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The ancient and natural beauty of Sligo. The Irish World Staff - 15/08/2024 0. Aidan McCormack explores ancient Irish culture, natural beauty, and activity holidays in the north-west When the buildersof the Megalithic structures in Sligo finished their …
And here’s to you, Mrs Robinson | The Irish World
22 hours ago · The forthcoming Irish Film Festival London will open with the documentary, Mrs Robinson. Aoife Kelleher’s documentary tells the story of Mary Robinson, Ireland’s first female President. Having served as Senator, Mary Robinson became the first woman to take office in Áras an Uachtaráin in 1990. She would then go on to become UN High ...
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Writer/ director Luke Morgan and Ken Gibson, CEO of The Mission to End Leprosy, told David Hennessy about their Oscar- qualified short film, The...
Businessman Colm McLoughlin dies at age 81 | The Irish World
3 days ago · 07/11/2024. Colm McLoughlin, Galway man who led Dubai Duty Free to become an airport retail giant, dies at age 81. By David Hennessy. Colm McLoughlin, the Galway man who was among the founders of global travel retail giant Dubai Duty Free, died in the UK on Wednesday last week aged 81 following a short illness.
Bringing the Dubliners back | The Irish World
Oct 30, 2024 · John and his late great bandmates Luke Kelly, Ronnie Drew, Barney McKenna and Ciarán Bourke, caught the imagination taking traditional Irish music from the parlour and the pub to the world stage. A member of the band for 50 years, John has been working behind the scenes to create a show that authentically brings The Dubliners’ story to life ...
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London- Irish man’s campaign to help Palestinians through GAA. David Hennessy - 24/01/2024 0. By David Hennessy London- Irish man Stephen Redmond has launched a campaign to raise funds for GAA kits for Palestinian children.
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Inflation back at 40-year high as food prices soar. The Irish World Staff - 19/10/2022.
Under the surface | The Irish World
21 hours ago · In CALF, Isabelle plays Cáit. It is an ordinary morning in the family home until her mother sends Cáit out to call her father for breakfast. When she goes outside, Cáit finds her father horrifically injured in a horrible farming accident. Although shocked by the discovery, she says nothing of what has happened.
‘The greatest city in the world’ goes green | The Irish World
Mar 24, 2024 · The signs that said, ‘No Irish, no blacks, and no dogs’. “And by ‘no blacks’, they meant people of colour. “What the Irish community showed in the 1960s and onwards is allyship. “We fight racism together. We fight for equality together. “I want to say thank you very much for showing the world that we are the greatest city in the ...
What does it mean to be Irish? - The Irish World
Apr 27, 2024 · Originally from Carlow Frank Mannion, who lives in London, told The Irish World: “Because I’m an immigrant myself, I wanted to tell a version of the immigrant’s story. “6 million people in the UK have an Irish grandparent, there is 82 million people of Irish heritage around the world. “No one’s interested in my immigrant’s story ...