Are you a redhead? It’s not too late to join in the annual redhead convention which is taking place in Crosshaven, Co. Cork next weekend. The convention which was founded by Joleen Cronin and her brother Denis five years ago started as a joke in the siblings family pub and succeeded to becoming a gathering…
Major retailers at Dublin and other airports throughout the country may have been defrauding customers and the government for years. If you have ever been asked to present your boarding pass outside the Duty Free section of the airport you may have been deliberately overcharged. This has been a common ploy of major retailers for…
If you grew up during the 70’s you can probably still sing the whole of the Safe Cross Code; 1 look for a safe place, 2 don’t hurry stop and wait… During the 1970’s when Rte was the only channel throughout most of the country all children hear the Safe Cross Code. Using these six…
3 Irish lads decided to Irish Dance their way around the world. And at least one Argentinian was so impressed he HAD to take part! These 3 lads are not professional dancers but they’ve obviously got great neck as they spent a year travelling the world and did an Irish dance in each country. Now…
This is Ireland as you rarely imagine it. Flying above Lugnaquilla in winter the landscape is austere and mysterious with dramatic interplay of mist and light. This is one of a series by SkyCam Ireland. While their others are also well worth seeing they are taken in spring and summer. This stood out to me…
A Belfast woman contacted a seller in London about a NutriBullet blender he had advertised for sale. She wanted it for her mother who has advanced cancer. What happened next will totally restore your faith in humanity Cara Grace Duggan was looking for an expensive ‘pro’ version of the high performance juicer to hopefully help…
Twenty young calves were killed by a single battery in a field in Kerry last week. Gardai are investigating the deaths. The 20 calves were in a single field in Tarbert in North Kerry. The farmer discovered 14 dead and informed the Gardai. Since then a further six who were ill have died. The cause…
The Irish National Flag, the Tricolour, was first introduced in 1848. It was directly influenced by the Tricolour of the French Revolution which in turn had inspired many revolutionary movements across Europe – including the Young Ireland movement. The flag was designed by Francis Meagher as Green, White and Orange. The Green and Orange represented…
Ringing the Shandon Bells is one of the most popular tourist activities in Cork. Now the opportunity to do it as a job is open! Shandon Bells, St Anne’s Church, Shandon, Cork is looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Tower Manager to manage and promote this iconic tourist attraction in the heart of Cork City….
Illustrations that have been found on a Stone Age monument outside Kells are the world oldest recording of a solar eclipse in history. The carving records the solar eclipse of 3340 BC. The ancient Cairn is one of about 50 on the site and thousands across the island. Most have remained unexcavated and indeed it…
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