Irish Abroad

Check out dates on other pages in iIrish for lessons at Cleveland’s PJ McIntyres. Also peruse Letslearnirish.com. And remember: Is fear Gaeilge briste na Bearla cliste (Broken Irish is better than clever English).

When writing, I tend to avoid clichés like the plague. Last week, I wrote about the Irish Presidential election campaign. Then, there were three candidates; now there are two. A week is a long time in politics. 

Consultation for Irish Diaspora Strategy Irish Government asks for feedback from Irish people in Ireland and across the Diaspora in anonymous survey Your strategy, your voice The...

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While the violence has receded, the tension along community interfaces remains. Bonfires are burnt alongside Irish Tricolours, nationalist election posters, sectarian banners, and effigies of nationalist leaders. They are the most visible and ugly presentations of sectarianism and demonstrate how far elements of the unionist community have to travel in terms of respect and reconciliation.