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# wwii - Tuesday 21 January, 2020
Another lost World War II ÉIRE sign has been discovered at Wexford’s Hook Head
A local group discovered the image, after searching based on an old aerial photo.
# wwii - Thursday 6 June, 2019
Trump, Macron, May all to attend ceremonies in Normandy to mark 75 years since D-Day
D-Day is seen by many as one of the great symbols of transatlantic cooperation.
# wwii - Tuesday 28 August, 2018
Column: The small Wexford village forever affected by the deaths of three young women during WWII
Amy Bracken looks at the bombing of Campile on 26 August 1940, one of the less-remembered bombings of Éire during the Second World War.
# wwii - Sunday 24 June, 2018
Spitfire that crashed into Monaghan field and Nazi invasion plans to be put on show
The year-long exhibition will take place in Monaghan.
# wwii - Friday 2 March, 2018
Polish official says Germany could owe Poland €690 billion for World War II damages
To date, Poland has not made an official demand.
# wwii - Monday 12 February, 2018
All flights in and out of London City Airport cancelled after discovery of World War II bomb nearby
The ordnance was discovered in King George V Dock, close to the runway of London’s most central airport.
# wwii - Sunday 28 January, 2018
Poland seeking to pass laws making it illegal say it was complicit in Holocaust
The measure must still pass the Senate before being signed by the president.
# wwii - Sunday 5 November, 2017
Looted paintings owned by a Nazi-era art dealer have gone on display
The works are just a small fraction of the pieces discovered in 2012 in possession of his son Cornelius Gurlitt.
# wwii - Friday 20 January, 2017
Discovery of suspected World War II bomb in London leads to closure of two bridges
The bomb has since been disposed of and the bridges reopened.
# wwii - Wednesday 28 December, 2016
Japanese PM offers 'everlasting condolences' but holds back from full apology at Pearl Harbor
He and President Obama laid wreathes at the site of the attack.
# wwii - Saturday 21 May, 2016
70 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, a gold ring and necklace are found hidden in an old mug
One million European Jews died between 1940 and 1945 at the Auschwitz camp in the southern city of Oswiecim.
# wwii - Sunday 25 October, 2015
These are the incredible armoured trains of World War I and World War II
Forgotten war machines.
# wwii - Monday 9 February, 2015
'No chance': Germany won't pay €162 billion 'owed' to Greece since WWII
The country’s central bank was forced to loan a massive sum to the Third Reich.
# wwii - Tuesday 27 January, 2015
93-year-old Irish veteran awarded Legion d'Honneur
The award is France’s highest military honour.
# wwii - Wednesday 31 December, 2014
Irish D-Day veteran dies just 2 weeks after receiving the Legion d'Honneur
Tributes were paid to Patrick Gillen yesterday in Cork.
# wwii - Tuesday 9 December, 2014
Court won't prosecute 89 year old over worst Nazi atrocity on French soil
There was not enough evidence to charge the man, a former member of the SS.
# wwii - Tuesday 18 November, 2014
Column: Did you know Hitler had an Irish sister-in-law?
The one-time Bridget Hitler was born and raised in Dublin.
# wwii - Thursday 13 November, 2014
VIDEO: Your weekend movies... The Imitation Game
Cinema trip this weekend? DailyEdge.ie brings you snippets from new releases to help you decide where to put your money.
# wwii - Tuesday 14 October, 2014
These declassified photos show the final preparations of the nuclear bombs used on Hiroshima And Nagasaki
The “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” nuclear bombs killed tens of thousands of people.
# wwii - Wednesday 30 July, 2014
Last crew member of atomic bomb plane Enola Gay dies aged 93
“I personally think there shouldn’t be any atomic bombs in the world — I’d like to see them all abolished.”
# wwii - Thursday 12 June, 2014
Opinion: On what would have been Anne Frank's 85th birthday, let's remember our shared history
Anne Frank never lived to tell her tale but we can honour her memory, and that of all the murdered, by challenging anti-Semitism where we find it.
# wwii - Wednesday 2 April, 2014
A bomb from World War II exploded in Thailand today
Workers at a Bangkok scrap facility believed the device had been made safe.
# wwii - Tuesday 25 February, 2014
Canadian soldier's remains found in German war cemetery after 14 year search
Lawrence S. Gordon’s remains were identified using dental records, and will now be returned to his hometown.
# wwii - Monday 24 February, 2014
The oldest-known Holocaust survivor has died aged 110
Alice Herz-Sommer died in London on Sunday after a short illness.
# wwii - Friday 3 January, 2014
One killed and eight injured as WWII bomb explodes
The accident happened in Euskirchen, not far from former capital Bonn in western Germany.
# wwii - Tuesday 12 November, 2013
TV documentary reveals the stories of Irishmen who fought for the British in WWII
The RTE programme reveals first hand accounts from the men who fought against the Germans in the Second World War.
# wwii - Sunday 3 November, 2013
Huge WWII bomb found in Germany forces evacuation of 20,000 people
The bomb was discovered by experts searched for unexploded Allied ordnance.
# wwii - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
Victims demand apology from Japanese mayor over wartime sex slaves remark
Up to 200,000 women from Korea, China, the Philippines and elsewhere were forcibly drafted into brothels catering to the Japanese military in territories occupied by Japan during WWII.
# wwii - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Japanese mayor: Wartime sex slaves were 'necessary'
The controversial mayor claimed that the forced prostitution of approximately 200,000 women during World War II was necessary to “maintain discipline” in the ranks.
# wwii - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Shatter says State failed to acknowledge 'courage and sacrifice' of World War II veterans
The Minister for Justice said that the Irish who fought with the Allies during WWII had “fought against Nazi tyranny”.
# wwii - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Russia remembers Stalingrad 70 years on
Today Russia marks the 70th anniversary of a brutal battle in which the Red Army defeated Nazi forces and changed the course of World War II.
# wwii - Tuesday 22 January, 2013
French, German leaders seek unity to fete 50 years' ties
The two countries sought to paper-over tensions from the euro crisis when their leaders kicked off events marking 50 years of post-war reconciliation.
# wwii - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Leinster want an Escape to Victory - here's who we would cast
Someone better check for tunnel digging antics at Sandy Park this Saturday.
# wwii - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
First Irish TV, Titanic, a famous ceiling: the big anniversaries of 2012
The Titanic disaster, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Anglo-Irish Treaty: 2012 has been a big year for commemorations. Here’s your guide to the bigger commemorations held this year.
# wwii - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Pardon for Irish deserters who fought in WWII likely in new year
Thousands of Defence Forces personnel who were persecuted by the Irish government for fighting with the Allies in World War II will receive a formal pardon in the new year.
# wwii - Saturday 15 December, 2012
Revealed: Ireland's surveillance activities during World War Two
The newly released files also uncover attempts to turn Ireland into a fascist state, in addition to Britain’s wartime recruitment within the 26 counties.
# wwii - Thursday 15 November, 2012
Germany expanding compensation for Nazi victims
Fund administrators and German officials say payments to Holocaust survivors are needed “more than ever” as they enter their final years.
# wwii - Sunday 16 September, 2012
Timely Budgetary Archive Public Warning of the Day
This one’s from World War II and England’s ‘war at home’ effort. The swastikas give it away somewhat.
# wwii - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Belgian premier apologises for WWII deportation of 25,000 Jews
The Belgian Prime Minister said the country has been “complicit in the most abominable crime” by deporting tens of thousands of Jewish people to Nazi concentration camps during the war.
# wwii - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
Video: WWII bomb detonated in Munich by disposal experts
Explosion damaged nearby properties, but none are in danger of collapse, according to local media reports.
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Poll: Have you been to a cinema since they re-opened?
CINEMAS IN IRELAND were permitted to re-open under Phase Three of re-opening the country on 29 June.
Dublin Airport said yesterday that last month was the dullest July in 34 years according to its Met Éireann station there so the weather certainly suited the cinema.
In recent weeks, some cinema chains across the country have begun to re-open their doors and – with many of the top film studios delaying the release of their latest blockbusters – many have been screening some classic movies to entice the audiences in.
And, as in many other situations, capacity in cinemas is now reduced due to the need for social distancing.
So, today we’re asking you: Have you been to a cinema since they re-opened?
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No cinema near me has re-opened (530)
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Opinion: We've waited long enough - we must wipe out nuclear weapons for good
By International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Opinion: 'Lebanon needs help - or the consequences for the Middle East don't bear thinking about'
By Brid Kennedy
Yesterday’s explosion made a desperate situation worse, writes Bríd Kennedy of Concern.
Tribute: John Hume said setting up the first credit union in Northern Ireland was 'the thing I'm proudest of'
By Gerry Thompson
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