Rebuilding Lives in Northern Ireland
Posted in Announcements on Apr 28th, 2015
The Irish government has given its approval for the restoration of the Ulster Canal between the Shannon-Erne Waterway and the International Scout Centre at Castle Saunderson in Co Cavan. The project will have an economic impact on the area which is still recovering from the Troubles.
Posted in Announcements on Apr 26th, 2015
The Irish government has acquired the property at 14-17 Moore Street, the site of much of the fighting during the Easter Rising. It is hoped that a museum will be in place for the remembrance of the 1916 Easter Rising.
Posted in Announcements on Feb 28th, 2015
As part of RTE’s buildup to the 1916 Commemoration they launched a project titled “A Poem for Ireland”. 30 poems were nominated and participants were asked to whittle the list down to 10. These are up for a public vote. All are listed along with information about the poet along with audio and video clips. […]
Posted in Announcements on Jan 10th, 2015
World expert on the Great Hunger Dr. Christine Kinealy has criticized RTE Channel 4 for proposing a comedy series based on the The Great Hunger. She said: “The danger of using the comedy format to tell the story is that the characters can become ‘stage Oirish’ and the real heartbreak be absent or marginalized. Instead […]
Posted in Announcements on Dec 25th, 2014
The Board of Trustees of Conway Mill Trust wish all of our friends and supporters a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Posted in Announcements on Oct 22nd, 2014
The winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine is an Irish-American, John O’Keefe, whose parents come from Co Cork. The award is for his discovery of ‘place cells’ in the area of the brain that allows the brain to have its own GPS system. This could have a major impact on Alzheimer’s disease and […]
Posted in Announcements on Aug 30th, 2014
On Aug 30th Penn State and Univ. of Central Florida will open their football season at Croke Park, Dublin. The event is expected to attract 20,000 tourists and will boost the economy by an estimated 10 million Euros.
Posted in Announcements on Jul 22nd, 2014
Donald Trump switched his focus from Scotland to Ireland after a judge rejected his legal action against a wind energy project which he claimed would spoil the view from the golf course he was planning to build. Instead he purchased the course at Doonbeg, Co Clare, and renamed it ‘Trump International Golf Links.’
Posted in Announcements on Jul 20th, 2014
International Fund for Ireland chairman Dr. Adrian Johnston and Derry City mayor, Brenda Stevenson, officially opened the new Diverse City premises at Bishop St., Derry City. The shared community will be used for reconciliation and community work and used as a meeting place for groups in Derry and the North West.
Posted in Announcements on Jun 13th, 2014
After 18 months, an Ambassador to Ireland has been named. Kevin O’Malley, a St. Louis, Missouri attorney, has been assigned the post. Mr. O’Malley is a second generation Irish American. In 2009 he was also appointed as the only non-physician to the Missouri Board of Healing Arts, the state licensing and disciplinary body for physicians.
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