Brown bears are set to make a return to Ireland – thousands of years after going extinct in this part of the world. That is thanks to an animal over who is setting up an animal sanctuary in Co Donegal.
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Comedy star loves Belfast after surprise breakfast offer
Comedy star Emily Atack has tweeted her love for the city of Belfast, after she was offered a surprise accompaniment to her breakfast porridge. The Inbetweeners actress was in the Northern capital filming for her 2019 role in the CBBC comedy Almost Never.
Irish music star admits he ‘went off the rails’ after death of his mother
Danny O’Donoghue has spoken about the grief he felt at losing his mother and has encouraged other men to share their feelings and not struggle alone. The Script frontman was working as a judge on talent show The Voice at the time his mother Ailish suffered a brain haemorrhage.
Singing sensation to make stage debut – with all profits going to disability charities
A singer who became an internet sensation after a video of him singing to his disabled brother went viral made his stage debut in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Sunset Boulevard. With a host of celebrities in attendance, Mark McMullan took to the stage at the Grand Opera House, Belfast, but the guest of honour… Continue reading Singing sensation to make stage debut – with all profits going to disability charities
Future Queen of England is descended from Irish High King
A member of the British Royal family can trace her family tree all the way back to Irish King Brian Boru, according to research by Tourism Ireland. Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton – wife of Prince William, England’s future king – has connections to Boru via the Lupton family of Yorkshire and the Fitzmaurices of… Continue reading Future Queen of England is descended from Irish High King
Irish teenager’s brilliant plan to clean pollution from the oceans wins prestigious award
A teenage science whizz from Cork won a prestigious award after coming up with an ingenious way to clean up the oceans. Fionn Ferreira won a €45,000 prize at the 2019 Google Science Fair which is one of the world’s leading STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) student competitions.
‘Great Famine’ responsible for gene defect still causing mental illness
The years of malnutrition suffered by Irish people during the ‘Great Famine’ could have paved the way for centuries of mental illness in their descendants. That is the view of Irish historian Oonagh Walsh, who believes the increase in mental health sufferers of people of Irish descent in the last 150 years is a direct… Continue reading ‘Great Famine’ responsible for gene defect still causing mental illness
Inspiring ‘This is IRELAND’ video will make you proud
‘This is IRELAND’ is an inspiring new video released to showcase all the country has to offer for people thinking about coming here to live, study and invest. The five-minute film was produced by Creative Ireland, which is a government scheme to highlight and celebrate the vast creative talents of our country.
Seven-year-old boy sings for his mam and dad’s first dance
A seven-year-old Irish boy gave his mum and dad the perfect wedding day gift as he led them in song for their first dance as husband and wife. Cool Kenzie McNally was the only person in the room without a lump in his throat and tears in his eyes.
When our Irish-American cousins come to visit…
People in Ireland and America have plenty of similarities – our shared love of music and the craic and a flair for storytelling being a few examples. However, nothing makes us more aware of the small differences between the two nations than when our American relatives come to visit.
