It is a little-known fact that Ernie O’Malley, renowned for his role in Ireland’s revolutionary struggle, was also a passionate collector of Irish folklore. “The Enchanted Bay: Tales and Legends from Ernie O’Malley’s Irish Folklore Collection,” by Cormac K. H. O’Malley and Patrick J. Mahoney, is a testament to O’Malley’s multifaceted legacy. Ernie O'Malley (1897-1957) is … [Read more...] about “The Enchanted Bay”
“The Enchanted Bay”
Children continue to experience paramilitary-related trauma in Northern Ireland, research finds
YOUNG people in Northern Ireland continue to experience trauma related to paramilitary activity a new report has found. The results of a groundbreaking study, which sought to assess the impact of childhood traumas on people living in the North, has found that 60 per cent of the adult population witnessed one or more negative events as children. The intergenerational research … [Read more...] about Children continue to experience paramilitary-related trauma in Northern Ireland, research finds
“The Good Sport”
In this excerpt from his memoir The Good Sport, Kevin White takes us on his journey as an Irish Catholic kid growing up in “blue-collar” Amityville on Long Island while scrambling to help his parents make ends meet, to the position of “the best of the best” among intercollegiate athletic directors of his generation. Navigating the winding roads, with endless rotaries, up to … [Read more...] about “The Good Sport”
Families ‘vindicated’ as coroner finds SAS were ‘unjustified’ in shooting four IRA men in 1992
AN inquest has found SAS soldiers were ‘unjustified’ in shooting four IRA men in Tyrone in 1992. Provisional IRA members Kevin Barry O’Donnell, 21, Sean O’Farrell, 23, Peter Clancy, 19, and Daniel Vincent, 20, were shot dead by the soldiers minutes after they had carried out a gun attack on Coalisland RUC station on February 16, 1992. Today Northern Ireland’s presiding coroner, … [Read more...] about Families ‘vindicated’ as coroner finds SAS were ‘unjustified’ in shooting four IRA men in 1992
Ireland’s electricity system to be bolstered as storms become ‘more regular and more destructive’
NEW measures will be put in place to make Ireland’s electricity system more resilient as the number of storms to hit the nation and their severity continues to increase. Ireland’s Environment Minister Darragh O'Brien has announced plans to “enhance the electricity grid and to increase its resilience” once the cleanup after Storm Éowyn is complete. Nearly 800,000 homes, farms … [Read more...] about Ireland’s electricity system to be bolstered as storms become ‘more regular and more destructive’