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Bones thought to be of human origin discovered in Belfast Orange Hall storeroom

A fragment of a suspected human skull has been discovered at an Orange Hall in Belfast. It is understood that part of a skull cap, which is believed to be historic, was found in an old store room at Clifton Street Orange Hall in the north of the ...

26 Feb 2022 at 11:33

Northern Ireland

Trinity College considers what to do with 400-year-old skulls stolen from island

An internal group within an Irish university is examining its legacy issues – including what to do with 13 ancient skulls taken from an island over 100 years ago. The Legacies Review Working Group, which met for the first time last week, is ...

02 Dec 2022 at 21:33

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Woman ‘obsessed’ with Nightmare Before Christmas spends £5,000 making her home creepy in black and white all year round

A Welsh woman has spent more than £5,000 to make her home look incredibly creepy in black and white all year round – adding some orange pumpkins at Halloween and spooky trees for Christmas. Liz Borg, 32, is a full-time travel agent from ...

24 Oct 2022 at 08:00

Ireland

Reburial ceremony held as 400-year-old human skulls returned to Irish island

A reburial ceremony has been held on an Irish island as 13 human skulls that were stolen by academics more than 100 years ago were returned. The skulls, thought to be around 400 years old, were taken from a monastery on the island of ...

16 Jul 2023 at 16:03

Local News

Longford based Drama Group set to stage McDonagh classic

Newtowncashel Drama Group are delighted to be back preparing for this year’s production of ‘A Skull in Connemara’, a dark comedy, three act play by multi award winning writer and director Martin McDonagh. Following an absence of ...

25 Feb 2024 at 17:33

Skull found in Scottish town confirmed to be human remains

A skull found by a member of the public in a Scottish town has been confirmed as human remains. The discovery was made at about 5.30am on Friday April 15 in Bellshill Road in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. Police said that ...

18 Apr 2022 at 15:25

History experts demand removal of human skull from auction

History experts have called for a human skull and thigh bone to be removed from an auction next month, branding the sale of the items “unethical”. The ex-medical items are listed in the Militaria, Domestic & Rural Bygones ...

27 Apr 2022 at 15:25

National News

Bones thought to be of human origin discovered in Belfast Orange Hall storeroom

26 Feb 2022 at 11:33

Northern Ireland

Trinity College considers what to do with 400-year-old skulls stolen from island

02 Dec 2022 at 21:33

Ireland

Skulls stolen by academics to spend ‘first Christmas at home in 133 years’

Thirteen skulls stolen by academics that were returned to an Irish island this year are to spend “their first Christmas at home in 133 years”, a local historian has said. A reburial ceremony for the human skulls ...

22 Dec 2023 at 11:00

Suspected human skull fragment discovered at Belfast Orange Hall

25 Feb 2022 at 11:55

Auction house to remove human skull from sale after outcry from history experts

The decision by an auction house to withdraw a human skull and thigh bone from sale after an outcry from history experts has been welcomed. The ex-medical items are listed in the Militaria, Domestic & ...

27 Apr 2022 at 18:25

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