In talking about Irish becoming the 21st Official Language of the European Union, I didn’t mention that it doesn’t become effectively so until 1 January […]

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The Irish-owned Bubble Hits I told you about a few weeks back, have announced that top Irish model Glenda Gilson will join the presenting team […]

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The European Commission has published a poll today showing that Ireland is very strongly in favour of its EU membership. 77% of Irish people believe […]

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Everybody’s Irish ancestors are from Cork. Okay not everybody’s. If your ancestors are not from Cork, then they are from Mayo.
If you don’t believe […]

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Let’s revisit Dublin in 1979. It’s a kind of love story.
Take a Subbuteo pitch. Turn the green cloth over and paint the word “Ireland” on […]

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Getting ready for my own forthcoming trip home to Ireland, I was browsing through some Dublin events the other day, and noticed that The Chanel […]

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Continuing the theme of the current state of Irish affairs, or what things are like in Ireland right now, is news that mobile phone subscribers […]

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If you’re vaguely planning to visit Ireland at some stage in the future, and to enjoy quaint little old rural pubs while there, you’d […]

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To follow up on the Ryder Cup preparations I mentioned yesterday, the Minister in Ireland for Sports and Tourism, John O’Donoghue, yesterday warned Irish traders […]

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Speaking of Riverdance, it appears to be the inspiration for a change to the Ryder Cup which is being hosted by Ireland for the first […]

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My grandfather, my father, and I were all born in the same city, but the name of the state each of us was born in […]

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A glimpse of a headline, like yesterday’s ‘Rain stops play at Wimbledon‘ can give a little tug at the nostalgia strings - because growing […]

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Last week somebody asked Irish KC for recommendations on a trip to Ireland, but specifically the Galway area. I’m loathe to get very specifc on […]

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Lest you get carried away with talk of Irish economic miracles, Irish Tigers, and Irish Dancing, and swing from believing Ireland has no electricity to […]

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If you read, or just saw this piece of Irish news in the Kansas City Star today, you might be inclined to think that all […]

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In 1978 deep down in her pocket Judy found 50p (p? what’s p?).
10 years earlier Irish money was pre-decimal so 10 bob is what […]

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In a piece I read yesterday, FinFacts Ireland highlighted an Irish Independent report that the Irish Government is to spend a huge amount of money […]

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Unlike Mothers Day which falls on different days in Ireland and the US, Fathers Day is celebrated on the same day in both countries.
Actually, […]

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Ok, I’m only mentioning this Irish story from The Spoof because it’s longer than something I’d write, and the headline promised more than what the […]

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In an incident that had no connection with allegations of extraordinary rendition, the Irish government has said it is ‘unacceptable’ that the US authorities did […]

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