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Search underway for man missing in Co. Kerry

Search underway for man missing in Co. Kerry

March 23, 2025 by

A MULTI-AGENCY search is underway for a man missing from Co. Kerry. Michael Gaine, 56, who also goes by Mike, was reported missing from his home near Kenmare on Friday. He was last seen in Kenmare town at approximately 11am on Thursday. The Kerry Mountain Rescue Team revealed it is assisting gardaí in a search for Mr Gaine in an area near Kenmare. Iveragh Coast Guard, Kerry … [Read more...] about Search underway for man missing in Co. Kerry

Stevenage celebrates the Patron Saint

March 22, 2025 by

Peggy Lyons INS Chair, Mayor Cllr Jim Brown, Stephen Garry Irish Embassy THE Irish Network Stevenage once again held a hugely successful St Patrick’s Day lunch this year to celebrate the Patron Saint. As per their annual tradition they presented shamrock to the Mayor Cllr Jim Brown. The ceremony took place on Friday 15th March 2025 at the Holiday Inn in Stevenage. Heather … [Read more...] about Stevenage celebrates the Patron Saint

Irish sporting pioneers who helped shape global sport

March 22, 2025 by

IRISH World of Sport, the latest book from Samuel Kingston — a contributor to RTÉ sport — details the historical impact the Irish have made on sports around the world.  Kingston writes: “A number of the biggest soccer clubs in England have Irish connections. Both clubs in Liverpool, George Mahon at Everton, while Monaghan-born Honest John McKenna at Liverpool was a key figure … [Read more...] about Irish sporting pioneers who helped shape global sport

Heathrow fully operational, post mortems begin

March 22, 2025 by

AS Heathrow begins to return to normal after the fire at the sub-station which closed the airport on Friday, major investigations and assessments have already begun into how and why such a disruption could have been allowed to happen at one of the world’s major transport hubs. Willie Walsh, the Dublin man who is Director General of IATA (The International Air Transport … [Read more...] about Heathrow fully operational, post mortems begin

Classically Irish

By Liz Ireland

January/February 1996

March 21, 2025 by

Liz Ireland profiles Ireland's classical composer Patrick Cassidy. Mention Irish classical music to the average American academic, and you will probably be greeted with the arch query: "Is there any such thing?"  There is now. Enter Patrick Cassidy, the Co. Mayo native whose debut oratorio The Children of Lir, released in the U.S. on Celtic Heartbeat Records, not only … [Read more...] about Classically Irish

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Maud Gonne McBride, Irish patriot, revolutionary and Home Rule activist, was born in Dublin on this day in 1865. Following her mother’s death, Gonne was sent to Paris for her education. When she returned to Ireland, Gonne moved to Donegal where she became involved in a campaign to protect people from home evictions. This was the start of her very active political career. She wrote articles on feminist and political issues and founded the revolutionary group, Daughters of Erin. However, she is best remembered as being William Butler Yeats’s muse, although she never returned his love.

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