Ireland

How Ireland Is Reinventing Itself As The Best Small Progressive Country In The World

... credentials once again, to make a symbolic change that means a lot to one small community, but has no cost for the population at large. Indeed, both Traveller and LGBTQ activists have identified a powerful campaigning narrative, one that’s built on a positive idea of a richer Ireland, not on the dark abuses of the past. "We’re building a new, progressive, compassionate Ireland," the message goes. "And you need to be part of it.". But the greatest test of this message is still ahead: with the campaign to repeal the eighth amendment, recognise women’s bodily autonomy and provide basic abortion services. Despite other progressive advances, this is an issue that most mainstream politicians are too afraid to touch. And it is difficult to put a positive spin on abortion rights, in a country where the religious pro-life narrative remains immensely powerful. It’s easy to build an inspiring ad campaign around couples getting married, or a minority community celebrating its culture. It’s a lot harder to create an inspiring campaign about basic healthcare, even before you bring in painful issues ...

Ireland Will Use Andy Farrell's Inside Knowledge In Plan To Nullify England's Billy Vunipola

... knee injury Credit: Rex Features. Gavin Mairs , Rugby News Correspondent, Dublin. 18 March 2017 • 1:00 am. Ireland have vowed to nullify the impact of Billy Vunipola on his first start of the Six Nations – by using the insight of former England defence coach Andy Farrell. Vunipola, man of the match in England’s 21-10 victory over Ireland at Twickenham last season , returns to the starting line-up having recovered from a serious knee injury. Ireland are braced for the immense physical impact that the Saracens No 8 will bring, with captain Rory Best revealing his side have drawn upon the inside knowledge of the England set-up of Farrell, who is now Ireland defence coach. “He [Farrell] is very professional in his approach, he’s given us the same delivery that he always gives us defensively. “He shows us where they’re going to attack us, where we’re going to be better and where we can stop them, and that’s the way he’s been since he’s come in last summer, and I don’t think anyone expected that to change, and it hasn’t.”. Simon Easterby, the Ireland forwards coach, concurred. “I think he understands their [England’s] psyche and having been in the other ...

Ireland Player Profiles

... or offload. 7 Seán O’Brien. Caps: 48. Points: 30. He was often asked to take slow static ball and turn it into something productive. Shifting him to the wider channels from time to time would have obvious benefits. 8 Jamie Heaslip. Caps: 95. Points: 65. His handling lacked his usual assurance but not the graft. He’s been questioned in the past and found the desired response. This would be a timely rebuttal of his critics. Commenting on The Irish Times has changed. To comment you must now be an Irish Times subscriber. GO BACK. The account details entered are not currently associated with an Irish Times subscription. Please subscribe to sign in to comment. Comment Sign In. I agree to the Terms & Conditions , community standards and Privacy Policy. SIGN IN. Forgot password. Thank you. You should receive instructions for resetting your password. When you have reset your password, you can Sign In. Please choose a screen name. This name will appear beside any comments you post. Your screen name should ...

Eyewitness News Travels To Ireland For Saint Patrick's Day

... used to and then it faded away and then they started up again.". Celebrating Saint Patty's Day that is. A month long celebration, starting with painting the town green, but the green lights lit up more than just the streets this year. Seifert said, "that was about two to three days after the tornado went through, and it worked out really well. We got some areas cleaned up, and were able to have it so things would get back to normal.". And everything to a house decorating contest to a big party. "They said I danced the night away, I don't know if that's exactly true but.” Braunecker said. A big parade and 5 k also on the schedule for later this weekend. But even with the rain today, Ireland still sees a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Especially after their only event for the day, a corn-hole tournament at the local elementary school, was already indoors. The celebration lasts through this weekend. For a full schedule of festivities click here. Copyright 2017 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. More Stories. A police pursuit through two counties, and ...

Ireland’s Other Proclamation

... Association by Italian radical Cesare Orsini. Although he would never become an active member, and even went so far as to distance himself from “European socialism,” James Connolly would write that Stephens’ Fenianism was “a responsive throb in the Irish heart to those pulsations in the heart of the European working class which elsewhere produced the International.”. But by the time of the Fenian Uprising in 1867 James Stephens was in exile in Paris. His Fenian army, estimated to be tens of thousands strong, had been preparing for an uprising in 1865. Within such a mass body, however, secrecy proved impossible and in September the mass arrests of Fenian leaders and the suppression of The Irish People newspaper devastated the organizational ability of the body. With the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War, a new leadership emerged which was in many ways spearheaded by Irish-American officers and veterans. This was the first time an Irish movement had drawn so heavily on the support, funding and ...

How To Celebrate Ireland's Patron Saint And Where On Earth Is Skellig Michael

... associated with St Patrick. “St Patrick’s Blue” is used on Ireland's Presidential Standard or flag (left), while the Irish Guards sport a plume of St Patrick’s blue in their bearskins. The emphasis on green is thought to be linked to “wearing the Green”, a symbol from the 18 th century on, of sympathy with Irish independence. Until the 1970 s, all pubs were shut in Ireland on St Patrick’s Day, the sole venue selling drink being the annual dog show. Lenten fasting – and the obligation to abstain from meat – were lifted on the day, which most families would begin with Mass. More than 10 million glasses of Guinness stout are enjoyed every single day around the world, and 1,883,200,000 pints are sold every year – that's 1.8 billion. But on St Patrick's Day, that number is much higher. Well, if it's good enough for Barack O'Bama. ...

Fourteen-man Slaughtneil Lose 1-9 To 1-7 To Dr Crokes

... a strike to the groin area - after a barge on the Crokes player by Patsy Bradley had led to the Kerryman being pushed against Cassidy. Slaughtneil suffered a second All-Ireland Club Football Final defeat in three seasons. Lively opening turns into dour struggle. Slaughtneil full-back Brendan Rogers' upfield charges were a feature of the first half as he was involved in his team's opening three scores - including Cassidy's 13 th-minute goal. Cassidy showed great composure to round Crokes keeper Shane Murphy and score after running from halfway following Rogers' initial burst. However, Cooper's goal levelled proceedings seven minutes later after Daithi Casey had run through the centre of Slaughtneil's defence. In fairness, Slaughtneil had been warned a few minutes earlier when White missed a pointblank chance after charging unchallenged from halfway. The half ended in the worst ...

Ireland's Prime Minister Makes St Patrick's Day Plea To Trump

... elections. "Today's announcement is a profound recognition of the importance that Ireland attaches to all of our citizens, wherever they may be," Kenny said speaking at an Irish Memorial in Philadelphia earlier this week. It is an opportunity for us to make our country stronger by allowing all of our citizens resident outside the State, including our emigrants, to vote in future presidential elections. Brexit 'bad for Britain'. The Taoiseach also used his first meeting as an opportunity to slam Britain's Brexit negotiations in a bid to secure future ties between the U. S. and Ireland. He claimed that now, more than before, Ireland will be an important trading partner for the U. S., as it is set to become the only English-speaking country in the EU and a key point of access to trade. "While we respect the ...

St. Patrick's Day Parades In Ireland And Around The World

... the rain during the St Patrick's Day Parade in Galway city. Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy. A group of friends calling themselves 'The Sisters of the Mercantile' celebrate St. Patrick's Day at a hotel in The Rocks in Sydney, Australia, 17 March 2017. Photo: EPA/DAN HIMBRECHTS. A participant poses for a photo during celebrations of St. Patrick's Day at a hotel in The Rocks in Sydney, Australia. Photo: EPA/DAN HIMBRECHTS. A participant poses for a photo during celebrations of St. Patrick's Day at a hotel in The Rocks in Sydney, Australia, Photo: EPA/DAN HIMBRECHTS. The Duchess of Cambridge hands out bunches of Shamrocks to soldiers of the 1 st Battalion Irish Guards during their St Patrick's day Parade at Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow. Photo: Richard Pohle/The Times/PA Wire. 256 th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City. Photo Theo Wargo/Getty Images. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ...

Diversity The Theme In Cities Across Ireland

... Celebrity chef and self-confessed “Cork blow-in” Rachel Allen served as the grand marshall in the city’s parade on Friday, just days before she opens her new restaurant in nearby Washington Street. Ms Allen told Cork’s Red FM that her only concern heading in to the parade was trying to figure out appropriate footwear. “I was very honoured to be asked. I think I will bring a few options: heels, runners, wellies. It is going to be brilliant.”. The parade got underway at 1 pm and attracted in the region of 50,000 people to the city centre. The theme of this year’s parade was “Cork – A City of Community, Culture and Commerce”. The parade was led by a range of Ford models highlighting the decades of production at the Ford motor plant in Cork. Ford’s participation in the parade included a bespoke Ford 100 pageant display created by Dowtcha Puppets company. An estimated 3,000 people participated in the parade, including spectacle and street performance companies Cork Community Artlink, Macnas, Spraoi and Dowtcha Puppets. The Spraoi float was based on the legacy of the copper mines in Allihies, west Cork, whilst the Dowtcha Puppets float had a futuristic theme. Other groups ...