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Lock of hair belonging to Michael Collins sells for whopping €21,000

The items from the War of Independence and Civil War era were sold at a militaria-themed auction in Belfast

Dublin Live

From Al Capone to Winston Churchill: Peaky Blinders’ historical figures – ranked!

Was Charlie Chaplin born on a Birmingham Gypsy camp? Was Diana Mitford really an amphetamine-using bisexual? Here’s our list of the BBC gangster drama’s best real-life portrayals

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian boy, 5, with leukaemia flees his war-torn country to continue cancer treatment in Ireland

A GoFundMe page for Leonid Shapoval to help his family pay for his life-saving treatment has already raised over €41,000

Irish Mirror

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Lock of Michael Collins' hair and evocative account of his death go under hammer

Bloomfield Auctions managing director Karl Bennett said 100 years on from the events of the War of Independence he expects international interest in the items

Belfast Live

Lock of Michael Collins' hair and account of his death to be auctioned

The items are among a number from the Irish War of Independence going under the hammer

Irish Mirror

Lock of Michael Collins’ hair and evocative account of his death go under hammer

They are among items which will go to auction as part of Bloomfield Auctions’ Irish War of Independence Sale in March.

The Independent UK

‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’ is back on Disney+ in 2022 with pop culture ‘references going fast and furious’

CHICAGO — Don’t call “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” a reboot. According to South Side native and executive producer Ralph Farquhar it’s a revival. A revival that premiered on Disney+ on Wednesday.

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'Proud Family' creators promise that reboot is 'truly louder and prouder'

Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar cast Zachary Quinto and Billy Porter in “The Proud Family” reboot because they thought their voices worked well together. They didn’t know both were Pittsburghers and Carnegie Mellon University graduates.

Tribune News Service

Irish people want the next Bank Holiday to be named for Michael Collins, new survey shows

Padraig Pearse, Dermot Morgan and Gay Byrne were also popular choices

Irish Mirror

What's happening with Super Rugby import who looked in line to be part of Wales’ Six Nations plans

He returned to Wales in the summer after a previous stint here in 2015-16

Wales Online

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