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Irish comedy legend Frank Kelly dead at 77.
There was more to Frank Kelly than just Father Jack. Though he was best known to audiences for his portrayal of the drunken, foul-mouthed Father Jack, on the groundbreaking Irish Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted (1995-1998), his acting reputation preceded him. Born as Francis O’Kelly on Dec. 28, 1938, he was one of the six […]
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Ireland at The Oscars
Fall marks the beginning of the film industry’s annual Awards Season when films jockey for position with various industry awards and influential critics’ lists to take a run at the grand prize: The Oscars. That award season starts right here in Canada at the Toronto International Film Festival. The festival’s top prize, the TIFF Grolsch […]
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Emma Donoghue talks to us about the adaption of her own novel Room for the big screen.
Emma Donoghue is an award winning novelist, literary historian, screenwriter and mother. Born in Dublin she emigrated to Canada and now lives in London Ontario. She recently, of course, adapted her own novel Room for the big screen. The film premiered at TIFF this past September and has been on a roller coaster ride of […]
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Music Generation – Michael Barry
Irish Music Education gets major financial boost. The long-term future of music education in Ireland received a fantastic boost in late January 2016 following a funding commitment by the Department of Education and Skills to Ireland’s National Music Education Programme. Enda Kenny and Jan O’ Sullivan joined U2’s Adam Clayton and Kieran McLoughlin of The […]
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The Making of Soda Bread
Soda bread, a staple of the Irish diet since the early 1800s, has a long and interesting history. It’s a simple bread made of flour, salt, bread soda (baking soda), and buttermilk. Every county has its own adaptation of the “national bread” based on available resources, which can literally amount to a pinch of this […]
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The Monumental News
Download the latest Ireland Canada Monument newsletter. Containing information related to the Irish community in and around Vancouver including: – The Monument Project – Stake Holders Meetings – Annual Celtfest in Vancouver – Irish Language classes – and much much more……….. Click here to View
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Ancestry
Want to see where your ancestors lived in 1890’s Ireland? Check out this cool site!
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Dis-used school houses of Ireland
Cork-based professional archaeologist and photographer Enda O’Flaherty has a particular interest in the desolate beauty of abandoned spaces. As an archaeologist his work has taken him across Ireland and the UK and to projects as far afield as Jamaica, along the way developing a multi-disciplinary approach to landscape studies involving archaeology, physiographical studies and analysis […]
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Clans And Scottish Societies Of Canada.
We are the link between various Clans and Scottish Societies. We encourage the celebration of our Scottish Cultural Heritage and the promotion of this Scottish Culture in all its aspects.
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X Marks The Scot
Buy any kilt and join in with this online community of kilt wearers