Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 16ú lá de mí an Mheithimh, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh.
I 1978 tháinig sé amach gur chaith daoine sa tír níos mó ná 520 milliún punt ar alcól agus tobac I rith 1976 agus d’ardaigh sé nach mór 87 milliún punt ón bhliain roimhe.
I 2000 ní raibh an rialtas ag sheachaint beart níos mó chun na tithe a dhéanamh níos inacmhainne mura n-oibríonn an phacáiste nua.
I 1998 d’éiligh ar Denis Landy ó Charraig na Siúire cosc a chur ar guma conganta a dhíol sa chontae. Tháinig an nuacht seo tar éis a d’fhostaigh Comhairle Contae Tiobraid Árann duine chun an guma conganta a glanadh suas ón tsráid ina bhaile.
I 2001 tháinig an nuacht amach go mbeadh John Leahy – imreoir iománaíocht ag teacht ar ais chun imir leis an chontae arís. Ghortaigh sé a ballnasc croiseach ach dúirt sé go raibh sé ag súil le teacht ar ais.
Sin John Travolta agus Olivia Newton John le You’re The One That I Want – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1978
Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1972 tháinig David Bowie amach lena 5ú halbam The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars – an coincheap den albam ná chun scéal a rá d’eachtrán darbh ainm Ziggy Stardust. Chuaigh an t-albam chuig uimhir a 5 sa Bhreatain agus uimhir 75 I Meiriceá agus tháinig sé amach go raibh sé an t-albam ab fhearr riamh.
I 2002 46 bhliain tar éis a chéad amhrán, chuaigh Elvis Presley chuig uimhir a haon sa Bhreatain lena amhrán Little Less Conversation. Tar éis é sin bhí 18 uimhir a haon aige. Agus chomh maith bhí sé an t-amhránaí a raibh sna cairteacha den chuid is mó I rith 44 bhliain. A chéad uimhir a haon a bhí aige ná All Shook Up I 1957.
Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh Jurgen Klopp sa Ghearmáin I 1967 agus rugadh amhránaí John Newman sa Bhreatain ar an lá seo I 1990 agus seo chud de amhrán.
Beidh mé ar ais libh amárach le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo.
Welcome back to another edition of Ar An Lá Seo on the 16th of June, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh
1978: irish people spent a record of £520m on alchol and tobacco during 1976 which waas an increase of almost £87m.
2000: the government were not shrinking from further action to make houses more affordable if the sweeping package unveiled does not work.
1998 – CARRICK-ON-SUIR councilor, Denis Landy, demanded a global ban on the sale of chewing gum in South Tipperary. The Labour councilor issued the demand after South Tipperary County Council was forced to hire a “gum buster” to remove chewing gum from a cobbled street in his town.
2001 – DOWN but by no means out. a defiant John Leahy vowed that he will make a supreme effort to make a comeback for Tipperary next year. Although devastated by his cruciate ligament injury his hopes are still high.
That was John Travolta and Olivia Newton John with You’re The One That I Want – the biggest song on this day in 1978
Onto music news on this day In 1972 David Bowie released his fifth studio album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars a concept album telling the story of a fictional bisexual alien rock star named Ziggy Stardust. The album which reached No.5 in the UK and No. 75 in the US has been consistently considered one of the greatest albums of all time.
2002 46 years after his first hit, Elvis Presley started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘A Little Less Conversation’, (Elvis vs. JXL), giving Elvis a total of 18 UK No.1 singles, the most by any artist in chart history. This also set a new record for the longest span of No.1 hits with 44 years, 11 months and 9 days. His first UK No.1 single was ‘All Shook Up’ in 1957.
And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – soccer coach Jurgen Klopp was born in Germany in 1967 and singer John Newman was born in the UK on this day in 1990 and this is one of his songs.
I’ll be back with you tomorrow with another edition of Ar An Lá Seo.
