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Mississauga Blues Rugby Club.
The Mississauga Blues Rugby Club was created by a group of rugby enthusiasts in 2008. The club consists of over 200 members and offers twelve different teams ranging from under 8 co-ed youth flag rugby to competitive senior men and women’s teams. The number one priority as a Rugby Club is to the health and […]
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St Patrick’s Day Soup with Shamrock Shaped Cheese Croutons
St Patrick’s Day Soup with Shamrock Shaped Cheese Croutons Serves 4 Ingredients 60g butter 2 medium white onion, chopped 600g potatoes, peeled and chopped Salt and pepper 800ml vegetable or chicken stock 240g sorrel leaves, shredded Cheese Croutons 2 slices thick wholemeal bread Olive oil or melted butter to brush on 100g grated Irish cheese […]
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Irish Guinness Stew
Ingredients: Serves 6-8 Cook for 1.5hr or until meat is tender. 1/4 cup of Olive Oil 1 1⁄4 lbs stewing beef cut into 1-inch pieces 6 large garlic cloves chopped or minced 6 cups beef stock or 6 cups canned beef broth 1 cup Guinness stout 1 cup red wine 2 tablespoons tomatoe paste 1 tablespoon sugar […]
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Brown Soda Bread an Irish Favourite!
Cliff Academy: Lesley Keogh’s Brown soda bread This traditional bread is baked in kitchens across Ireland every day, and couldn’t be easier to prepare. Remember to mark the distinctive cross in it before it goes in the oven: it’s to let the fairies out, apparently. Ingredients 220g/8oz plain flour 220g/8oz wholemeal flour ½ tsp salt […]
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8 splendid Irish castles and manors to lay your head for the night
Crown an Irish vacation with a stay in one of the island’s magnificent castles or stately homes. Crown an Irish vacation with a stay in one of the island’s magnificent castles or stately homes where you can relax in accommodation fit for a king. 1. Ashford Castle, Co MayoThe 800-year-old, multi-award-winning Ashford Castle offers opulent five-star […]
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Beef and Stout Casserole with Herby Dumplings
A Winter Favourite… Beef and Stout Casserole with Herby Dumplings Ingredients MAIN SIDE 4 tablesp. sunflower oil 500g shallots or button onions, peeled 1 large onion, sliced 4 carrots, cut into 2½cm pieces 1 tablesp. sugar 65g plain flour Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1½kg chuck or braising steak, cut into 6-7cm chunks 75g […]
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Exciting new ways to enjoy St Patrick’s Festival 2021
Ireland’s national St Patrick’s Festival is on this year as it goes virtual on SPF TV, a special online TV channel. Offering unique St Patrick’s Day fun, SPF TV invites the world to take a front row seat over six days and nights at one of the great national cultural celebrations. While few places worldwide […]
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Award-winning Canadian/Irish play adapted for screen
Vancouver-based actor Keara Barnes has adapted her award-winning, one-woman show Almost a Stepmom into a short film, slated to begin shooting this spring. In The Stepmom film we meet the character of Saoirse, a young Canadian woman who, grieving the recent death of her mother, moves to Ireland to reconnect with her roots. There, she […]
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Come home to discover your Irish ancestry
Are you one of the 70 million people around the world claiming Irish ancestry? You know for sure, or maybe you have an inkling there’s Irish blood in your family. Well, there’s no time like the present to start looking into it. There’s a community of searchers and sleuths among the 70 million people around the […]
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The legend of St Patrick, patron saint of Ireland
The big day on 17 March will soon be here and once again the world will be inspired to pay homage to St Patrick, Irish heritage and a sense of Irishness. Yet the larger-than-life figure behind the international St Patrick’s Day extravaganza is shrouded in mystery, with much of what is known about the ‘Apostle […]