Irish America Team

AN awareness-raising walk will take place this month to get people talking about dementia. The Luton Dementia Awareness Walk takes place at Wardown Park where people living with dementia, as well as their families and carers, are invited to come together to highlight the condition. The event will take place in Wardown Park, Luton Organised by the Young@Heart Café - a dementia … [Read more...] about Awareness walk will help support Irish in Luton living with dementia

AER LINGUS has today confirmed it has renumbered its popular Dublin to Nashville route in honour of Dolly Parton. The Irish airline has paid tribute to the late country star, who died on August 25, at the age of 80, by changing the flight number for that route to EI95. “The new flight number is a nod to Dolly’s much-loved song and film 9 to 5, creating a lasting tribute on the … [Read more...] about Aer Lingus renames popular route to honour late country star Dolly Parton

PRESDIENT Catherine Connolly has met with King Charles while on an official four-day visit to Scotland. The Irish President began her trip yesterday, where she met with the First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, and the Minister for Europe, External Relations and Energy, Stephen Gethins, at Bute House in Edinburgh. President Connolly, who is accompanied by her husband Brian … [Read more...] about President Connolly meets King Charles during four-day visit to Scotland

MORE than 5,000 people are set to be made Irish citizens this week in a series of ceremonies set to take place in the capital. Over 5,600 applicants will receive their citizenship at the Convention Centre Dublin at six events taking place today and tomorrow. They hail from 138 countries and the applications have come from nearly every county on the island. In order to achieve … [Read more...] about Thousands of new Irish citizenships set to be granted this week

THOUSANDS of certificates marking the death of an unborn baby have been issued to bereaved parents in Northern Ireland. Baby Loss Certificates were introduced in the North in June following the approval of new legislation under the Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 Act. Prior to that the death of a baby was only officially recognised in Northern Ireland … [Read more...] about Thousands of baby loss certificates issued to grieving parents