Leachman's pageant detour helped get her ready for the next stage of her career Maurice Seymour/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Tibrina Hobson/Getty Cloris Leachman had unique opportunities ...

April 30 would have been actress Cloris Leachman's 100th birthday. Born in 1926 in Des Moines, Leachman started off acting in children's plays at Drake University and the Des Moines Little Theater ...

Cloris Leachman lived a full and amazing life. The actress, who would have turned 100 today, had a way of finding the spotlight before she devoted herself to the stage and screen. Born in Des Moines, ...

Many popular destinations struggling with overtourism and infrastructure issues are aiming to fix those problems in an often unpopular way by enacting new taxes on tourists. The city of Galway, on the ...

The planned extension of the Port of Galway has been described as "transformational" for the city and the West of Ireland. Chief Executive of Galway City Council, Leonard Cleary, and Port of Galway ...

Here we go again. For the second time in 2026, Kilkenny were hammered by Galway in Pearse Stadium. A 10,489 crowd saw 14 different scorers in maroon and white romp home. Before John Donnelly’s sending ...

Valentine was the voice of afternoon TV for a generation before becoming a defining presence on radio, his near-40-year career making him one of the most recognisable voices in Australian broadcasting ...

Why is there a vacancy? Connolly topped the poll in last year’s presidential election and succeeded Michael D Higgins. Candidates: Twelve candidates, seven of whom are based in the city, have declared ...

Some artists held the spotlight for generations. Others left us lamenting careers cut short. Here is a tribute to those we lost this year. By Gabe Cohn Remembering some of the artists, innovators and ...

Sitcom star Cloris Leachman grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, where her love of performing began. She honed her skills as a drama major at Illinois State University and Northwestern University, then broke ...

How many Broadway shows has Cloris Leachman been in? Cloris Leachman has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows. How many West End shows has Cloris Leachman been in? Cloris Leachman has not appeared in the ...

"Galway Bay," made famous by Bing Crosby and featured in "The Quiet Man," was once the third-best-selling song in the world, according to the Billboard chart. It became one of the great Irish tunes of ...