Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 16ú lá de mí Bealtaine, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh.
I 1986 bhagair John Boland go mbeadh sé chun rudaí a dhéanamh leis na pobail tógála mura mbeidís chun na rátaí úis a ghearradh.
I 1997 tháinig an phobalbhreith amach ón olltoghchán agus tháinig sé amach gur chaill Fianna Fáil 3 pointe.
I 1998 tháinig Clonmel Commercials amach ar barr sa faoi 21 nuair a bhuaigh siad I gcoinne Golden Kilfeacle le cúl amháin.
I 2002 shínigh Comhairle Contae Tuaisceart Thiobraid Árann conradh chun 42 tí nua a thógáil ag Glentara I Ros Cré. Tháinig Tom Harrington amach agus dúirt sé go raibh sé sásta leis an scéim agus thug sé moladh chuig an phainéal.
Sin Johnny Logan le What’s Another Year – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1980.
Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1987 chuaigh U2 chuig uimhir a haon I Meiriceá lena amhrán With Or Without You. Bhí sé a chéad uimhir a haon I Meiriceá agus d’fhan siad ann ar feadh trí sheachtain. Bhí sé a tríú hamhrán óna albam The Joshua Tree ó 1987 agus bhí sé a amhrán is cáiliúla.
I 2009 chuaigh Bob Dylan chuig uimhir a haon I Meiriceá lena albam Together Through Life. Bhí sé a 33ú halbam. Fuair sé dhá ainmniúchán ag The Grammys I Best American Album agus Best Solo Rock Vocal don amhrán Beyond Here Lies Nothin. Bhí an t-albam seo suntasach de bharr go raibh sé uimhir a haon sa Bhreatain agus I Meiriceá ag an am céanna.
Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh aisteoir Megan Fox I Meiriceá I 1986 agus rugadh amhránaí Janet Jackson I Meiriceá ar an lá seo I 1966 agus seo chuid de a 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 16th of May, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh
1986: Minister john boland threatened to get tough with the building societies unless they cut their interest rates quickly.
1997: the first opinion poll of the general election showed fianna fail support had slipped by 3 points.
1998 – Clonmel Commericals were crowned under21 winners. Thjey defeated golden Kilfeclke by a goal
2002 – A contract to construct forty two new Council houses at Glentara Roscrea was signed by North Tipperary County Council. Welcoming the news Cllr. Tom Harrington.Mayor of North Tipperary said that he was very pleased with the scheme and complimented all involved in it’s planning.
That was Johnny Logan with What’s Another Year – the biggest song on this day in 1980
Onto music news on this day In 1987 U2 started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart ‘With Or Without You’, the group’s first US No.1. The third track from their 1987 albumThe Joshua Tree the song was the group’s most successful single at the time.
2009 Bob Dylan went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Together Through Life’, his 33rd studio album. The album received two Grammy Award nominations in Best Americana Album category and Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance category for ‘Beyond Here Lies Nothin’. The album also is significant as the only album by Dylan to top the US and UK charts consecutively.
And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – actress Megan Fox was born in America in 1986 and singer Janet Jackson was born in America on this day in 1966 and this is one of her songs.
I’ll be back with you next week with another edition of Ar An Lá Seo.
