Irish
Guards Mascot in fatal accident
By Sarah
Hackett
The
Harp is sad to report on the death of Fergal, the Irish wolfhound mascot
of the Irish Guards Association. Fergal was introduced to the Midlands
Irish Community when accompanied by his handler Drummer Luther Davis;
he formed part of the lead party at Birmingham St Patrick's Day Parade
this year...More
Local
musician is guest at Stormont
By Enda
Mullen
A
member of the Birmingham branch of Comhaltas
Ceoltoiri Eireann was one of a select band
of privileged guests at a historic traditional
music concert in Northern Ireland...More
Sutton
Coldfield Past President climbs Croagh Patrick on 65th
birthday
By Patrick
Sharkey
When
most men reach the age of 65, they start to think about taking
things a bit easier. But Sutton Coldfield past president
Paddy Hopkins has other ideas. To those of you who know brother
Paddy, you will not be surprised that he has no intention
of taking it easy...More
It's
a Long way to Tipperary
By Brendan
Mulvey
In this edition I
would like to take you on a short tour of Tipperary.
The World War 1 Song “It's a Long Way to Tipperary” has
been sung in pubs and stages all over the world, it was
not a long drive for my passengers and myself as we had
just left Kilkenny, which I wrote about in The Harp last
month...More
Sandwell's
Sinead flies the flag on Cotopaxi
By Siobhan
Gorman
23year
old trainee solicitor Sinead Gorman has safely completed
a 130km trek to the refuge near the top of Cotopaxi, one
of the world's tallest volcanoes, which stands at 5000m above
sea level in the Andes Mountains in Ecuador. It is situated
in what is known as “The Ring of Fire”, one of
the most volcanically active areas on the continent of South
America...More |
