... 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
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
Ireland's Skellig Islands (Irish: Na Scealaga), are two small spectacular ... above sea level and reached by a climb of over six hundred stone steps. Further information of Skellig Michael and the Skellig Islands ... Pier. Celtic nation: Ireland Place type: Religious ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Apr 24 2021 - 2:04pm
... 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
... 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
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
... than a highly regulated offshore centre”. The NAMA (Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency – see link) story has resurfaced ... this money connected to the sale of the NAMA North of Ireland portfolio of properties was to be used as a sweetener for political and ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Mar 1 2016 - 2:16pm - 0 comments
... significance of 1916 the next AGM would also take place in Ireland. Throughout this year various events celebrating the Rising are due ... the most defining historical event in twentieth century Ireland. In 1916, a small rebellion took place to free Ireland from ...
Myghal Map Serpren - Jun 6 2015 - 5:48pm - 0 comments
... There was an interesting news item on BBC Northern Ireland recently. Under the headline "Finn's Law: Search dog Max saves lives; ... a rescue dog who finds missing people across the north of Ireland. Max lives in Bangor, County Down, (Irish: Beannchar, Contae an Dúin) ...
Mair Williams - May 17 2019 - 2:10pm
... parts of the Iberian peninsula, the islands of Britain and Ireland, much of Western and Central Europe, part of Eastern Europe and into ... and those on the Atlantic coast, the British Isles and Ireland. This gave one reason why earlier historians, having established that ...
Alastair Kneale - Mar 20 2021 - 4:10pm