One way to survive the weather in Ireland is to buy a holiday home in Spain. Increasingly the Irish are doing just that. The Costa del Sol has also become a major property investment zone for Irish investors. It's reckoned that over 200,000 properties on the Costa del Sol and Marbella are Irish-owned. And now the ex-pats have their own magazine. Irish writer and newspaper … [Read more...] about The Irish in Spain
Hibernia
Into the West & Far East
On a drizzly morning in early summer -- what the Irish refer to as a "soft day" -- I'm doing something that has become rather commonplace during my numerous travels to Ireland. I'm talking about local history with two men who live in County Mayo and work at the Delphi Mountain Lodge and Spa. We stand at the entrance to a business that was constructed with the entrepreneurial … [Read more...] about Into the West & Far East
The Irishman Who Would Be King
It may sound like a joke. But an Irishman could be the future King of England. Hard to believe? Yes. Far-fetched? Maybe. But in theory, it is a possibility. Admittedly, it would take quite a few deaths and a change in the law before it could happen. But in that case, Aaron Long whose parents are from Crosshaven, Co. Cork, could be on the British throne. Aaron is the … [Read more...] about The Irishman Who Would Be King
Farewell to Rosemary
The singing legend Rosemary Clooney died on June 29, after a long battle with lung cancer. She was laid to rest on Friday, July 5, in her hometown of Maysville, Kentucky. Clooney, 74, had been singing for more than half a century. In 1945 when she was 16 she and her 13-year-old sister, Betty, were paid $20 to sing duets of pop songs on a radio station in Cincinnati. At 23, … [Read more...] about Farewell to Rosemary
Nice Referendum
Set for Autumn
Once again, Irish people are heading to the polls to vote on the Nice Treaty.
They will be asked this autumn to vote in favor of the Treaty which will bring in EU enlargement, having already said No to Nice just a year ago.
There is growing pessimism in government circles that the people could reject the Treaty again. The way the government has handled the debate has also … [Read more...] about Nice Referendum
Set for Autumn