... election has raised the issue in Dáil Éireann (Assembly of Ireland). Yesterday (June 14) he questioned the Taoiseach (head of Irish ... Irish Post newspaper there have been growing demands for Ireland to ban the export of Irish greyhounds to the notorious Canidrome ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Jun 16 2016 - 1:57am - 0 comments
... was held on Saturday at Lissadell House, Sligo in Ireland to mark the 90th anniversary of the death of Constance Markievicz ... Markievicz told the court, "I went out to fight for Ireland's freedom and it does not matter what happens to me. I did what I ... the first Dáil Éireann an independent legislature for Ireland which met in Dublin. She went on to become the second woman in the ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Jul 18 2017 - 1:33am
... from the town of Downpatrick, County Down, in the north of Ireland (Irish: Dún Pádraig, Contae an Dúin, Tuaisceart Éireann). It is on ... there is an inner doorway opening into a chamber with a stone vault and a number of gun-loops. Further in there is a another chamber. ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 20 2021 - 1:06am
... Approximately 40,000 tonnes of seaweed is harvested in Ireland, more than 95 per cent of it naturally grown. It pruduces high-value ... to seaweed, registered in seven counties along the coast of Ireland; Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Galway, Mayo, Clare and Donegal. Canadian ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Jul 3 2018 - 9:17am
... in County Down (Irish: Contae an Dúin) in the north-east of Ireland for the past 30 years. It was originally found having been caught in ... from a German U-boat. It sank off the southern coast of Ireland, roughly 11 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale (Irish, An Seancheann) ...
Alastair Kneale - Apr 5 2018 - 7:21pm
... Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. At the election 159 of 160 Dáil Éireann seats were contested, with ... seats from 2016. The election was held at a time when Ireland's electorate have become increasingly dissatisfied with the present ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Feb 11 2020 - 10:39pm
... half of 2020. She made the statement when on a visit to Ireland this week where she met the Taoiseach (Ireland's prime minister) in Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath). The Scottish ...
Douglas MacQueen - May 28 2019 - 8:11pm
Emmett McIntyre's blog The 2016 All Ireland Music Festival, or Fleadh Cheoil na hErieann, was held this year in ... traditional festival of the Gaelic culture and language of Ireland. Events at this year’s Fleadh included musical performances, art ...
Emmett McIntyre - Aug 25 2016 - 5:09pm - 0 comments
... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath) will carry the flag for Ireland (Irish: Éire) at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. They are both members of the 116 strong Team Ireland athletes competing in the games. Boxing traditionally is one of ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Jul 20 2021 - 1:52pm
... Eibhlin O'Neill's blog The tallest mural in Ireland, about 41 metres (135ft) in height, has been painted on the side of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dundalk, Ireland (Irish: Dún Dealgan, Éire). It depicts the Celtic warrior god Lú. ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Sep 27 2021 - 4:33pm