Islandmen reborn – capturing a Blasket gathering
There’s a treacherous stretch of the Atlantic that flows between the mainland and the Great Blasket island. Lives have been lost and journeys ended but it’s a place where magic happens too. Sixty...
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The Blaskets Gathering Dún Chaoin, Dingle Peninsula There’s a treacherous stretch of the Atlantic that flows between the mainland and the Great Blasket island. Lives have been lost and journeys ended...
View ArticlePupils to remember Famine victims
Schoolchildren across Ireland are to hold a minute's silence in memory of the victims of the Great Famine. More than a million people died from starvation and disease and another half million...
View ArticleGathering welcomes Irish home
DUBLIN — The tall ships looked majestic as they sailed into the bay — replicas of the masted, rigged vessels that once transported millions of emigrants from these shores. The ships had departed from...
View ArticleThoughts on Gathering welcomed
TIM O'BRIEN, In Killarney The chairman of The Gathering 2013 initiative has congratulated actor Gabriel Byrne for “starting a conversation” about the relationship between Irish people and people of...
View ArticleGabriel Byrne and the Gathering 'shakedown'
What you said on irishtimes.com this week The Story �� ���Gabriel Byrne slams the Gathering����� By Ronan McGreevy on irishtimes.comon Tuesday The Irish actor Gabriel Byrne has dismissed the Gathering...
View ArticleExplore Ireland's scenic countryside in a leisurely way
Take a road trip — not a roots trip Ireland is about 300 miles long from north to south, and a driving trip in the country's western region takes you along hilly, narrow roads with spectacular views....
View ArticleRoad trip, not roots trip, in the West of Ireland
June 2, 2012: Swirls of sand, land and sea at the Portnoo Strand in County Donegal, Ireland.The Associated Press May 29, 2012; Swerving road at the tip of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry,...
View ArticleFormerly conjoined twins are guests of honour at festival
MARESE McDONAGH Sligo��Well-known Irish twins Hussein and Hassan Benhaffaf will be guests of honour at the third annual Twin Fest in the Co Sligo village of Keash today. The...
View ArticleA Paradise Lost to Time
By KARIN ALTENBERG A remote setting, a handful of young visitors, a collection of colorful locals, an ancient language and a story that spans half a century: These are but a few of the elements that...
View ArticleUCC produce when it matters
UCC 2-7 IT Sligo 0-11:�HOLDERS UCC needed to produce a strong finish to keep their Sigerson Cup campaign alive after a competitive encounter at Edenderry yesterday. IT Sligo, despite conceding goals...
View ArticleExtreme commutes: 'If there's no work, you have to follow it'
CIARA KENNY Many Irish people now travel overseas midweek to work and return home at the weekend ONCE A WEEK, Margaret Sexton Fitzpatrick packs her bags in her home in Clonakilty, in Cork, and waves...
View ArticleGreat Famine victims remembered
The victims of the Great Famine have been remembered during a solemn memorial service in Co Louth. More than a million people died from starvation and disease and another half a million emigrated when...
View ArticleGathering momentum: forget the shakedown, here's the breakdown
CIARA KENNY GENERATION EMIGRATION: Despite Gabriel Byrne’s scathing attack last year, attitudes about the Gathering appear to have softened, and many people are now planning mini-gatherings here As PR...
View Article'Best Place to Live' longlist unveiled
CONOR GOODMAN THE JUDGES of The Irish Times "Best Place to Live in Ireland" competition have released an initial longlist of 25 places which are in the running for the overall award. They include five...
View ArticleIreland offers a warm homecoming for its emigrants and their descendants...
DUBLIN - The tall ships looked majestic as they sailed into the bay — replicas of the masted, rigged vessels that once transported millions of emigrants from these shores. The ships had departed from...
View Article>Ireland calls the diaspora home with The Gathering
DUBLIN (AP) — The tall ships looked majestic as they sailed into the bay — replicas of the masted, rigged vessels that once transported millions of emigrants from these shores. The ships had departed...
View ArticlePeruvian potato museum to cover Famine
ALISON HEALY, Food and Farming Correspondent THE STORY of the Irish Famine and how it related to the potato will be told in an international potato museum being planned in Peru. Dr Pamela Anderson,...
View ArticleIrish Roots: events everywhere
The very late spring has produced explosions of green everywhere. And the events season – conferences, meetings, commemorations – has also arrived with a bang. Among the most recent additions to the...
View ArticleLocal knowledge: Shannon region
12 GlampingGet carried away: The Spirit of Killaloe cruises the River Shannon. Photograph: Trevor Ferris BRIAN O���CONNELL James Whelan, owner of Killaloe River Cruises: What���s the attraction of...
View ArticleWhen Kennedy euphoria swept the country
The flickering images on the black and white television screen in the corner of Brendan Allman’s shop at the foot of the Slieve Mish mountains on the Dingle peninsula relayed the unfolding story of a...
View ArticleAll about the Dingle
THE wildest beauty of Ireland lies in its west, and Dingle, the westernmost of its western peninsulas, is as beautiful as Ireland gets. "One wonders in this place," JM Synge wrote, "why anyone is left...
View ArticleIreland: Islands lost in time
A chance stop by a museum on the Dingle Peninsula leads Greg Dixon to visit a remote scrap of history at the edge of the Atlantic. The island of lost souls lay across quiet waters. After a week of...
View ArticleThe Blasket Island Gathering: What’s on?
The following is the official programme of the Blasket Island and West Kerry Welcome Home Week For all enquiries contact blascaod@opw.ie Tel: +353 66 915 6444 Please also see the Gathering website...
View ArticleIrish pupils to remember Great Famine victims
Schoolchildren across Ireland are to hold a minute's silence in memory of the victims of the Great Famine. More than a million people died from starvation and disease and another half million emigrated...
View Article23/08/2013:Minister Deenihan meets descendants from Kerry Orphan Girls in...
(Source: Department of the Taoiseach) 23/08/2013:Minister Deenihan meets descendants from Kerry Orphan Girls in Sydney, Australia FRIDAY 23 August 2013: Jimmy Deenihan T.D, Minister for Arts, Heritage...
View ArticleA Gathering on the Blaskets: an islandman returns
Peig. There’s a whole generation of Irish schoolchildren for whom that name was insult added to injury. It was bad enough that you couldn’t get your Leaving Cert unless you passed your Irish paper,...
View ArticlePupils to remember victims of famine
Schoolchildren across Ireland will hold a minute's silence today in memory of the victims of the Great Famine. More than a million people died from starvation and disease and another half million...
View ArticleFood File: The weekly food news round-up
Lessons in cooking organic If you’ve ever wondered if organic produce really does taste different – and if it’s worth the extra expense – the inaugural National Organic Food Fair in Marlay Park,...
View ArticleSwedish scholar at the summit of Irish folklore studies
Bo Gunnar Almqvist, professor emeritus of Irish Folklore at University College Dublin, was born in Alster, a rural area in Varmland, western Sweden. His father, Oskar, a police superintendent, died...
View ArticleCorrib protestor and five gardaí among recipients of State bravery awards
Five gardaí, two students, a Scout leader and a fisherman who was jailed over a Corrib gas protest are among the recipients of State bravery awards due to be presented today. Three silver medals,...
View ArticleTreasure Island: The Legacy of Ireland's Great Blasket
Dáithí de Mórdha works as an archivist at Ireland's Great Blasket Centre, located in Dún Chaoin, on the tip of the Dingle Peninsula, at the halfway point of the Slea Head Drive. The Centre is an...
View ArticleMinister thanks Australia for providing jobs for Irish
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan yesterday thanked Australia for providing employment for so many young Irish people in recent years. Addressing an audience of more than...
View ArticleÓglaigh na hÉireann
Sir, – Peadar Mac Maghnais (December 27th) raises an interesting point about our Army’s own usage of its correct and historic title, Óglaigh na...
View Article14/01/2014: MINISTER DEENIHAN ANNOUNCES THE DATE OF THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL...
(Source: Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht of Ireland) 14/01/2014: MINISTER DEENIHAN ANNOUNCES THE DATE OF THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL FAMINE COMMEMORATION. Today, (14 January 2014), Jimmy...
View Article11/12/2013 - Minister Deenihan announces location for the 2014 National...
(Source: Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht of Ireland) 11/12/2013 - Minister Deenihan announces location for the 2014 National Famine Commemoration Today, Wednesday, 11 December, 2013,...
View ArticleIreland calls the diaspora home with The Gathering
The tall ships looked majestic as they sailed into the bay — replicas of the masted, rigged vessels that once transported millions of emigrants from these shores. The ships had departed from Liverpool,...
View Article27 photos of glorious Ireland
Join the conversation CNN iReport updated 8:22 AM EDT, Fri March 14, 2014 County Kerry: Clogher Beach with "Three Sisters" mountains in the background, Dingle Peninsula. County Kerry: A look upward...
View ArticleWonders of western Ireland
But now there’s even greater incentive to discover some of the gems of the Emerald Isle, with the launch of Ireland’s first long-distance driving route, The Wild Atlantic Way. Stretching 1,500 miles...
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