The
Midlands is where it’s at for Allied Irish
By Enda
Mullen
Business
is booming at Allied Irish Bank in the Midlands as far as corporate clients
are concerned - so much so the company has brought in one of its experts
to spearhead further growth.
AIB (GB) has trebled its number of corporate clients in the region during
the last three years...More
Dream-Car
designs from Derry
By Enda
Mullen
Youngsters
from an all-girls’ school in Derry
have scooped top honours in the first ever
Jaguar Sports Car Challenge in Schools
contest.
The final took place at the Autosport Show
on January 13 at the NEC in Solihull and
St Cecilia's College emerged as winners...More
Saint
Valentine for the Irish
By Cillian
O'Brien
Valentine’s
Day is here again and even the least amorous among us are
forced, for a day at least, to think of romance. As greeting
card companies and florists stand to make a fortune again,
we stop to think about what
makes the Irish such a uniquely romantic race...More
Working
Well
By Bill
Grigg
On behalf of all the
members of The Birmingham Irish Pipes and Drums I would
like to pass on our condolences and sympathy to the family
of Pat Baggot. Pat sadly passed away on the morning of
the 25 January after a long battle against illness. Despite
his troubles he always put on a brave face and kept himself
busy by raising thousands of pounds for various charities.
He was a big supporter of the band and held many fundraising
dances for the band raising thousands of pounds over the
years...More
Last
Orders! - The Beer with no Pubs!
And
is there a place for the mobile pub in rural Ireland?
By Michael
Fox
My
play on the title of that wistful overture by the late Australian
singer Slim Dusty to “The pub with no beer” introduces
the subject of my story this month. This is the perhaps never
envisaged demise of the traditional pub in rural Ireland – and
not just in country areas but also in villages and smaller
towns outside Dublin and other major cities and centres of
population...More |
