Mother and baby homes survivor: The story is already being ‘skewed’
By David Hennessy
A survivor of one of Ireland's mother and baby homes has expressed her disappointment in both the Sunday Independent for their insensitive...
Travellers to Ireland from Britain to require negative Covid result
Ireland will require arrivals from Great Britain to provide evidence of a pre-travel negative Covid test result from tomorrow Saturday 9 January.
The new measures...
48-story tower approved for former Birmingham Irish Centre site
Birmingham planners have approved the proposed 48-storey build-to-rent scheme on the site of the city’s old Irish Centre.
Developer Court Collaboration plans to start work later this year on the 454...
New project calls on older Irish to tell their stories
A new project is looking to record the life stories of the older Irish of London.
Entitled Hear our Voices, the project is funded by...
Family believe teen was abducted in spite of coroner’s ruling.
The family of a London Irish-French teen who disappeared and was later found dead say they still believe she was abducted despite a coroner...
Could you be London’s fiddle player of the year?
A new trad music competition is seeking to find an outstanding musician to serve as ‘fiddler in residence’ to the Irish community during 2021.
The...
Bagatelle singer Liam Reilly dies
Liam Reilly, the lead singer of Bagatelle, has died aged 65.
The family of the pianist, singer and songwriter confirmed his passing in a statement...
Banished cleric questions suspension as views are shared by senior clerics
A Redemptorist priest who has been suspended from active ministry since 2012 for publicly expressing support for women’s ordination and same-sex marriage, as well...
Soup kitchen manager reduced to wearing stab proof vest: They just feel ‘all hope...
By David Hennessy
The manager of a West London soup kitchen says the mental health impact of the pandemic on the homeless and vulnerable has...
New lockdown rules, what you can and can’t do
Cabinet Minister Michael Gove has suggested that the British government’s latest lockdown measures for England may go well beyond the proposed 22 February end...