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COLIN FARRELL has raised more than €600k for a charity supporting people living with ‘butterfly skin’ by completing the Dublin Marathon. The Hollywood star, who was born in the Irish capital, was among the thousands who took to the city’s streets on Sunday for the annual race. Actor Colin Farrell completed the Dublin City Marathon on Sunday Farrell, who is currently on our … [Read more...] about Colin Farrell raises more than €600k in Dublin Marathon challenge

William Percy French was born in Cloonyquin House between Tulsk towards Elphin in Co. Roscommon on May 1, 1854. The extraordinary songwriter, painter, poet, raconteur loved the land of Ireland, the people of Ireland. His songs have become, in many ways, snapshots of Old Ireland. He wrote of the loves, the laments, the tribulations of the ordinary people of the country. He is … [Read more...] about Percy French remembered in Formby this weekend

FUNDING of £6.4m has been awarded to organisations supporting the Irish community across Britain. Some 113 projects and charities which provide vital services to some of the most vulnerable Irish people have received grants under the Emigrant Support Programme 2024/5. Ireland’s Diaspora Minister Seán Fleming announced the funding allocation at an event held at the Irish Embassy … [Read more...] about Funding of £6.4m awarded to organisations supporting Irish community in Britian

ON A knife edge. A toss-up. A 50/50 proposition. Impossible to call. These monikers are employed routinely to describe where we are in the race to be the 47th President of the United States. And they accurately convey just how tight this fight is, at least according to the aggregated polling data. The RealClearPolitics.com website, a superb resource for anyone interested in … [Read more...] about A tight race to the finishing line — the US Presidential election

A THEATRE company based in London is seeking input from those who live in Britain but travel on an Irish passport. Green Curtain Theatre is working on a new production, which will compile stories and songs about what it means to be Irish. They specifically want to include the experience of those who have applied for and use an Irish passport, with a view to exploring why they … [Read more...] about Irish theatre company in London seeks diaspora’s passport stories