POPULAR Irish sitcom The Young Offenders returns with its much-anticipated fourth series next month. Created and written by Peter Foott, the show follows lovable Cork teens Conor MacSweeney and Jock O’Keefe, played by Alex Murphy and Chris Walley respectively. Based on the hit 2016 film of the same name, the fourth instalment of the IFTA-winning show returns to BBC One on … [Read more...] about New series of The Young Offenders airs on BBC next month – but won’t be seen on RTÉ until 2025
New series of The Young Offenders airs on BBC next month – but won’t be seen on RTÉ until 2025
This Holy Ground
Hundreds of unmarked and forgotten mass graves scattered across the Irish countryside are a silent testimony to a human tragedy of appalling and unimaginable dimensions. In the late spring of 1985, I asked a local historian in Westport, Co. Mayo, if he knew of any burial places associated with the ‘Famine.’ He brought me to the outskirts of the town and pointed to what … [Read more...] about This Holy Ground
Reflections on the Great Hunger
The following commentaries, from writers, politicians, actors, activists, artists and business people, culled from 25 years in Irish America, offer unique, personal perspectives on the starvation of our forefathers. Peggy Noonan, author and political commentator, interview, July/August 1990 “The first time I ever went back to Ireland, I met a very old man named Paddy … [Read more...] about Reflections on the Great Hunger
Shock as gun found by graveyard where local people ‘pay respects to loved ones’
A COMMUNITY has been left in shock after a gun was found in an area close to a graveyard. The suspected firearm was found in Ardmore in Derry yesterday “in the vicinity of a graveyard” the PSNI has confirmed. Detectives from the Police Service's Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) found the gun during a search in the Rushall Road area. It is now being forensically tested and … [Read more...] about Shock as gun found by graveyard where local people ‘pay respects to loved ones’
President Higgins receives honorary doctorate from University of Manchester
PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Manchester. Ireland's President was conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Letters honoris causa by the Chancellor of the University of Manchester, Nazir Afzal on April 23. The honour is in recognition of “his extensive and significant contributions to literature and public life” and the … [Read more...] about President Higgins receives honorary doctorate from University of Manchester