Ar An Lá Seo - 24-10-2025

24/10/2025 2 min
Ar An Lá Seo - 24-10-2025

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Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 24ú lá de mí Dheireadh Fómhair, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh.

I 1975 dúnmharaíodh fear agus bean ina dteach feirme, timpeall míle ó Moy I dTír Eoghain.

I 2003 bhí dúshlán dlíthiúil leis an rialtas de bharr an choisc caitheamh tobac. Shínigh an dlí cúpla uair roimhe ach bhí sé faoi bhagairt.

I 1975 tháinig Golden Vale amach go raibh siad chun scoil le 450 oibrí – bhí sé sin 25% de 1,800 duine a bhí ag obair ann.

I 1986 tháinig sé amach go mbeadh plaic chun a bheith ann I Spanish Point chun comóradh a dhéanamh do 50 bhliain do sheirbhísí garda tarrthála agus go mbeadh Uachtarán na hÉireann chun é a fhoilsiú.

Sin Sugababes le Hold In The Head – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 2003.

Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 2001 fuair Kim Gardner bás ó ailse. Shroich sí uimhir a 3 sa Bhreatain I 1971 leis an amhrán The Resurrection Shuffle agus chuir sí an bhanna cheoil The Birds sa 60dí le chéile le giotáraí Ronnie Wood.

I 2006 tháinig Taylor Swift amach lena chéad albam. Bhí sí 16 ag an am nuair a tháinig sé amach agus shroich sé barr na cairteacha agus d'fhan sé ann ar feadh 24 seachtain agus dhíol sí 7 milliúin cóip ag an am. Bhí an t-albam an ceann a d'fhan ar na cairteacha don am is mó – d'fhan sí ann ar feadh 277 seachtain ina iomláine.

Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh Wayne Rooney sa Bhreatain I 1985 agus rugadh amhránaí Drake I gCeanada ar an lá seo I 1986 agus seo chuid de amhrán.

Beidh mé ar ais libh an tseachtain seo chugainn le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo.





Welcome back to another edition of Ar An Lá Seo on the 24th of October, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh

1975: A man and his wife were shot dead in their farmhouse home, a mile outside Moy, County Tyrone

2003: A legal Challenge to the governments smoking ban was threatened only hours after the measure was signed into law.

1975: Golden Vale announced that they were to lay off 450 workers - 25percent of its 1800 total.

1986: A plaque to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the lifeguard service Ireland will be unveiled by the President of Ireland at the lifeguard post Spanish Point.

That was Sugababes with Hole In The Head – the biggest song on this day in 2003

Onto music news on this day In 2001 Kim Gardner former bassist with Ashton Gardner & Dyke died of Cancer. Had the 1971 UK No.3 single 'The Resurrection Shuffle' and Gardner formed 60s band The Birds with guitarist Ronnie Wood.

2006 Taylor Swift released her self-titled debut studio album. Swift was 16 years old at the time of the album's release and the album went on the top the Country Albums Chart for 24 non-consecutive weeks selling over seven million copies. The album also became the longest-charting album on the Billboard 200 of the 2000s decade, remaining on the chart for 277 weeks in total.

And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – footballer Wayne Rooney was born in the UK in 1985 and singer Drake was born in Canada on this day in 1986 and this is one of his songs.

I'll be back with you next week with another edition of Ar An Lá Seo.