Ireland News

It’s still called a “pint”

In a move that will prevent a lot of tongue-tied stuttering at Irish pubs around the country, the European Commission decided on September 11 to allow traders in Ireland and the UK to continue using pint measures for milk, draught beer and cider as well as miles on road signs.

For those who are scratching their heads over this you should know that there is a UK movement called the “metric martys” who steadfastly refused to use the metric system in their business dealings.

Date: September 15th, 2007 | No Comments

Daily Dose - 13 Sept

ooooo, Irish news in a DAILY DOSE!
Just about then I realised I was getting the auld DDs,
When the child of Prague began to dance around the mantlepiece . . .

Carless Ireland for a day?: Read here
Row over new Giant’s Causeway visitor centre: Read here
A superValue, but no town to be “most untidy”: Read here
Bertie on the stand: Read here
New oil drilling in Celtic Sea?: Read here
No part of Ireland in European cup 2008: Read here

Date: September 13th, 2007 | No Comments

United Ireland by 2027? What are the odds?

Ten to one by the year 2027, according to Paddy Power.

Yes, one of the many cultural twists that still befuddles me is the legality and casual practice of gambling in Ireland. There are gambling shops everywhere in this country and, apparently, one can simply walk into one of these places and bet on . . . well, anything.

Case in point is latest bet on offer: a United Ireland. Think about it - people have fought, died and argued for the cause . . . why not try betting?

Date: August 30th, 2007 | No Comments

The 2008 DeLorean - buy your own Irish time machine

Fire up your flux capacitors, folks. The DeLorean Motor Company has announced that the Irish car made famous in the Back to the Future movies will be going back into production this year with new DeLoreans rolling off the line in late 2008.

The new cars will maintain the same design as the original, but with an updated engine, and loads of modern amenities like an iPod dock built into the dash.

And if you should want your DeLorean to travel in time?

Date: August 29th, 2007 | No Comments

A rose by any other nationality

Lisa Murtagh of New York has been named this year’s Rose of Tralee.

The festival, now in its 48th year, has been held annually since the 1950’s. What used to be a contest for a carnival queen born in Tralee was extended to County Kerry and then in the 1960s to embrace anyone of Irish descent anywhere in the world.

This year’s rose is a 27-year-old lawyer from New York and won the contest crown from 30 other finalists from all around the globe.

Date: August 22nd, 2007 | No Comments