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Police
Seeking Man After Disappearance of Local Security Guard
By
Enda Mullen
West
Midlands Police have named an Irishman man they wish to trace and speak
to following the disappearance of security guard Michelle Gunshon, who
vanished while she was staying at The Dubliner pub in Digbeth....More
St
Pat’s At The Point
This year's Birmingham St Patrick's Day
Parade will once again take its route through Digbeth and Deritend
and will conclude with a concert at Millennium Point....More
Lively
Meeting Enlightens Irish Community
A well attended meeting of around 200
people at South Bir-mingham College in Digbeth on Thursday
13th January, were party to an infor-mative evening reg-arding
plans to create a £400 million Irish Quarter....More
Bloomin’ Marvellous
After 35 Years
By
Joan Cunningham
It’s true, first impressions count.
Apparently, we all make judgements about people and situations
within the first few moments of contact.
My initial impression of Tommy Beacall was that of a jolly man
oozing kindness and warmth....More
Digbeth
Coach Station to Delivery First Class Service
By
Enda Mullen
Birmingham's
burgeoning Irish Quarter has been given a boost with the news National
Express plans to recruit 30 new staff at Digbeth coach station....More |
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Quiet
Man Pub Returns
The
pub that featured the The Quiet Man film – shot
in Ireland in 1951 – is being shipped from Hollywood
to be rebuilt as a tourist attraction, Pat Cohan’s
in Cong, Co Mayo, was actually a shop in real life, but
the interior scenes were shot in a studio.
The props and fittings have been in a warehouse in Hollywood
for more than 50 years.
However, tourists who up until now have been disappointed
that the pub didn’t exist will be able to have a drink
there from next year.
Cohan’s owner, Cong Native Jack Murphy, who also was
an extra in the film, spent his last day behind the shop
counter in September and workmen have now moved in to start
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Belfast ‘Spy’ Hills
Sold To National Trust
A range of hills above Belfast which was used by the British
Army to spy on terrorists has been sold to the National
Trust for £3m. The hills will be open to the public
for the first time.
It is believed the hills contain a hugh amount of important
archaeological remains as well as rich and varied wildlife.
The hills also offer spectacular views of the city, Belfast
Lough and much of Northern Ireland.
The 1,500 acres of grassland and heath was first leased
from farmers by the Ministry of Defence in 1953 before
being bought in 1986. |
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