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The Prize Bond Company is a joint venture between the founders An Post and FEXCO and is based in Killorglin, County Kerry.The company was created in 1989 with issued share capital between the founders of 50% each and will operate the scheme under its current (as of 2011) contract until the end of 2019.
Similar prize schemes operate in other countries, for instance this Premium Prize Bond certificate from India. Premium Bonds under various names exist or have existed in various countries. Similar programmes to UK Premium Bonds include: In the Republic of Ireland, Prize Bonds also originated in early 1957.
25 October 1957 in Dublin, Ireland 1950: The Gods of Pegāna (1905) The King of Elfland's Daughter (1924) The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens (1931) [21] The Irish PEN Club Lennox Robinson: 4 October 1886 in Douglas, County Cork, Ireland 15 October 1958 in Dublin, Ireland 1957: The Clancy Name (1908) The Whiteheaded Boy (1916) The Big House ...
Each month, millions of savers are entered into a prize draw to win cash prizes ranging from £25 to £1 million, with two millionaires made at every draw. Every £1 entered has a 22,000-to-one ...
Mortimer O'Sullivan (Classics, 1813), Church of Ireland convert and clergyman, Orange Order member. [65] William Reeves (Classics, 1833), Church of Ireland bishop and antiquary. [66] Philip Skelton (Classics, 1726), Church of Ireland clergyman and writer. [67] George Simms (Classics, 1930), Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin. [2]
The individual bonds within each issue are numbered, like ordinary bonds, but the serial numbers serve a different function from ordinary bonds. For a lottery bond the serial number is an added incentive for the purchaser to buy the bond. Although the details vary by bond and by issuer, the principle remains the same. A drawing takes place ...
International Dublin Literary Award winners and finalists, 1996–1999 Year Author Title Result Ref. 1996: David Malouf: Remembering Babylon: Winner [2] John Banville: Ghosts: Shortlist V. S. Naipaul: A Way in the World: Shortlist Cees Nooteboom (translated from Dutch by Ina Rilke) The Following Story: Shortlist Connie Palmen: The Laws: Shortlist
Academy Award for Best Picture: Year Name Film Status Notes Ref. 1989 Noel Pearson: My Left Foot: Nominated [1]1993 Jim Sheridan: In the Name of the Father