Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 29ú lá de mí Iúil, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh.

I 1976 tháinig an nuacht amach go raibh an príosún I bPortlaoise ag gearradh siar ar daoine ag teacht chuig an áit.

I 1988 rinne nach mór 10 míle duine iarratas ó 3 ilchríoch don phost a bhí 50 punt gach seachtain agus iad ag traenáil mar gharda.

I 1976 fuair John McNamara ó Scariff cuireadh chun a bheith páirteach den chomórtas slogadh frog in Uíbh Fhailí de bharr go raibh sé an seaimpín de shlogadh frog.

I 1988 bhí John Hannon ó Parteen ceann de na 10 mic léinn a raibh mar ionadaí d'Éire ag an 30ú comhdháil idirnáisiúnta eolaíocht I Londain.

Sin Elton John agus Kiki Dee le Don't Go Breaking My Heart – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1976.

Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1968 rinne The Beatles taifead ar a amhrán Hey Jude a raibh seacht nóiméad don chéad uair.

I 1973 chan Led Zeppelin don tríú huair I Madison Square Garden ag deireadh den turas ceol a raibh 33 dáta.

Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh Joey Essex sa Bhreatain I 1990 agus rugadh aisteoir Will Wheaton I Meiriceá ar an lá seo I 1972 agus seo chuid de na rudaí a rinne sé.

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 29th of July, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh

1976: Portlaoise jail introduced cutback on jail visits.

1988: Almost 10,000 people from 3 continents applied for the £50 a-week garda training jobs.

1976: 38 year old John McNamara from Scariff, world frog swallowing champion was invited to take part in the live frog swallowing competition in Ballycumber, Co. Offaly.

1988: John Hannon from Parteen was one of 10 students representing Ireland at the 30th international youth science fortnight in London.

That was Elton John and Kiki Dee with Don't Go Breaking My Heart – the biggest song on this day in 1976

Onto music news on this day In 1968 The first recording session of The Beatles seven-minute epic ‘Hey Jude’ took place.

1973 Led Zeppelin played the last of three nights at Madison Square Garden, New York at the end of a 33-date North American tour.

And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – Joey Essex with born in the UK in 1990 and actor Will Wheaton was born in America on this day in 1972 and this is some of the stuff he has done.

I'll be back with you tomorrow with another edition of Ar An Lá Seo.