Golden Canary Diamond to be auctioned in New York

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The extraordinary story behind the assassination of Trotsky

The ice axe that was used to assassinate Leon Trotsky is perhaps one of the most famous murder weapons in history, currently on display at the International Spy Museum in Washington DC. But, what was the extraordinary story that led to the fateful moment when it was used back in ...  Show more

Should Ireland adopt the Welsh methods of language revival?

Seán’s guest is recently back from Wales, where he was exploring how the native language of that country is thriving and looking at whether or not lessons can be learned about how Irish works here…Shane Moynihan, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Mid-West joins to discuss. 

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