As Leinster gear up for their Champions Cup final clash with Toulouse in London, the squad list is a testament to how things have changed for the province.
RTÉ was last night remaining tight-lipped on its plans to replace several of its highest-profile presenters as Jennifer Zamparelli became the latest shock departure from 2FM.
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The early years of the Troubles had made violence a daily occurrence in the North. On May 17, 1974, that violence came to the streets of the south in what proved to be the greatest loss of life in a single day over the course of the conflict.