Antiques & More Fair at Clontarf Castle Hotel - Sunday 7th September, 2014
The end of the summer brings a full house to Clontarf on Sunday 7th, over 40 traders from across the country selling a vast range of antiques and vintage, where you can find the perfect pick me up for those autumn blues – choose from books, jewellery, fine porcelain and glass, vintage fashion, art a ...
Secrets of Independent Film Finance Revealed
How do you finance an independent animated feature film? And what is Gap Finance? If you are trying to raise funds for a movie, gap finance is something you need to understand. In brief, it's the point in the funding process where you bridge the gap between what you have been promised, and what you ...
Scottish Independence. What’s it all about?
Scottish Independence. What’s it all about? I am a Scot living “south of the border” as folk in Scotland say. In 16 days from today, the people living in Scotland will decide whether or not to end a 307 year union between the nations of Scotland and England. The polls today show that 48% will say “n ...
NRA Conference "Stories of Ireland's Past" Video
Archaeo Myth recorded some of the NRA archaeological seminar on Thursday last which featured some of my work in it. So for those who missed it, you can get a glimpse of the proceedings here. My work is shown in the end about 2:35 in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rW3pYtKGBA
Snæfellsness day #2
Delayed posts to begin with on the second day already… well, what can I say? I included an Instagram feed to the blog for the very good reason I have only time to upload quick stuff while on the bus, but certainly being distracted with Internet is not an option here. There are wonderful things to se ...
UNFUCK IRELAND
FROM PEACE PROCESS TO IRISH SETTLEMENT PROCESS Speaking with many people from across the political divide in Ireland currently , the general consensus privately, is that Irish Peace Process, is... > and more !
EU 'unable' to stop rural post office closures
The EU says it cannot intervene to stop Ireland from closing rural post offices.
Brogan leaves inter-county football
Dublin's Alan Brogan has retired from inter-county football in the aftermath of yesterday's defeat to Donegal in the All-Ireland semi-final.
IF YOU WANT TO UPSET ME, JUST UPSET MY 85 YEAR-OLD MUM!
You mess with her, you mess with me... Readers of a mean-spirited bent might be delighted to know that after my recent rather smug piece about the Magic Button that converted my customer service debacle into a minor victory, everything went very wrong. How sad is it that our expectations are now so ...
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See what's new with your LinkedIn connections What are your connections up to? See all updates See all updates Syed Afroz Hussain "I'm seeking for full time position as Data Scientist (or related), I've gained..." Like • Comment New Connections Syed Afroz Hussain has 6 new connections See all update ...
SNP's Angus Robertson believes a stronger Scotland will be a benefit to Northern Ireland
Q. Have you any connections to Ireland north or south? A. .No, apart from the fact that in a previous life as a journalist I contributed to Good Morning Ulster and RTE. I was a journalist in Vienna for 10 years and did a bit of jobbing for the broadcast ...
N Ireland orphanages sent children to Australia until 1950s, inquiry told
Northern Ireland's orphanages and homes operated a policy of forcibly transporting children to Australia until the 1950s, a long-running inquiry into child abuse at these institutions will hear on Monday. Sixty-six former residents have given evidence of ...
IRA ceasefire August 1994 – the day that changed Ireland forever
On August 31, 1994 – the day of the historic IRA ceasefire that brought the beginning of the end to the North’s Troubles – I was working out in a gym in a Dublin hotel. We had been told by our IRA contact to “wait for the Angelus bell” the prayer ...
For PSU, Ireland brings more than expected
DUBLIN — Logistically, the Croke Park Classic could very well go down as a nightmare. Understand that? A nightmare. Nothing about moving an entire football team — and really, an entire football operation — from State College to Dublin proved to be ...
Ireland loves its gays, according to research
A Gallup poll which aimed to assess the countries of the world and their attitude towards LGB people has ranked Ireland as number six. 75 percent of people agree that Ireland is welcoming and friendly towards gays and lesbians. Personally I’d actually ...
