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Queen to boost Irish visits
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Queen to boost Irish visits
[caption id="attachment_68801" align="alignright" width="600" caption="Queen Elizabeth delivering her Dublin Castle speech."][/caption] Tourism in ...
Higgins hails Havel
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Higgins hails Havel
He's holding his fire on North Korea's Kim Jong-Il, but President Michael D. Higgins had only glowing words for the former president of the Czech R...
Two countries, one border
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Two countries, one border
The two have long been at odds on the matter of one particular border, but this week Ireland and the UK are signing an agreement designed to crack ...
Judge rules against BC, appeal possible
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Judge rules against BC, appeal possible
[caption id="attachment_68794" align="alignright" width="600" caption="BC's Burns Library houses the Troubles archive."][/caption] A federal judge ...
Bah humbug to  Christmas sign
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Bah humbug to Christmas sign
[caption id="attachment_68791" align="alignright" width="600" caption="The Irish language seasonal greeting in front of Belfast City Hall."][/capti...
Accused denies murder charges
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Accused denies murder charges
A man charged with murdering two British soldiers says he has only a couple of years to live. Brian Shivers (46) from Magherafelt in County Derry, ...
Uncertain Christmas for families
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Uncertain Christmas for families
Several families in Derry could be forced to spend Christmas away from their homes after their gardens began to disappear over the weekend. A lands...
A candle for granny
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A candle for granny
Every Christmas Eve I place a lighted candle in my window, less for any cultural or religious reason than for fear my granny might appear and scare...
Your poor huddled billionaires
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Your poor huddled billionaires
[caption id="attachment_68782" align="alignright" width="600" caption="Conor O'Clery. "][/caption] The year is ending on a hopeful note for any Iri...
Abusive priest used hypnosis says report
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Abusive priest used hypnosis says report
[caption id="attachment_68779" align="alignright" width="600" caption="Bishop Magee."][/caption] An Irish diocese has been criticized over its fail...
Pope unlikely to visit Ireland
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Pope unlikely to visit Ireland
[caption id="attachment_68776" align="alignright" width="600" caption="Pope Benedict. "][/caption] The pope is unlikely to visit Ireland next year ...
Bloom returns to  Rose's Greenway
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Bloom returns to Rose's Greenway
[caption id="attachment_68773" align="alignright" width="600" caption="Mayor Menino."][/caption] BOSTON --- Just in time for Christmas, protesters ...

 

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