Ireland has been named as the best country in the world in the very first ‘Good Country Index’ (GCI), it was announced this week. The GCI looks at 35 different criteria in seven categories to decide what contribution each country has made to humanity and the planet. Some of the criteria included contributions to science… Continue reading Ireland is statistically the ‘best country in the world’
Author: Michael Kehoe
Ancient royal necklace hours from being destroyed
An extraordinary sequence of events may have saved an ancient symbol of Irish royalty from being destroyed forever. A necklace, known as a ‘lunala’ was lying in a dumpster just hours before waste disposal men were due to collect it. A lunala is necklace made from two golden discs. It would have been worn by… Continue reading Ancient royal necklace hours from being destroyed
Ireland is ‘best place on earth’ says Hollywood star
Hollywood actor Paul Rudd has called Ireland the ‘best place on earth’ and described how the locals played a trick on him when he wore the shirt of an Irish sporting hero in a small town in Donegal. The star of the Anchorman movies spoke about Ireland when he appeared on the David Letterman Show… Continue reading Ireland is ‘best place on earth’ says Hollywood star
Americans and Canadians who speak Irish better than most Irish
It frustrates many people in Ireland that they spend 12 years at school learning Irish yet still can’t speak it properly. Maybe they could get a few tips from American and Canadian students who visited Carraroe in the Galway Gaeltacht to brush up on their already impressive language skills. The students learnt to speak Irish… Continue reading Americans and Canadians who speak Irish better than most Irish
Wild Atlantic Way ad to hit cinemas
Irish cinema goers can expect to be treated to breath taking scenes that capture Ireland’s striking Wild Atlantic Way in all its glory. However, the footage isn’t from the latest blockbuster movie, it is a new advert by Fáilte Ireland aimed at getting the Irish public to visit the west of the country. The 60… Continue reading Wild Atlantic Way ad to hit cinemas
Sinn Féin warn of more infant mass graves
The Deputy leader of Sinn Féin has warned that there may be many more mass graves similar to the one discovered on the site of a former mother and baby home in Tuam, Co Galway. Mary Lou MacDonald called for a public inquiry into mother and baby homes after the mass grave which contained the… Continue reading Sinn Féin warn of more infant mass graves
Minister calls for inquiry into mass grave in Co Galway
The Catholic Church is considering whether to erect a memorial at a recently discovered mass grave of almost 800 children. The Irish government could also launch an inquiry to determine the truth behind the burial site. The mass grave in Tuam in Galway is on a site that used to be a home for unwed… Continue reading Minister calls for inquiry into mass grave in Co Galway
Campaign to mark mass grave of 800 infants
A campaign is gathering pace in Ireland to make sure that the deaths of nearly 800 infants between the 1920s-60s are remembered. The children had been born at a centre for unmarried mothers in Galway. Due to the conditions at the time hundreds of them died of either malnutrition or some kind of disease. A… Continue reading Campaign to mark mass grave of 800 infants
Tourism Ireland create a video for ‘Kimye’
Newlyweds Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have been enjoying their honeymoon in Ireland by taking romantic bike rides in the mountains along the Ballyhoura trail. The Irish Mirror reveal that the couple, known in the tabloids as ‘Kimye’, flew into Cork at the weekend and have been staying in a castle in Co Limerick. Kim’s… Continue reading Tourism Ireland create a video for ‘Kimye’
Irish dancing across the world – video is a YouTube hit
Three Irishmen have become a YouTube sensation after publishing a video of themselves Irish dancing at some of the most iconic landmarks in the world. The guys spent a year travelling the world and visited 23 countries in all. On their website they say they were armed with a ‘round the world ticket, a limited… Continue reading Irish dancing across the world – video is a YouTube hit
