A United Airlines flight ended up in Belfast instead of Chicago when a passenger “asked to be given nuts or crackers.” The plane was travelling from Rome when Jeremiah Mathis Thede, 42, who holds dual Italian and American citizenship, demanded the salty snacks. According to testimony he was given some nuts but later asked for…
The Fleadh Cheoil Chiarrai is a celebration of music and dance in the Kingdom. But not all the craic takes place at the formal competition or even the scheduled gigs. As so often in Ireland it can be an impromptu performance. In Mick Murt’s pub there was one such performance. This had a modern theme…
It’s the only place in the Northern Hemisphere from which to truly understand the majesty of the universe. And one of only 3 places on the planet! And that’s official. Light pollution is a growing problem and it means that no-one looking up the the sky can truly experience the awe and wonder that people…
It’s only a few weeks since Ireland made history by being the first country to approve gay marriage by popular vote. Today another milestone was reached with the first gay Engagement notice appearing in The Irish Times. Here’s the announcement as tweeted by one of the happy couple… Well I guess there’s no backing out…
This weeks picture was taken in the 1890s and is of Bray Seafront. Once again we have a recent picture for comparison. While Bray itself has undergone major growth they have managed to keep the seafront and Bray Head itself relatively unchanged.
He was from the village of Glanmire, just outside Cork City, and he was on his way to join his sisters in America. But on April 14, 1912 the Titanic struck an Iceberg and Jeremiah Burke went down with the ship. Before the ship went under he wrote a short note, sealed it in a…
A reef is big. Usually they’re hard to overlook but now Europe’s biggest honeycomb reef has turned up in Waterford. Until now the largest had been thought to be in Brittany. But it seems that was just an oversight and now the record books can be put straight. As part of the 2015 Biodiversity Week,…
Ok, the actings a bit ropey and the concept is silly. But this is still funny in an absurd, over-the-top way. It will make you laugh… _“We built the f@£ing thing!”*
Are there many ‘weird’ Irish Guys in Brussels? Apart from the MEPs? We can only hope not because one German Girl is desperately looking for one. So desperate is she to find him that she’s been sticking flyers around the city… Spotted in Brussels today. Some German girl is trying to track down ‘weird’ Irish…
Leaving a festival is mostly a chore; a big, slow moving, crush of people being given instructions over the loudspeaker. After the recent Foo Fighters concert in Slane this was the case at one exit with a Guard giving instructions. Then this happened! Good humour from the crowd – and great response from the Guard!
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