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Discovery

# discovery - Tuesday 30 April, 2013

Body found at back of Tipperary house

The body, which has not been identified, was found at 2pm today near Tipperary town.

# discovery - Monday 1 April, 2013

Belfast suspicious device under investigation

The device was found in a busy area of North Belfast.

# discovery - Tuesday 26 March, 2013

“Remarkable discovery” as Greater Horseshoe bat found in Ireland

A single male Greater Horseshoe bat was found roosting in Co Wexford, Bat Conservation Ireland said today.

# discovery - Friday 15 March, 2013

Update: Body of newborn baby discovered in laneway in northwest England

Police in Greater Manchester are investigating the discovery in Bolton yesterday evening. The baby was wrapped in clothing and plastic bags and a note was recovered at the scene.

# discovery - Thursday 14 March, 2013

CERN scientists: Yep, we’re fairly sure we’ve found the Higgs boson

“The preliminary results… are magnificent,” one CERN physicist said.

# discovery - Monday 4 March, 2013

New police appeal over live mortar find

The PSNI has asked people who noticed a white Citroen Berlingo van or Hond CBR motorcycle on the Letterkenny Road yesterday to contact them.

Gardaí say discovery in Clondalkin was not a foetus

It is believed the item may be a sheep’s stomach.

Revenue This post contains images

Revenue seize drugs worth €135,000 in three airport incidents

Drugs were found concealed in candles, in cassava leaves, and having been ingested.

# discovery - Monday 4 February, 2013

Skeleton found under car park is King Richard III, say archaeologists

The announcement by researchers at the University of Leicester was met with loud cheers at a press conference this morning.

# discovery - Thursday 31 January, 2013

Gardaí investigate case of injured man found at side of road

The man is believed to be a property developer who had been reported missing.

# discovery - Saturday 26 January, 2013

Man arrested over discovery of body in Wicklow woodlands

Gardaí investigating the disappearance of Philip O’Toole earlier this month discovered a body of a man in the Wicklow woodlands yesterday.

# discovery - Wednesday 23 January, 2013

Mystery masterpiece uncovered during renovations at Paris Ritz

No-one knows when the painting by Le Brun was installed in the hotel – but now it is to be auctioned off for charity.

# discovery - Thursday 1 November, 2012

Welsh police find ‘human remains’ in search for Catherine Gowing

Police say that the remains were discovered yesterday afternoon and a post mortem is being carried out today.

# discovery - Friday 26 October, 2012

Human arm found on beach in south Dublin

Gardaí say the arm, as well as a human leg found on a beach last week, is being investigated.

# discovery - Friday 12 October, 2012

Space shuttle makes its final journey… by road

Endeavour’s two-miles-per-hour journey to the California Space Centre will mean all four shuttles have been rehoused.

# discovery - Thursday 11 October, 2012

Astronomers find diamond planet twice the size of Earth

The planet is made up mainly of graphite and diamond and was spotted zooming around a nearby star.

Suspect device ‘ignited’ outside house in Tallaght

The device was discovered outside a house at Cushlawn Park, Tallaght, at approximately 3am.

# discovery - Tuesday 9 October, 2012

“Very exciting” gold targets discovered in Co Cavan

The find was discovered by Conroy Gold and Natural Resources Ltd, but it will take further work to discover how much lies in the Slieve Glah area.

# discovery - Saturday 15 September, 2012

If only humans had the legs of grasshoppers…

…they would be twice as strong, say Trinity College Dublin researchers.

# discovery - Monday 10 September, 2012

Gardaí open investigation after body found in Laois

The body of a 48-year-old man was discovered at a house in Ballickmoyler.

# discovery - Wednesday 29 August, 2012

Postmortem still underway on body of woman found in Louth

Gardaí in Dundalk are investigating the woman’s death – but say they haven’t yet officially made it a murder investigation.

# discovery - Tuesday 28 August, 2012

“I nearly fell off my chair”: Dublin man makes second supernova discovery

Amateur astronomer Dave Grennan has been called Ireland’s ‘premier supernova hunter’ after discovering two supernovae in just two years.

# discovery - Friday 10 August, 2012

Sun newspaper ordered to give documents to Louis Walsh

The entertainment manager is suing the newspaper for defamation over an article about allegations of a sexual assault in the toilets of Krystle nightclub.

# discovery - Wednesday 1 August, 2012

Defence Forces team called to deal with hoax device in Finglas

The area around Wellmount Avenue was sealed off after the discovery of a suspicious device last night.

# discovery - Sunday 29 July, 2012

Frank Hurley’s Antarctica: images of early 20th century polar exploration

The Australian photographer travelled to Antarctica six times, including as part of the ill-fated Endurance expedition led by Shackleton.

# discovery - Thursday 5 July, 2012

Lost A Bet This post contains videos

VIDEO: Why Stephen Hawking was (slightly) unhappy about the Higgs boson

The theoretical physicist had a $100 bet with another scientist that the Higgs would never be found.

# discovery - Monday 2 July, 2012

US atom-smasher ‘strongly’ hints at finding Higgs boson

If it’s true it will be one of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the past one hundred years.

# discovery - Tuesday 12 June, 2012

NASA refines Mars landing – but brings it closer to dangerous landing zone

‘Curiosity’ is set to land on the red plant in early August.

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In pictures: Terracotta warriors unearthed

Over 100 ancient figures have been found at a dig at the Qin Shihuang museum site in China.

# discovery - Tuesday 29 May, 2012

Man’s body found in Wexford home

It is believed the man’s body may have lain in the house for some time. A post-mortem is being undertaken today to determine the cause of death.

# discovery - Friday 25 May, 2012

Archaeologists unearth treasures at Bible’s Armageddon site

The jewellery was discovered in a jug at the city the New Testament predicts will stage the final battle of Armageddon.

# discovery - Friday 4 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge LOST COLONY

Clue to lost colony in ancient American map

Too little too late for 16th century explorer who returned to find his town had upped and moved.

# discovery - Tuesday 17 April, 2012

The Daily Fix: Tuesday

All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.

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In pictures: Discovery missions from 1984 to 2011

As the retired shuttle prepares to make its last journey – by plane – to a museum in Washington, we look back over its 27-year career.

# discovery - Saturday 14 April, 2012

From The Score Flamethrower This post contains videos

Great Balls of Fire! Bear Grylls throws some heat at L.A Dodgers game

The outback adventurer took pointless pyromania to a whole new level at a Major League Baseball clash

# discovery - Thursday 8 March, 2012

Skibbereen fire revealed cannabis plants worth €200,000

The fire broke out in a premises on Skibbereen’s Main St yesterday – and when it was put out, the plants were discovered.

# discovery - Wednesday 18 January, 2012

Body found in apartment block in Clonmel

Gardaí say they are now treating the discovery of the body as suspicious and have opened an investigation.

# discovery - Monday 19 December, 2011

Death of man and two children in Sligo believed to be accidental

The bodies of a man and his two children were discovered just after 9.30pm last night.

# discovery - Tuesday 6 December, 2011

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Gallery: ‘One of a kind’ medieval house discovered in Co Clare

Archaeologists believe the timber-framed home is the oldest – and only – surviving example in Ireland.

# discovery - Thursday 10 November, 2011

Man’s body pulled from the sea at the Cliffs of Moher

As part of an investigation into the death, gardaí also discovered a woman in her 50s who had been assaulted.

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