Poster Saint Patrick’s Day is March 17. Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit! = Happy St Patrick’s Day to you!Hashtag: #StPatricksDay Greetings to our friends in Ireland and our Irish friends around the world. What began as a religious feast day honoring St Patrick (Patricius, or Padraig) has become an international festival. Questions Sláinte! What are …
Logo Raidió Teilifís Éireann = Radio Television of Ireland (RTÉ) – rte.ie – is the national public service broadcaster of Ireland. Listen live and listen back to the programs. Key Linksrte.ierte.ie/radio1rte.ie/radioFacebook: Radio1Facebook: [email protected]@RTERadio1 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachtarte.ie/rnagListen [email protected] QuotablesThe more we look back, the more we can look forward. Bealaí gur féidir éisteacht = Ways …
Languages Gaeilge.ie: Irish is one of the oldest and most historic written languages in the world. The earliest evidence of this is preserved in Ogham inscriptions dating from the fifth century. Now Irish can now be found in more than 4,500 books, on the television, on the radio, in the newspapers, magazines, and on the …
Photo: NASA Goddard, Sunny Day in Ireland Planeta.com launches this brand new guide to Wild Ireland – the country’s biodiversity, wildlife, parks and protected areas and the opportunities for ecotourism and conscious local responsible travel. ParksIreland has 6 National Parks and 78 Nature Reserves designated under the Wildlife Acts, 1976 and 2000 and various older …
Photo: NASA Goddard, Sunny Day in Ireland Links related to Ireland presented in somewhat random fashion: HeadlinesManifestos show disconnect from environmental realityAn Irish pub born in the Dark Ages – BBCWe have a new word for that feeling when travel makes everything newBrexit: UK needs to reveal solution to North Border, says VaradkarClare is being …
Logo Recommended listening: Ireland’s fabulous music show South Wind Blows – rte.ie/radio1/south-wind-blows – is presented by Philip King and crafted on the edge of Europe, from the most westerly tip. “The music is eclectic and personal, informed by Kings’ own music odyssey spanning more than 30 years and enriched by his personal archive collected out …
Logo Ireland hosts the annual National Heritage Week the last week of August. 2020 dates: August 15-23. Hashtag: #HeritageWeek About the eventNational and local community organizations participate by organizing events throughout the country. Many of the events that take place during the week are free highlight the abundance of great work that is carried out in …
Lingo Cards Sláinte = Cheers Features Bliain na Gaeilge = Year of Irish (2018) Craic Planeta.com Gaeilge (Irish) Ireland Ireland Links Language
Dublin Flag Links related to Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath) presented in a somewhat random fashion: Lovin Dublin lovindublin.com Apologies to flower sellers Facebook YouTube @LovinDublin Facebook Lovin Dublin Dublin Event Guide Twitter @poloconghaile @Nicola_Brady @MiriamDonohoe @campbellsuz @sustourismire @We_AreIslanders @ecoireland @DublinEcolo @catherinemack @homeofguinness @AbbeyTheatre @DublinAirport @FreshCuts_ @cobblestonedub @dublinmuseum @DCLAReadingRoom @LovinDublin Elsewhere on the Web dublin.ie – …
Photo: Joyce Wikipedia: Bloomsday is a commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce, observed annually in Dublin and elsewhere on 16 June, the day his 1922 novel Ulysses takes place in 1904, the date of his first outing with his wife-to-be, Nora Barnacle, and named after its protagonist Leopold Bloom. Embedded …