Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 17ú lá de mí Aibreán, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh.
I 1971 tháinig an nuacht amach go raibh níos mó daoine ag úsáid drugaí sa tír agus chuaigh sé suas seacht n-uaire I 18 mí.
I 1986 bhí triúr fear os comhair na cuairte ar an lá seo de bharr gur fuadaigh siad Jennifer Guinness.
I 1997 bhronn onóir ar Garda de bharr crógacht nuair a bhí sé ar dualgas. Bhronn siad bonn dó ag Coláiste An Teampall Mór. Thug an Tánaiste Dick Spring an bonn don fhear ón Aonach Urmhumhan darbh ainm Chris Bonar de bharr gur thóg sé raidhfil a bhí lódáilte ó fear óg I mBaile Átha Cliath.
I 2009 tháinig an nuacht amach go raibh 13 milliúin euro ag dul chuig na d’éilitheoirí I dTuaisceart an chontae faoin scéim aisíoc teach altranais. Tháinig sé amach go raibh níos mó ná 34 milliúin ag dul chuig an Iarthar Láir.
Sin Lady Gaga le Poker Face – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 2009.
Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1975 cheannaigh Elvis Presley Convair 880 Jet ó Delta Airlines do 250 míle dollar. Chaith sé timpeall 600 míle dollar ar chun athchóiriú a dhéanamh ar agus bhí áis chruinniú ann agus urlár damhsa ann chomh maith.
I 1993 chuaigh David Bowie chuig uimhir a haon sna cairteacha sa Bhreatain lena albam Black Tie White Noise. Bhí sé a chéad albam a tháinig amach sna 90dí tar éis a bhí sé sa bhanna ceoil Tin Machine.
Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh Victoria Beckham sa Bhreatain I 1974 agus rugadh aisteoir Jennifer Garner I Texas ar an lá seo I 1972 agus seo chuid de na rudaí a rinne sí.
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 17th of April, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh
1971: The estimated number of drug abusers in the country mulipled seven times in the past 18 months.
1986: three men are to appear in court today in connection with the kidnapping of Mrs. Jennifer Guinness.
1997 – A Garda was bestowed with one of the highest honours for bravery in the execution of duty when he received a Scott Medal at a ceremony, at the Templemore Garda College. An Tanaiste. Mr Dick Spring, presented the bronze medal to Nenagh man, Chris Bonar, in recognition of the bravery he showed in disarming a Dublin youth who had a loaded rifle.
2009- 13 million euro was paid to North Tipperary claimants under the Nursing Home Repayments Scheme. The HSE West revealed that a total of 34 million has been paid out in the Mid West.
That was Lady Gaga with Poker Face – the biggest song on this day in 2009.
Onto music news on this day In 1975 Elvis Presley bought a Convair 880 Jet formally owned by Delta Airlines for $250,000, which he re-christened Lisa Marie. Presley spent a further $600,000 refurbishing the Jet to include personal quarters, a meeting area and a dance floor.
1993 David Bowie went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his eighteenth studio album Black Tie White Noise. It was his first solo release in the 1990s after spending time with his hard rock band Tin Machine.
And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – Victoria Beckham was born in England in 1974 and actress Jennifer Garner was born in Texas on this day in 1972 and this is some of the stuff she has done.
I’ll be back with you tomorrow with another edition of Ar An Lá Seo.
