Author: Michael Kehoe

Budget Irish airline Ryanair have revealed that they’re asking their cabin crew to shed a few pounds in a bid to save on fuel bills. The price of jet fuel has risen dramatically in recent years and other airlines such as Virgin Atlantic and British Airways have reacted by passing the cost on to their… Continue reading Ryanair want cabin crew to lose weight to save fuel

The Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny has pledged to make Ireland the best small country in the world by 2016. Mr Kenny was speaking at the Fine Gael Ardfheis (annual party conference) when he addressed Ireland’s recent economic crisis and outlined his plans for the future. He said: “We will not celebrate until Ireland has reason… Continue reading Ireland to be ‘best small country in the world by 2016’

The Republic of Ireland has been named as the country with the second least attractive men in the world by a leading dating website. The announcement comes from website beautifulpeople.com, which generated the results by asking the members of the site to rate new applicants based on their looks. When a new applicant wants to… Continue reading Irishmen considered ugliest in the world

Irish Hollywood star Liam Neeson says he is considering converting to Islam. Neeson was raised a Catholic and is named after a priest in Ireland. He has played iconic roles throughout his career including the Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, and he famously played a cleric in the film Cal. He’s also starred in a string… Continue reading Irish film star Liam Neeson may convert to Islam

Ask most people what they think are Ireland’s greatest contributions to the world and they would probably come up with suggestions such as great music, great writers and, of course, great craic and hospitality. It’s unlikely that scientists would be high on the list, which is a shame because Ireland has had more than its… Continue reading Time to sing the praises of Irish scientists

We’re now in the midst of the 95th anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916 – one of the most important events in Irish history. To mark the occasion, Irish Music Forever, has published a series of articles giving the background to the Rising, explaining what took place and analysing its impact. The rising began… Continue reading Easter Rising 1916 – the event that changed Irish history

Irish fans found their singing voices tonight as Ireland chalked up a fantastic victory over England at rugby. The Fields of Athenry – the adopted anthem of Irish fans for rugby and soccer – rang out across the Aviva stadium as Ireland pulled off their surprise win. Our congratulations to the Irish team; commiserations to… Continue reading Music to Irish ears – Ireland 24 England 8

Ireland is to receive a state visit by The Queen – the first by a reigning British monarch since her grandfather George V ventured across the Irish Sea in 1911. George’s visit was very successful but it was followed a few years later by the Easter Rising and the war for Irish independence – not… Continue reading Queen visits Ireland

Congratulations to Ireland for beating at cricket. Now I don’t pretend to know anything about cricket but I do know the Irish victory is of the biggest shocks the game has seen for many years. This report from the Guardian newspaper captures the sense of disbelief in the cricketing world. “This is utterly astonishing, one… Continue reading Well done Ireland for beating England at cricket