ASYLUM SEEKERS who had set up camp in Dublin city centre have been moved to new accommodation, the government has revealed. Around 200 people were moved today from the encampment in the Mount Street area of the city, close to the International Protection Office (IPO), which processes asylum applications. The asylum seekers have been moved to two sites in Co. Dublin provided by … [Read more...] about Asylum seekers moved to IPAS accommodation as Dublin city centre encampment is dismantled
Asylum seekers moved to IPAS accommodation as Dublin city centre encampment is dismantled
The Hands that Built America
Between 1845 and 1855, some 1.8 million left Ireland for Canada and the United States. Those who were lucky enough to survive the brutal journey to the New World were motivated by the hope of new possibilities, including the promise of employment. Ten thousand Micks They swung their picks To build the new canal But the choleray was stronger’n they And killed ’em all … [Read more...] about The Hands that Built America
Appeal over key witness after Co. Down shooting leaves man in critical condition
POLICE investigating a shooting in Co. Down that left a man in a critical condition are trying to a trace a key witness who may be able to assist their investigation. On Friday, April 12, a man in his 40s was shot in the abdomen by a masked man in a carpark in the Rathfriland Road area of Banbridge. The man remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition, while three men … [Read more...] about Appeal over key witness after Co. Down shooting leaves man in critical condition
Police name teenage girl killed in Co. Tyrone collision
POLICE have named a teenage girl who was killed in a road traffic collision in Co. Tyrone as 17-year-old Kamile Vaicikonyte. The schoolgirl and a 19-year-old male named locally as Jamie Moore died at the scene of the single-vehicle collision in the Doogary Road area of Omagh at around 9.50pm on Tuesday. The collision occurred on a stretch of the A5 a day after Miss … [Read more...] about Police name teenage girl killed in Co. Tyrone collision
Arriving in the New World
What we know from literature about what Irish Famine immigrants encountered upon their arrival in North America. If you ever spend the day at the Silver Lake golf course on the north shore of Staten Island, New York, pay attention. It’s not that the greens are particularly speedy or that the course is unusually challenging. What you should keep your eye out for, instead, is … [Read more...] about Arriving in the New World