... Following the War of Independence a Civil War took place in Ireland and Michael Collins was killed in an ambush in August 1922. He lay in ... at that time. Image above: Michael Collins as Ireland's Minister for Finance in 1920. Disclaimer: This ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Aug 22 2024 - 6:24pm
... of 'Hunt the Wren', particularly in the Celtic nations of Ireland (Éire) and Isle of Man (Mannin). It is said that the tradition ... the artificial body of a wren held in the middle. In Ireland the pole is paraded through the villages and towns by people dressed up ...
Alastair Kneale - Dec 25 2016 - 12:23pm - 0 comments
... the "so called" United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This includes Cornwall, where there is a continued ...
Douglas MacQueen - Aug 5 2019 - 12:59pm
... by the British military during internment in Northern Ireland in 1971 is to be re-opened. It reads: “Dear supporters and ... now expose the use of torture on 14 men from the North of Ireland in 1971 in the European Courts of Justice. Our sincere thanks also ...
Myghal Map Serpren - Dec 4 2014 - 5:37pm - 0 comments
... more active in shaping and influencing the politics in both Ireland and the north of Ireland, especially in light of the approaching centenary of 1916. John Douglas ...
Myghal Map Serpren - Jul 8 2015 - 11:49pm - 0 comments
... working for KBC bank, who were brought in from the north of Ireland to carry out the eviction. The investigation is being undertaken by The ... Prı́obháidı́) the independent statutory body in Ireland that regulates private security services. The McGann family were ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Dec 23 2018 - 1:44pm
... the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and the part of Ireland that continues to have an English colonial presence that they call Northern Ireland). Let’s put aside that the BBC will sometimes use the term in ...
Alastair Kneale - Jul 26 2014 - 11:57am - 0 comments
... are the four Diver sisters from Bundoran, Co. Donegal, Ireland. They have carved a great reputation of being a captivating and ... mother Kathleen Fitzgerald (a well-known céilí singer in Ireland) and when they hit their teenage years, they formed their own pop/rock ...
Emmett McIntyre - Aug 6 2015 - 9:07pm - 0 comments
... is running from May 17–June 5, 2016. Under the title IRELAND 100: Celebrating a Century of Irish Arts & Culture, the event ... Fiona Shaw, the festival presents performances from many of Ireland's best contemporary musicians, dancers and theatre companies as well as ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - May 20 2016 - 11:56am - 0 comments
... Foster Stormont's First Minister has insisted Northern Ireland's place in the Brexiting UK is safe. Martin McGuinness, the Sinn ... to leave had huge implications for the entire island of Ireland and ran counter to the democratic wishes of the Irish people. This ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Jun 25 2016 - 12:11am - 0 comments