... on a journey to Larne (Irish: Latharna) in the north-east of Ireland. An hour into the sailing across the North Channel (Irish and Scottish Gaelic: Sruth na Maoile), the strait between north-eastern Ireland and south-western Scotland ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 31 2018 - 9:26pm
... and independence. It is celebrating its 40th anniversary and Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins has praised the work of the ... Jim Dennehy. At a time when there was desperate need in Ireland for the training of guide dogs for blind and vision impaired people ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Sep 19 2016 - 5:39pm - 0 comments
Eibhlin O'Neill's blog Ireland is well known for its prehistoric manmade megalithic sites used as ... the summit of Coolnacarrick Hill, County Laois (Irish: Cúil na Carraige, Contae Laoise). The cairn was located by lecturer Gerry Moloney ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - May 21 2021 - 5:02pm
... prevaricate over climate change our neighbor to the West Ireland is taking action that will see peat harvesting by industrial means ... volumes hit a high of 6.5 million tonnes in 2013; Bord na Móna is planning to reduce that to 2 million tonnes in 2020 with 2028 as ...
Bernard Moffatt - Oct 24 2018 - 5:42pm
... for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has made it clear that Ireland is committed to recognising a Palestinian state as part of a peace ... been killed by Israeli forces during clashes in the region. Ireland is also committed to increasing funding to the United Nations Relief ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Sep 25 2018 - 9:22pm
... wisdom has it that Sir Walter Raleigh introduced the crop to Ireland about 1585. As a staple diet for the native population, it proved to be ... on whether people lived in coastal or inland parts of Ireland. Historical records point out that Irish people didn’t eat ...
Emmett McIntyre - May 17 2020 - 4:09pm
... This news published by the Celtic League: IRELAND: DOD APPEAR TO CONDONE ABUSE OF UNDER AGE RECRUITMENT BY UK MILITARY ... has had a response from the Department of Defence (DoD) (Ireland) to a query we raised about the potential recruitment of under eighteen ...
Myghal Map Serpren - Apr 30 2015 - 2:49pm - 0 comments
... of Celtic mythology by the proselytizing Christians in Ireland in the 1st century is the fate of the Celtic Goddess Brigid: ... greatly impaired our understanding of the early histories of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man……When using these materials it is ...
Emmett McIntyre - Aug 4 2017 - 4:01pm
... blog A proposal by the Gaelic League (Conradh na Gaeilge) was in the news this month when it was reported that the Mr. Leo ... voluntary organisation that promotes the Irish language in Ireland and abroad. It's aim is to reinstate the Irish language as the common ...
Emmett McIntyre - Nov 24 2013 - 4:29am - 0 comments
... the second largest party in Oireachtas (the parliament of Ireland). It is also one of the two largest parties in the Northern Ireland Assembly. John Brady went on to say: "I call for a complete ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Apr 29 2021 - 1:00pm