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Ireland’s 9 Most Haunted
Halloween – a time for thrills, chills and scaring ourselves silly. But did you know that everyone’s favourite fright-filled holiday began in Ireland? Trace Halloween right back to its origins and you’ll find yourself in the mists of pagan Ireland over 3,000 years ago – a time when the ancient festival of Samhain was celebrated […]
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“The Wild Atlantic Way is a spectacular route to tour” – says TV presenter Angela Scanlon
TV and radio presenter Angela Scanlon and her dad Phelim exploring Mayo and Sligo.
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National Potato Day
National Potato Day in Ireland Friday 5th October 2018, to encourage Irish people to celebrate potatoes and to experiment in the kitchen with a range of tasty recipeson www.potato.ie/recipes/. The theme for this year’s celebration “Imagine a World without Potatoes?” highlights the importance and value of the world’s third most important food crop. National Potato Day 2018 Events A number of […]
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Kodaline delighted to promote Irish with Ceol 2018
Irish rockers Kodaline, who are gearing up for the release of their third studio album this week, have said they’re delighted to be part of the Ceol 2018 record, saying “anything that promotes Irish, we’re totally behind”. The band’s track Ag Fadú d’Aidhme (Follow Your Fire) appears on the CD alongside a host of as Gaeilge versions of contemporary songs by top […]
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What Next? Navigating Later Life Transitions
You’re on your own now. The kids are on their way, and the financial planner tells you that your house is your biggest financial asset. If you were to move to something smaller, it would free up some money and you could take some of those trips you have always wanted to do – in […]
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George Best Hotel ready to do the Belfast boy proud
The life and legacy of Belfast’s most famous sporting son is to be celebrated in a luxurious new city-centre hotel. The 60-roomed George Best Hotel, a redevelopment of one of the city’s oldest buildings, will celebrate the life of the iconic footballers’ career. Much adored at home and still regarded around the world as one […]
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Major Award for Screen Ireland-Funded Film, Float Like A Butterfly, at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival!
Irish director Carmel Winters’ film Float Like A Butterfly has won a major international award at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The film has picked up the accolade from the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) for the Discovery programme. The jury called the film “a pastoral and traditional bucolic film, capturing the familiar […]
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CARDBOARD GANGSTERS Released Internationally on iTunes
Audiences across the globe will get a chance to see the gritty five-star feature film CARDBOARD GANGSTERS from 28th August as the drama goes on release on iTunes in the United States, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Finland, Australia and New Zealand. Directed by Mark O’Connor and starring the IFTA-winning John Connors (Love/Hate, King of the […]
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Black 47 to have North American Premiere at prestigious Toronto International Film Festival
Lance Daly’s epic feature BLACK 47 has been announced for the Toronto International Film Festival where it will receive its North American premiere on Tuesday 11th September. It now joins Steve McQueen’s Widows, Damien Chazelles’ Neil Armstrong movie, First Man and Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut A Star is Born in the line-up. The Toronto International […]
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The Best Sporting Venues In Canada
The Bell Centre – Montreal Despite everything mentioned above regarding other sports, Canada is still best known for hockey, and The Bell Centre – home of the Montreal Canadiens – is the best place to see it. Citing it for having “simply the best hockey atmosphere,” Sporting News ranked it as the best stadium environment […]