Bing Crosby, Elvis and Johnny Cash all recorded it, but this beloved Irish ballad was written by a German American in 1875 and it was never about Ireland. https://t.co/wYGeTEKSY9
A ring, a coin, a thimble and a scrap of cloth baked into one loaf, this traditional Samhain barmbrack tells your fortune before you finish your slice. https://t.co/1OmWFk6sd3
Samuel Beckett’s 1969 Nobel Prize made him a giant of world literature, yet buried in his fiction is the murdered Irish rebel almost everyone forgot. https://t.co/mShma2uIJ5
Long before Dracula, a sickly Bram Stoker lay in bed listening to his mother’s tales of a hanged 1798 rebel and a 1,400 year old relic carried into battle by his own ancestors. https://t.co/wn8CK0hrAV
Foras na Gaeilge warns Irish language broadcasting in the North may not survive BBC staffing cuts, while Welsh content gets more than £40 million a year. https://t.co/j1G15ZTdCp
The three sisters who survived the M9 crash that killed five teenagers have spoken out to thank the strangers who carried them through the worst months of their lives. https://t.co/2GErC7nwhF
A sixth person has been arrested over the Waterford arson attack that killed Philip and Kim English and their two young sons, and Gardaí say more searches are coming. https://t.co/BYWXjPYGkg
Located in Killenard, Co. Laois, Heritage Village is Ireland’s first modern later living community, offering the perfect balance of independence, comfort, security and connection.
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The sighting in Donegal Bay is only Ireland's second validated record of the beluga whale in 35 years, and marine experts say such visitors are turning up here more often.
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