Ireland News
Daily Dose - 20 Aug
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 . . .
Galway water crisis finally over: Read here
Postcodes for Ireland? Maybe not.: Read here
Irish antisocial laws?: Read here
Aer Lingus strike may be averted: Read here
€25m/year earned by Irish space technology. Who knew?: Read here
50th Dublin Theatre Festival launches: Read here
Date: August 20th, 2007 |
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Daily Dose - 16 Aug
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 . . .
E Coli in Swords, Dublin water supply: Read here
Viking ship arrives in Dublin: Read here
Aer Lingus vows to carry 1/4 passengers despite strike: Read here
Irish drivers now more safety-conscious: Read here
100-year-old skull found in Dublin garden: Read here
Birth control pill kills Dublin woman: Read here
Date: August 16th, 2007 |
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First black Irish mayor wanted back in Nigeria
You may recall my post a while back about Ireland’s first black mayor.
Portlaoise elected Rotimi Adebari as mayor, making him the first black man in Ireland to hold such a position. Rotimi came to Ireland almost a decade ago to escape religious persecution in his Nigerian homeland. Here’s the hilarious thing - the nation that drove him away now wants him back.
In an article in the Irish Independent, officials in Nigeria were quoted as planning an attempt to “poach” him from Portlaoise.
Now why would anyone …
Date: August 11th, 2007 |
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The Guardian praises Irelandlogue
Benji Lanyado, a writer for the Guardian.co.uk, has dedicated an entire article to a very positive review of Irelandlogue. Read it here.
Whoo-hoo!
Mika of the boots boys suggested I contact Benji a couple of weeks ago about getting on his weekly top 10 list of travel blogs. I was cautioned that Benji
“is not a typical reviewer though - hard to please and not afraid to say what he thinks. So he doesn’t rave about every blog he likes, he critics them maybe a bit more harshly than usual, but not without reason.”
Date: August 9th, 2007 |
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Daily Dose - 2 Aug
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 . . .
Tommy Maken, famous Irish folk musician, dies: Read here
Gay pride parade in Northern Ireland? No, really: Read here
Dublin-Belfast motorway section opens: Read here
Fill ‘er up, but no booze for Irish petrol stations?: Read here
Summer slump in Irish spam: Read here
Irish teenager beaten to death in Lanzarote: Read here
Date: August 2nd, 2007 |
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An Viking apology 1,000 years in the making
So a great big viking ship sailed into Dublin harbour yesterday.
6 weeks at sea and a bunch of salty Danes rowed up to Irish shores for the first time in centuries. Their ship was a replica of one built in Glendalough, Wicklow (Ireland) in 1042 AD. Rather than leap from the ship and begin a bloody campaign of rape and pillage, they instead formally apologised for the Viking invasions of Ireland.
Date: August 16th, 2007 |
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Mundy plays charity concert in Athlone
A good friend of mine gave me a shout yesterday to ask if I would mention a charity concert she’s arranging for Sarah Ryan, a handicapped girl from Birr she works with.
It all started with a phone call to Mundy, whom those of you not familiar with the Irish music scene will remember from the profile I did on him some months ago, to see if he might be willing to help out. It turns out - how’s this for coincidence - that Mundy actually knows the little girl’s mom quite well (he is, after all, FROM Birr) and agreed immediately to play!
How awesome is that?
So, here’s the skinny:
Date: August 15th, 2007 |
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Daily Dose - 11 Aug
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 . . .
Foot in Mouth scare proves false: Read here
Dublin Quakes! Read here
UDA told to disarm: Read here
Greystones gets gussied up: Read here
Aer Lingus chooses Belfast over Shannon: Read here
More on “sinking plane” in Derry: Read here
Date: August 11th, 2007 |
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Daily Dose - 6 Aug
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 . . .
Urgent foot-in-mouth prevention starts in Ireland: Read here
Sean and Sarah most popular Irish names: Read here
New Dublin speed limit to protect cyclists: 30kph: Read here
New Bus plans for Galway: Read here
Irish airports expect huge holiday rush: Read here
141 children killed on Irish roads since 2000: Read here
Date: August 6th, 2007 |
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Daily Dose - 27 July
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 . . .
Irish language to be recognised in the North Ireland?: Read here
A knighthood by any other name?: Read here
Irish girls smarter than boys?: Read here
Who wants to be a millionaire?: Read here
Hello garda - you from around here?: Read here
Ireland kidnapping capital of Europe? Read here
Date: July 27th, 2007 |
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