News Ireland History: The awesome story of how this mom of 4 founded the largest pro-life group in N. Ireland
One of the most important things shared is this episode is an update on the status of abortion in Northern Ireland. Smyth provides a brief history of everything that led up to the repeal of Ireland’s ...
News Ireland History: Irish Band Channels the Spirit of Punk, and James Joyce
“You know I love that violence that you get around here, that kind of ready-steady violence,” Chatten singsong shouts on the track “Liberty Belle”: It could be a hand sweep toward Ireland’s bloody ...
News Ireland History: Olive Smith: A woman at the heart of Irish musical history
Gillian Smith’s book about her mother, Olive Smith: A Musical Visionary (Somerville Press) is first and foremost a book about a woman with a passion for the well-being of music. Olive Smith (1906-93) ...
News Ireland History: Ireland's Lowry shoots 63, leads The Open by 4
but the first British Open held at Northern Ireland’s Royal Portrush in 68 years. Lowry tied the second-lowest score in major championship history with his 8-under-par 63 on Saturday, narrowly missing ...
News Ireland History: Guest commentary: Irish-American history in my Utah backyard
Despite the rather obvious origins of my name, I often dreaded answering the question, “Are you Irish?” Growing up Catholic in Ogden, far from extended family, and in the land of the Utah Latter-day ...
News Ireland History: Rahm's Irish luck continues with opening 68 at Royal Portrush
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – Given Jon Rahm’s history on links courses in Northern Ireland, it was no surprise to see the Spaniard in the hunt after Day 1 of The Open. Rahm, who won the 2017 ...
News Ireland History: Portrush attendance 2nd highest in British Open history
Royal & Ancient chief Martin Slumbers is fond of saying that a big-time sport needs a big-time crowd. That won't be an issue for the British Open's return to Royal Portrush for the first time since 1951.
News Ireland History: Travel guide row over sectarian murals reveals why Northern Ireland’s unionists need to reinvent themselves
The Fodor’s characterisation picked up accurately the sense of optimism for a new agreed Ireland that runs through the Sinn Féin packaging of its history, past deeds and future intentions. ...
News Ireland History: How the Irish Open battled its way back to golfing limelight
“The Irish Open is the Irish Open. It’s been going for years and years, we’ve had all the great players come in the past,” said McGinley. “It’s had a great history of winners and will continue to do ...
News Ireland History: Cincinnati All-American Rugby star headed to Ireland
Jayla is now considered one of the best players in the country, making a little history as a USA Rugby All-American. She is expected to play on the national team in Ireland.Click here to visit the ...
News Ireland History: Roy Carroll: Blues confirm departure of former Northern Ireland keeper
"He will and should be remembered as one of the greatest goalkeepers in Irish league and Northern Ireland history," Healy told the Linfield website. "It's never easy when big characters and players of ...
News Ireland History: Harry Clarke’s uncanny visions of Ireland
It stands stylistically at a remove, too, from the work of most of his contemporaries. Yet by carefully placing Clarke amid the turbulent period of Irish history he lived through, not least through ...
News Ireland History: Former Royal Bank Scotland executive to head Bank of Ireland's UK operations
"I am excited to join Bank of Ireland as Chief Executive of the UK business... It is an organisation with a unique heritage and history," Mr McLaughlin said. "I am honoured to have the opportunity of ...
News Ireland History: In Galway, you get great pubs and Irish history and literary culture, without the Dublin crowds
Dublin, home to Joyce and Guinness, welcomes millions yearly and is getting pricey Dublin is an adorable city rich in history, literary figures, nature and Guinness, and there’s plenty to do there. ...
News Ireland History: For some of Idaho’s Irish pioneers, the Gem State was just one of many adventures
That Granite Creek meeting probably ended, as did many others, with the ancient battle cry of “Erin-go-Bragh — Ireland Forever!” Arthur Hart writes this column on Idaho history for the Idaho Statesman ...
News Ireland History: Irish Return to Political Violence?
the violence between Irish Catholics and Irish Protestants has deep roots in the sectarian divide of Irish history to the 17thcentury ‘Plantation Era’. The early years of the conflict between native ...
News Ireland History: Romanticising Northern Ireland’s history is a deadly mistake
For those of us who grew up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, there is a pungent but negative sense of time travel around New IRA statements. The New IRA spokesman is a ‘T. O’Neill’ — which, ...
News Ireland History: American history in Ireland
An additional survey recently took place at a World War II site in Northern Ireland, where Waterloo’s Milo Rundall survived a P38 crash. Pupils from Foyle College, Derry in Northern Ireland, and ...
