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Belfast
Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Caitríona Balfe, and Jamie Dornan star in Kenneth Branagh’s coming-of-age tale set amid the tumult of late-1960s Northern Ireland. In his three decades of filmmaking, Kenneth Branagh has ushered us into Henry V’s campaign at Agincourt, Thor’s celestial chambers on Asgard, and murderous intrigues aboard the Orient Express. Branagh’s latest work […]
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Ring in 2022 in style with NYF Dublin
Get ready for a New Year’s Eve party to remember as the Irish capital comes alive with music, magical moments and fun-filled activities. Now in its tenth year, New Year’s Festival Dublin will be bigger and better than ever, with tickets now on sale for six spectacular events set to take place over two days on […]
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Breaking Ground on Eireann Quay and The Corleck Building
Canada Ireland Foundation was honoured to be joined earlier this week by Mayor John Tory, Councillor Joe Cressy, and Dr. Eamonn McKee, Ireland’s Ambassador to Canada, to mark the start of construction work that will transform a derelict building on Toronto’s waterfront into The Corleck Building, a new home for the Foundation and a vibrant hub for arts, culture and heritage. […]
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Mattel Canada Reveals Its Most Wanted Toys for 2021
Mattel, a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world, releases its list of hottest toys for the 2021 holiday season in Canada. Gift givers can expect to see new and exciting toys from their favourite brands such as Hot Wheels®, Barbie® and Fisher-Price® as […]
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Porter Airlines restarts service to Mont-Tremblant in time for winter attractions
Porter Airlines is reintroducing its seasonal service to Mont-Tremblant, Que., in time for the holidays. Seasonal service begins Dec. 17, running until March 28, 2022. “We’re ready to return to our first seasonal destination since restarting operations in September,” said Michael Deluce, president and CEO, Porter Airlines. “Mont-Tremblant was among Porter’s first destinations when the airline was founded, and our passengers […]
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Irish Barmbrack
Barmbrack is a traditional Irish fruitcake which is also known as Irish Tea Cake depending on the time of year that you’re eating it! This recipe makes a really moist, fruit loaf which is packed with flavour from mixed spice and dried fruit. Interestingly the fruit soaks overnight in cold tea and whiskey resulting in […]
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Tourism Ireland welcomes launch of Aer Lingus 2022 summer schedule
~ Aer Lingus flights for 2022 are vote in confidence in future of overseas tourism to Ireland ~ Tourism Ireland warmly welcomes today’s announcement by Aer Lingus of its extensive new schedule for summer 2022. Niall Gibbons, Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, said: “Today’s announcement by Aer Lingus of its extensive new schedule for summer 2022 […]
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Lonely Planet declares Dublin the seventh best city in the world to visit in 2022
~ Tourism Minister Catherine Martin and Tourism Ireland welcome latest Lonely Planet accolade ~ ~ Tourism Ireland rolls out promotional campaign around the world to maximise Lonely Planet accolade ~ Dublin has been named the seventh best city in the world to visit in 2022 by Lonely Planet. The leading travel media company unveiled the […]
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Halloween & the spirit world
Halloween’s origin is interesting. It stems from the Celtic celebration of Samhain marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the Celtic New Year. The belief was that during the nights of October 31st into November 1st the barrier between the realm of the spirits and the real world grew weak. Large […]
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Liam Neeson to produce film about Tuam babies scandal
Oscar-winning actor Liam Neeson has revealed that he is collaborating with Catherine Corless on a new film about the Tuam babies scandal after he was “filled with horror” after first hearing the story. The controversy sparked international shock and outrage in 2014 when an unmarked mass grave of almost 800 children, who died between 1925 and 1961, […]