Rebuilding Lives in Northern Ireland
Posted in Announcements on Mar 23rd, 2016
Irish teen, Joanne O’Riordan from Co Cork, has been shortlisted for the honor of World’s Top 20 Young People by Junior Chamber International. She is being credited with persuading the government to rethink its disability policy. Joanne has a congenital disorder that caused her to be born without any limbs. She is only one of […]
Posted in Announcements on Mar 21st, 2016
Director Neill Jordan has announced the re-release of his film “Michael Collins” in March.
Posted in Announcements on Mar 3rd, 2016
There is a new festival in Ireland called “Pilgrim’s Path Day.” It is a dense network of walking paths. This heritage hermit themed event is organized by local communities adjacent to each penitential route and is aimed at raising awareness of Ireland’s rich inheritance of pilgrim paths. [email protected]
Posted in Announcements on Mar 2nd, 2016
A 110-year old time capsule was found during renovation at Healy Mac’s Breoffy House Resort in Sligo. It was left there by Dominick Sydney Browne in 1905. Inside the lead box were letters detailing family history and numerous newspapers of the time.
Posted in Announcements on Feb 24th, 2016
The producers of “Star Wars, Episode 8, have released a teaser featuring Skellig Michael.
Posted in Announcements on Feb 23rd, 2016
A replica of the “Titanic” is being built in China by Australian billionaire Olive Palmer and in spite of objections that it is disrespectful of those who died, there is a demand for tickets. It will set sail in 2018 but will not follow the original route.
Posted in Announcements on Feb 16th, 2016
Professor Tom Lynch and scientists in Dublin and Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York believe they have found the gene causing dementia and a cure may be possible within 5-10 years.
Posted in Announcements, Easter Rising News on Feb 15th, 2016
RTE has released a documentary titled “1916.” It is narrated by Liam Neeson and will be available to 120 stations in US and worldwide. Watch PBS listings.
Posted in Announcements on Feb 7th, 2016
Starting Apr 20, the Linen Hall Library in Belfast will present “The Corr Family-Eyewitness to History.” The family is from the Ormeau Road in Belfast.
Posted in Announcements on Feb 6th, 2016
Because of severe storms and gale force winds some of the trees in the Dark Hedges Tunnel were uprooted. This section in Lisburn, Co Antrim has become a tourist attraction since the Game of Thrones was featured here.
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