Willie Clancy was born into a musical family in Miltown Malbay, Co Clare. His parents both sang and played concertina, and his father also played the flute. Clancy’s father had been heavily influenced by local blind piper Garret Barry. Willie started playing the whistle at age 5, and later took up the flute. He first […]
101 years ago the Government of Ireland Act passed through both houses of parliament in London. The Act divided Ireland into two territories, “Southern Ireland” and “Northern Ireland”, each intended to be self-governing. “Northern Ireland” as defined by the Act, amounting to six of the nine counties of Ulster, Down, Derry, Armagh, Antrim, Fermanagh and […]
This disturbing philosophy must be exposed and strongly rejected.
St. Stephen’s Day 26th December 2021 | TG4 & www.tg4.ie | 9.20pm
Plus ca change and all that.
The reality is that Irish clinical guidelines do NOT say pain relief should be given in late-term abortions.
As Robert F. Kennedy famously said, ‘Fear not the path of truth for the lack of people walking on it.’ Fear is a disease that can be passed from person to person and make them behave in deplorable ways, dividing communities, nations and families. We have seen this throughout history. We have learned that the […]
A music teacher once told me that instead of buying yet another bit of glitter, or knick knacks that remained forever unused, she always gave CDs of traditional music as Christmas presents. I’ve done the same since: stocking fillers that help keep music alive and don’t just fatten the coffers at Amazon. We’re coming close to Christmas now, […]
The New York Times has dropped the ball again.
It’s more than just a nice idea. University research shows that the family that eats together, stays together.
The only way this ends, is if we all stand together and say ‘NO’
The Irish government allowed it to. We all deserve better.