A
new club for the Irish
By Enda
Mullen
A
new Irish Club is to be built as part of the multi-million-pound regeneration
of Birmingham's Irish Quarter...More
Unusual
gifts for all occasions
By Enda
Mullen
Solihull
shoppers were treated to the unusual sight
of an African hut as part of a campaign
to persuade them to buy practical and life-changing
gifts for people in the developing world...More
Former
British-based retailer opens supermarket in hometown
By Larry
Cooney
A
man with strong Mullingar connections has recently opened
a Spar supermarket outlet in his hometown twenty-one years
after immigrating to Britain to learn the retail trade. Roy
Connor (42) and his London-born wife Angela, who welcomed
Longford-Westmeath TD Mary O'Rourke for the official opening
of their new business in Dominic Street recently, admitted
that they have been very satisfied with the initial reaction
by locals to their recent venture in the North Westmeath
town...More
Patrick
Concannon RIP
By Sarah
Hackett
It is with great sadness
and shock that Birmingham lost one of its most respected
and well liked Irish elders on Sunday 18th November 2007.
Patrick Concannon who was locally known as Paddy the Fiddler
thanks to his love of the violin passed away suddenly aged
83...More
A
drive around the Mournes
By Brendan
Mulvey
Happy
New Year to all the readers of The Harp, hope you all had
a Peaceful and Holy Christmas. In my first story of the New
Year I would like to take you on a regular circular tour
I do around the Mourne Mountains. It is a full day tour starting
and finishing in the City of Belfast...More |