Spring of 2018 promises an array of new price and destination options for flights between Ireland and the U.S. In February, Irish national airline Aer Lingus and Norwegian Air both announced plans to increase the number of flights and destination options between the United States and Ireland. Aer Lingus will launch its first ever direct Dublin-Philadelphia service, … [Read more...] about U.S.-Ireland Flights Increase in Number and Affordability
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Woman with Terminal Cancer Gets Dream Trip to Ireland
In January, single mother and grandmother Kathryn Doyon, diagnosed with Stage 4 colon and liver cancer, was surprised with €600 in funds raised to help her finally take her dream trip to Ireland. A follower of the Ireland of a Thousand Welcomes Facebook page, Doyon commented on a post about her long-time wish to visit one day, noting that her illness would now make that … [Read more...] about Woman with Terminal Cancer Gets Dream Trip to Ireland
#WearingIrish: Bringing Irish Creativity to the World Stage
From May 15-17 Margaret Molloy and WearingIrish will bring Ireland's most talented designers to New York. ℘℘℘ In March 2016, Irish expat and marketing executive Margaret Molloy began the #WearingIrish campaign, where she took her love of fashion and started a social media initiative, encouraging people to wear items from Irish designers during March. Since then it has exploded … [Read more...] about #WearingIrish: Bringing Irish Creativity to the World Stage
Ulster at Play Pays Homage to Northern Irish Theatre
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Origin 1st Irish Theatre Fest, which ran during the month of January, welcomed all those with a love of the Irish arts scene to attend any of its seven productions and nine special events over its three-week run. Among the featured productions was playwright and producer Turlough McConnell’s Ulster at Play, a dramatic performance about the … [Read more...] about Ulster at Play Pays Homage to Northern Irish Theatre
The Irish in Film Rule 2018
Martin McDonagh and Saoirse Ronan continue to dominate the 2018 awards season, with McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri claiming the British Academy Film Award for Best Film and Best Original Screenplay and the Irish Film and Television Award for Best International Film. Ronan took home the IFTA for Best Actress thanks to her performance in the much-lauded … [Read more...] about The Irish in Film Rule 2018