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Irish Style
Is there anything better than crisp leaves under your feet, fresh clean air and the smell of spices in the neighbourhood? For many Canadians, Autumn is the best time of the year. Summer has come and gone and Winter is still not in sight. There are those few months in between the two harshest seasons […]
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The Scottish Company
With Fall fast approaching and Christmas just around the corner, many of you may be ready to hit the stores and browse the internet. If you’re looking for something cozy and warm for yourself or maybe looking for that perfect gift for your favourite Celtic friend, The Scottish Company has many specially curated products from […]
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Pitch Perfect Performances! Summerside’s New Celtic Performing Arts Centre Uses Science to Accentuate Its Sensational Acoustics
It’s a technological marvel that not only celebrates all the disciplines taught at the College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada, but represents the next chapter of cranking up the quality as well as the volume in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Behind seemingly insignificant or merely decorative details – from the curves in […]
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A Ulysses Blog! By Ireland’s Ambassador Daniel Mulhall~
Daniel Mulhall is Ireland’s Ambassador to the United States shares his Ulysses Blog with us…a very enjoyable read! I first heard tell of James Joyce’s Ulysses when I was at Secondary School at Mount Sion CBS in Waterford around the year 1970. A teacher known for his radical views recommended it to a group of […]
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Kiss me. I’m cultured.
Beloved Irish writer Oscar Wilde once said, “I have nothing to declare but my genius.” Unleash your own genius and impress your friends with these amazing facts about Irish contributions to Canada and beyond: The greening of Sussex Drive – Did you know that a third of our country’s 22 Prime Ministers boast Irish roots, […]
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Grianán of Aileach – Temple of the Sun
One of the most spectacular ancient monuments in Ireland has to be the Stone Fort known as ‘Grianán of Aileach’. Situated on the peak of Mt. Greenan on the Inishowen Peninsula in Co. Donegal. On a clear day you can see up to five counties from this monument and it is aligned with sunrise on […]
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Take a Tour of Irish Halifax
By Elizabeth MacDonald For many, “Nova Scotia” evokes images of bagpipes and tartan. So it comes as a surprise to many that Irish blood also runs thick and deep here, particularly in Halifax, the capital city. Unlike other Irish communities in early Canada, the bulk of Irish settlers to Halifax and Nova Scotia were pre-Famine, […]
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Flying Ducks from Ireland
Migrate To The Home Of Hockey By Will Fitzgerald, Vice President, Flying Ducks Ice Hockey Club The Flying Ducks, a hockey team from the Republic of Ireland, recently travelled to the Home of Hockey for a 10-day adventure. Having no ice rinks or facilities in Ireland didn’t stop this group of hockey nuts from making […]
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The Ireland Canada Monument
In 2005, Brendan Flynn, Irish Canadian Immigrant, and Dubliner Eddie Reynolds met at Eddie’s Merrion Square office, chatting about life in Canada. A stream of ‘Did you know’s?’ inevitably came up and it was agreed ‘We should acknowledge that!’ In May of that year, former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, visited Vancouver and met local […]
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Gaelic Football Youth Development In The GTA
From a modest beginning in May, 2008, the Toronto Chieftains Gaelic Football Club, have gained impressive momentum in providing Gaelic football programs to youth in the Toronto area. They offer a varied, structured, and, well organized program for boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 14 years of age. The Chieftain’s coaching staff […]