Articles tagged ‘News’
Daily Dose - 6 Sept
By Seán | September 6th, 2007 |
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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 . . .
Last Irish festival of the season a huge success: Read here
Celtic Tiger hasn’t affected Irish poverty: Read here
Aer Lingus pilots may strike: Read here
Irish Hilary Clinton [...]
United Ireland by 2027? What are the odds?
By Seán | August 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
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 . . [...]
Daily Dose - 30 Aug
By Seán | August 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
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 . . .
Hill of Tara may be saved yet: Read here
Thousands of non-Irish spouses facing deportation: Read here
Endangered bird shot dead in Wicklow: Read here
Dublin airport grows another [...]
The 2008 DeLorean - buy your own Irish time machine
By Seán | August 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
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 [...]
Daily Dose - 25 August
By Seán | August 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
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 . . .
Fight to save Hill of Tara goes to EU: Read here
1 in 5 Irish kids binge drink weekly: Read here
Irish moon over Senegal: Read here
Pat Rabbitte [...]
A rose by any other nationality
By Seán | August 22nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
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 [...]
Daily Dose - 20 Aug
By Seán | August 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
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 [...]
An Viking apology 1,000 years in the making
By Seán | August 16th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Daily Dose - 16 Aug
By Seán | August 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
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 [...]
Mundy plays charity concert in Athlone
By Seán | August 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
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 [...]
