birthplace of the MGM lion? Whatever its claim to fame, know your county’s bragging rights
Colum McCann’s latest high-wire act links home and America
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