April Edition 2007
 
 
 
 

 

Irish Welfare feels the Pinch
By Enda Mullen
The decision to withdraw £60,000 of funding from the Irish Welfare and Information Centre has been branded 'bureaucracy gone mad' by its director...More

St. Patrick’s Day Dublin
By Cillian O'Brien
The Irish capital was alive and kicking this March as visitors and locals thronged the streets for what is now a serious rival to the largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the world...More

Two Wheels and the Truth
By Enda Mullen
Among some of the more unusual sights at this year's St Patrick's Day Parade were a couple of motorcycling priests.
Looking more like a pair of Hell's Angels than men of the cloth the unusual duo were signed up by Midlands Irish band - The Holy Show Band - to help promote their appearance later that day at The Forge Tavern...More

The Celtic Warrior leads the parade
By Alannah Collins
THE world famous boxer from Dublin, Steve Collins led the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Birmingham on the 11th of March 2007...More

Cavan
“The Lake Country”
By Brendan Mulvey
I was delighted to learn that County Cavan is on my tour itinerary for the coming year. It is a county that I have driven through on numerous occasions over the years as I made my way from Dublin Port to my home in my native Leitrim, but never really had the chance to explore...More

 


St Patrick’s Day in Ireland
On St Patrick’s Day, Ireland saw parades, performances and displays all over the country with Dublin ranking as the largest and Cork following thereafter.
The organisers said that the public turnout was in excess of 600,000 at the parade in Dublin alone, with approximately 3,000 people taking part in the actual parade.
Climate change forecasts disaster
The recent publicity in the U.K. regarding global warming includes some serious effects for the Emerald Isle along with the rest of the world.
It is estimated that the rising temperature could leave Ireland experiencing severe droughts in the summer and horrific flooding in the winter months. The predicted climate change would severely impact on the arable land and farming industry that dominates the country.
New Housing Required
Noel Ahern, the Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal revealed that 600,000 new homes need to be built over the next nine years to cope with demand at The National Housing Conference in Dublin last month. He addressed the conference stating that quality; both physical and environmental of the new builds should be high on the list of considerations.
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