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1. Loughinisland: Ombudsman Finds There Was Collusion Between Police And Loyalist Killers

   ... Oileáin) is a small village in County Down in the north of Ireland. It was the location on 18 June 1994 where members of a loyalist ... and was crowded with people watching the Republic of Ireland team playing Italy in the 1994 FIFA World Cup being held in the USA. ...

   Eibhlin O'Neill - Jun 9 2016 - 5:30pm - 0 comments

2. Celtic Women and Spinning Wheels

   ... Dyers write: "The earliest known evidence in Ireland of woven material dates from about 1600 B.C., as pottery from that ... although we know that spinning was certainly practised in Ireland in Neolithic times. Fragments of woven fabric and weaving tools have ...

   Alastair Kneale - Feb 1 2020 - 8:34pm

3. 'The Last Secretary General'

   ... background (he was born at Carrickfergus in the North of Ireland) he embraced nationalism and joined the Gaelic League. He joined the ... Department of External affairs and in 1929 was appointed Ireland's permanent representative at the League of Nations and the following ...

   Bernard Moffatt - Jan 28 2020 - 3:23pm

4. Tributes paid at the passing of Sinn Féin Leader and former Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness

   ... respect for his efforts to cement a peace deal in Northern Ireland in 1998. Since that time he remained a passionate republican who worked ... for peace and reconciliation and for the re-unification Ireland. The president of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, paid tribute saying: ...

   Eibhlin O'Neill - Mar 21 2017 - 4:33pm

5. World's Largest Language Festival Opens - Irish President Hails the Resurgence of the Gaelic Tongue

   Emmett McIntyre's blog Ireland’s President Michael Higgins has launched Seachtain na Gaeilge 2016, ... community organization that promotes the Irish language in Ireland and abroad. The League’s primary objective is the reinstatement of ...

   Emmett McIntyre - Mar 2 2016 - 9:56pm - 0 comments

6. Irish Police and State institutions settle with honest policeman who tried to expose corruption

   ... particularly when facing the full force of the state: "IRELAND: STATE SETTLES WITH HONEST COPPER WHO DID HIS DUTY!" "The Irish ... and excess was occurring elsewhere in the large cities of Ireland like Dublin. He has won undisclosed damages as outlined in this ...

   Alastair Kneale - May 3 2019 - 12:39pm

7. Success as vulnerable Arctic Tern chicks raised on Dalkey Island

   ... News from Celtic League: Dalkey Island in Ireland is an uninhabited island located c. 16 km (9.9 mi) south of Dublin and ... the first time on record. “According to BirdWatch Ireland (BWI), six chicks from the vulnerable colony have taken to the wing so ...

   Alastair Kneale - Aug 1 2019 - 8:49pm

8. Doon Fort (An Dún) Drumboghill

   ... Dúin) not far from the village of Ardara, County Donegal, Ireland (Irish: Ard an Ráthain, Contae Dhún na nGall, Éire). The actual date ... is unknown and it could date from the late Iron Age which in Ireland lasted from about 500 BC – AD 400, to Early Medieval times which ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - May 16 2021 - 6:35pm

9. Isle of Man Stamps: The Battle of Clontarf

   Valerie Caine's blog As Ireland prepares to celebrate the millennium of the Battle of Clontarf, Isle of ... Friday) the Battle of Clontarf marked a turning point in Ireland’s history and introduced a new era for the country. Isle of Man ...

   Valerie Caine - Apr 19 2014 - 10:30am - 0 comments

10. Tuatha Dé Danann

    ... the Tuatha Dé (people of the gods) known to the Gaels of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man as part of their own pantheon, from the ... and goddess. The idea of waves of ‘invasions’ into Ireland was also probably further developed in an attempt by monastic scholars ...

    Alastair Kneale - Jun 4 2021 - 4:46pm

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