Ireland has voted to change its constitution in what represents the culmination of a decades-long struggle to liberalize one of the strictest abortion regimes in the western world. The Eight Amendment to the Irish Constitution severely restricted access to abortion … Continue reading Ireland Changes Constitution in Abortion Referendum
‘Ireland respects the constitutional and territorial integrity of Spain and we do not accept or recognize the Catalan Unilateral Declaration of Independence.‘ (Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney) The declaration of independence by Catalonia, the north-eastern region of Spain, has … Continue reading Catalonia Rebellion Echoes Irish Fight For Indpendence
A megalithic tomb on the Dingle Peninsula in Kerry known as ‘The Giant’s Grave’ has been connected with the equinox. Or rather, more correctly, it has been connecting with the equinox for more than four millenia. The Equinox occurs twice … Continue reading Incredible Discovery at 4000 Year Old Tomb in Kerry
EASTER 1916 REMEMBERED? The primary cultural event in Ireland in 2016 was the remembrance of the Easter Rising in 1916, when a band of rebels took on the might of the British Empire, setting in motion a sequence that would … Continue reading State of the Irish Nation 2017
‘A National Treasure’ ‘One of the Architects of Modern Ireland’ ‘As fine an Irishman as there has been’ The plaudits continue to arrive in tribute to TK Whitaker who was easily the most influential civil servant in the history of … Continue reading The Legacy of the Legendary TK Whitaker
Newgrange in Ireland is by far the best known of the many ‘passage tombs’ that dot the Irish landscape. This ‘World Heritage Site’ is among the most visited tourist attractions in Ireland with busloads of visitors from every corner of … Continue reading Hellfire Club Reveals Ancient Passage Tomb
Reports from property portals Daft and MyHome suggest that the Irish property market is set to increase by an average of 5% in 2016. There was a big disparity in the locations of the price rises with the Daft report … Continue reading Homelessness at Crisis Point as Property Market Surges