Has the party unnecessarily compromised its powerful position in Westminster? Source: DUP may be overestimating opposition to Irish Sea border in Northern Ireland.
Category: Ireland
Galway’s Lonely Planet award: ‘I don’t see how we will cope’
Galway is struggling with capacity problems and homelessness. A new travel award will not help Source: Galway’s Lonely Planet award: ‘I don’t see how we will cope’
Joseph O’Connor: How Dracula left its mark on the world
Bram Stoker’s book went from overlooked Victorian oddity to undying success story Source: Joseph O’Connor: How Dracula left its mark on the world
Travel: Hurling into Irish to rediscover the wildness within – The Irish News
THE low rumble of the Atlantic Ocean thumping on to the rocky shoreline is a constant backdrop along this coast of dark, jagged edges in which an occasional sandy cove [ … ]
Connection between Sligo and Dracula strengthened
The Sligo connection with Dracula was further strengthened today with the arrival in town of the author’s great grandnephew, Dacre Stoker, who believes a dreadful cholera epidemic in the town [ … ]
We Protestants fear Gaelic, and we were raised to mock it
Ulster Protestantism associates Gaelic with republicanism, which we oppose, and our cultural insecurity has informed the DUP’s rejection of an Irish Language Act, says Richard Irvine Source: We Protestants fear [ … ]
James Joyce should be left to rest in peace in Zurich
Nowhere did Joyce ever express any desire to be buried in Dublin Source: James Joyce should be left to rest in peace in Zurich
Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion Now Legal in Northern Ireland (VIDEO)
Same-sex marriage and abortion became legal in Northern Ireland at the stroke of midnight Tuesday. Source: Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion Now Legal in Northern Ireland (VIDEO)
Leo Varadkar says Boris Johnson’s Northern Ireland to Scotland bridge plan should not be ‘dismissed out of hand’ – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said Boris Johnson’s controversial plan to build a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland should not be “dismissed out of hand”. Source: Leo Varadkar says Boris [ … ]
The 10 top beaches in Ireland 2019 | CN Traveller
10 stunning spots that are worth venturing off the beaten track for. Source: The 10 top beaches in Ireland 2019 | CN Traveller
Caitlin gathers Ireland’s leading women for launch of her new book – Independent.ie
Some of the country’s most influential women gathered in Dublin last Thursday to celebrate the launch of a new book that details the life-changing experiences of well-known Irish female Source: [ … ]
The birth of a new English state – TruePublica
the British and Unionist Conservative Party is today the surprising political agent of a potentially new English nation-state. As Scotland gets independence Source: The birth of a new English state – TruePublica
Uncovering the Secret History of a Storied Irish Region – InsideHook
Connemara, located in western Ireland, is known for scenic landscapes, historical structures and for being home to a significant number of the nation’s speakers of the Irish language. Whisky drinkers [ … ]
‘Time to build a pan-Celtic political culture to defeat Toryism’ – Sinn Féin President tells Plaid Cymru conference | An Phoblacht
Source: ‘Time to build a pan-Celtic political culture to defeat Toryism’ – Sinn Féin President tells Plaid Cymru conference | An Phoblacht
Words for everyone at Castlebar’s Literary Festival
Castlebar’s annual feast of literature and writing, Wild Atlantic Words, takes centre stage in the county town this week Source: Words for everyone at Castlebar’s Literary Festival
Bye bye Irish backstop: BoJo’s final offer to the EU
Bye bye Irish backstop: BoJo’s final offer to the EU https://www.rt.com/uk/470069-boris-brexit-proposals-eu/