NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 18 April 1923

18 APRIL 1923

The Minister of Agriculture said that the assessment on agricultural land would be reduced, saying it was “the biggest concession to agriculture for a generation”.

Dan Breen, a leading member of the Irregulars, was captured by Irish Free State troops.

Lady Astor’s Intoxicating Liquor Bill to prevent the sale of alcohol to those under 18 passed the Committee stage in the House of Commons.