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Now that the week's over, it seems only fair to say something about the biggest news story of the past few days, which was definitely the Scottish referendum on independence from the rest of the UK. I'd been following the story for the past two weeks or so in the Post-Gazette, which has been running ...
Reader Tips
Tonight's amusement en route to the Tips is an amusing short (two-minute-ish) film from Ireland that could be seen as a joke or as allegory: Here's Teeth. The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips....
Southie comes to Galway/Trip to Cork
*Read while listening to my uncle’s band The Old Brigade sing Southie Is My Hometown. Begins at 2:45 for the song, stars my Aunt Brenda at 5:08* Our third weekend endeavor since arriving in Ireland was down south to Cork City and Kinsale! But in the morning before we left, I got to meet up with some ...
Dirty Facts About Frispinns Revealed
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Left Archive: Northern Ireland: A Marxist Analysis – Militant (Dublin) [then part of the Irish Labour Party] October 1988
To download the above document please click here: MLITANT 1988 GO To go to the Left Archive site please click on this link. This appears to be a document from Militant in Dublin (according to online sources) although it’s not actually badged as such. Any clarification of its provenance would be very ...
Why I love to run!
Hello everyone, this is Chris and welcome to my first entry on our blog. Today Brooklyn and I ran 16 miles way out in the country in Broken Arrow. Here is the link to our workout: Strava. To say it was extraordinary would be a understatement. The best thing about running, for me, is the scenery. For ...
“Well Joe Brolly, what do you think of that?”
Having undergone a remarkable renaissance of his own by reclaiming a starting berth in the Kerry side, Kieran Donaghy went out to bat for the other members of the panel in the aftermath of Kerry’s All-Ireland win on Sunday.
Spillane: Kerry All-Ireland campaign an amazing, transformative journey
Kerry’s All-Ireland winning campaign, in manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s second season in charge, was an amazing, transformative journey, according to eight-time All-Ireland winner Pat Spillane.
All-Ireland finalists lead Sunday Game nominations as O’Donoghue lands top award
As the 2014 All-Ireland Football Championship came to a close, the Sunday Game panel went about the unenvious task of picking their finest 15 of the year.
Nobody likes a meddler
Her house was decorated just as I imagined Stevie Nicks’ would be. Lots of draperies and candles and big windows and jewelry boxes and silk scarves and expensive looking couches with lots of tiny embellishments on them. I’m not sure why we were such good friends, but it was comforting to me that she ...
Rural region of Ireland turns out for ‘second inauguration’ during Boston mayor’s visit
CARNA, IRELAND — Roaring bonfires greeted his arrival. The postmaster wrote a poem. Hundreds of flags — American, Irish, and the city of Boston’s — flew at schools, shops, homes, and pubs. And townspeople crowded pews at two special Masses ...
Ireland's Tralee Bay Wetlands and Nature Preserve
The name doesn't do it justice because it is much more than a passive environmentally sensitive eco-tourism park. The Tralee Bay Wetlands and Nature Preserve focuses on its core mission, preserving habitat, but family fun, unique activities, a visitor's ...
