Tea arrived in Ireland in the early 1800s and was classed as a luxury product - drunk by upper class wealthy people. Tea was expensive to import, it arrived on Irish shores from far off India ...
Amplifying the Irish song tradition is a welcome pitstop on Dervish’s long and winding career path, and one that chimes readily with Cathy Jordan’s parallel project with the Crankie box, a vintage ...
Merrymaking was a common part of the traditional Irish wake and a major part of the grieving process in Ireland. A pagan ritual was the root of much of the goings-on at an Irish wake and much of ...
Funding cuts by the all-Ireland Irish language agency Foras na Gaeilge represent "a total failure from both the northern and southern governments". That is according to Dr Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh ...
which would increase the record figure of Ireland’s national debt if it was recognized by standard accounting conventions in the governments account. That is the guarantees that the Irish government ...
At the time, Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris described Israel’s decision as “deeply regrettable.” Much of Ireland’s sympathy for the plight of Palestinians emerges from the country’s ...