A Newsflash from our Special Eurovision Reporter, Genevieve Rogers Brendan Murray brought his ‘A’ game to the second Semi Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 – but it was not enough for Ireland to qualify for the Grand Final of this year’s competition in Kyiv. For the fourth year in a row, Ireland has … Continue reading
Why do we hear so little about Michael Davitt’s place in Irish history? Continue reading
Was he the most important leader of contemporary Ireland? Continue reading
A young woman of 23 might have seemed a pliable appointment as a teacher at Glenmaggie, but Clara Weeks, who opened the school in June 1875 to public cheering, proved otherwise. Continue reading
Duffy is a smart and determined Catholic in a police force that is overwhelming Protestant; and he resides and survives in a Protestant estate because he has a ‘good relationship’ with the leader of the para militaries who run that estate. Continue reading
The man spoke. I had never seen him, never heard of him before, but boy did he make me laugh. Continue reading
Actions by the ‘Whiteboys’ led Garrett Cotter into trouble and it was really only luck that found him on a convict ship bound for the colonies instead of the gallows Continue reading
John D. Ruddy, is very good taking a subject that kids find dull and withdrawing them from their devices. Continue reading
This tiny part of Dublin has been home to Catholics, Protestants, Jewish, Irvingites, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Methodists and Muslims. How multicultural can you get Continue reading
An engrossing play about the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Continue reading
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