By Frank O’Shea The word ‘amnesia’ was heard several times at the Famine round table in the Williamstown Town Hall on October 28. It was used to describe the way that Ireland seemed to have forgotten about the Great Famine of 1845-51 until it was brought to public discourse following the publication of Cecil Woodham-Smith’s … Continue reading
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Lynne Ruane had left school at 14, though it appears that her attendance there was often sporadic. She was smoking and drinking and had graduated to drugs … Continue reading
The Treaty settlement almost a hundred years ago led to the Irish Civil War; the outcome of the backstop talks over the next few months could be just as momentous. Continue reading
Hurling is coming to Australia. At stake is the beautiful Wild Geese Trophy Continue reading
Presidential Election, Booker Prize Winner from NI, Travellers, Listowel, and more…. Continue reading
Throughout WWII, agents were sent to Ireland from Germany with instructions to communicate with German military intelligence. Richard Hayes broke most of these ciphers. Continue reading
The Irish have gone back to how they were before the GFC, except that the country seems to have a better appreciation of what is meant by paying your way. Continue reading
Keane is particularly well qualified as the teller of the story of the War of Independence and the Civil War in Ireland. He worked for many years as a reporter in areas of war, had close family who were active, and spent five years as a reporter in Belfast reporting on the Troubles there for the BBC. Continue reading
We returned to the naomhóg and next a gib of a crane appeared and lowered several baskets of all kinds of fish into our boat and we had to tell them to stop. Continue reading
