The 8-year-old who drowned last Thursday at a Navan swimming pool was “a boy to be proud of”, according to a community activist in the town.
PUPPETS of all ‘nationalities’ will gather in Dublin on September 16 – or at least their owners will – for a six-day puppetry spectacle.
In a nondescript building on an industrial estate in Tallaght, men sit on the ground floor, women on the second – and another room houses most of the children.
A DUBLIN refugee who fled Islamic radicals has expressed his joy after being granted reunification with his family.
A JUMP in price from zero to €500 has made residency status in Ireland the most inflated commodity going.
Catherine Reilly speaks to Kunle Animashaun, founder of Camino De Orula Productions, who is using the theatre to explore important issues for Africans
While I know some sceptics still remain out there, the world is already beginning to suffer the ill effects of climate change due to rising global temperatures. The only real question is how long we as consumers, as well as our political leaders, will wait before
Perth’s backpacker-land is flooded with Irish people, and although personal experience is not always a representative sample, I was forming the belief that the Irish/non-Irish ratio was greener in Perth’s Northbridge than on Dublin’s O’Connell
“Is tóg ar imram mé ar do long atá ar strae…” Nuair a chantar Mr Tambourine Man de chuid Bob Dylan sa Ghaeilge is é Fear an Bhodhráin é agus níl aon rud cearr leis sin.
It is one of the wonders of the modern world, and more than 7 million people use it every day, yet it draws few visitors from abroad. Built in 1935 by the Soviet government, the Moscow Metro is more than just a public transport system – it is arguably
It’s a celebrated collision of Dublin old and new, but right now Moore Street isn’t the multicultural paradise that some crack it up to be. CATHERINE REILLY took a stroll...
In just one recent weekend, 19 people were killed on Polish roads. Surely not the kind of holiday-time news we want to hear, but the message is repeated over and over like some terrible mantra.
Only two Poles showed up for a crash course in Irish organised last week by translation company Tadhall-Kontakt, with the assistance of Polish Express and the Polish Financial Centre. But they were dedicated pupils nonetheless.
Dried edible flowers are a surprisingly aromatic addition to the canon of preservation. The dried leaves and petals of the hibiscus flower in particular make for a tasty iced tea that is drunk all over north Africa and the Middle East.
At last, we’re back on the pitch! At Lein-ster, Tania Rosser has taken over as assistant coach to the backs, acting as player/coach. I think that her and Philip Doyle are a great combination and work really well together. Doyle is the most organised coach
Last week Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi – who was jailed for life for his role in the deaths of 270 people when Pan Am flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 – was freed from prison and sent home by Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill
Ahead of Grandparent’s Day on Sunday 27 September, Friends of the Elderly and Walt Disney Pictures want the grandchildren of Ireland to nominate their grandparents for the Grandparent of the Year Award.
The Irish Stammering Association’s Dublin self-help group meets again in September. The group provides opportunities for people who stutter to discuss issues around their stammering, as well as providing mutual support.