One-fifth of Irish abuse victims who applied for support based in UK
More than a fifth of the institutional abuse victims who applied to the Irish government’s controversial financial support service, Caranua, left Ireland to live...
Irish Embassy: Renew your Irish passport online
The Embassy of Ireland has asked the Irish World to publish this public information message for Irish passport holders.
Are you ready for your...
Fr Seamus Hetherton’s funeral arrangements
On Thursday 1 August there will be a Mass at 7.00 pm at Our Lady of Fatima Higgins Lane Quinton, Higgins Lane, Quinton, Birmingham...
Brexit shows ‘we need to stick together as a community’
Writing for the Irish World, the Chief Executive of Irish in Britain Brian Dalton says the current growth of civil activism and social organisation...
Tommy McKenna RIP
The Irish World, and the Irish community in Manchester, are saddened to learn of the death of local businessman, promoter and philanthropist Tommy McKenna.
Tommy,...
Much-loved London undertaker goes to his own, final resting place
The man who buried many thousands of Irish people in West London last went to his own final resting place.
Local funeral director Patrick ‘Paddy’...
Irish celebrate spirit of volunteerism in Hammersmith
This year's Irish in Britain volunteer awards winners, finalists and nominators came from Merseyside, Leeds, Manchester, Stevenage Luton and London.
Among those present were...
Chance to win €30,000 to relocate to Ireland
A competition has been launched to give one Irish emigrant living abroad €30,000 as part of a relocation package to move back home to...
Irish Elderly Advice Nertwork celebrate 26 years
A special Parliamentary celebration of 26 years of the Irish Elderly Advice Network took place in the Jubilee Room in the Palace of Westminster on...
Irish can show the way in UK construction, says leading economist
Irish construction workers and firms can make “a real difference” in turning the UK sector’s recent slowdown around, a leading construction economist has said....