Eye-witness account of 1921 Irish club shooting in Manchester
The Irish World's Michael McDonagh was recently trawling his own family archives and came across a 1975 recording with his late father, Alexander McDonagh,...
Business group announces evening with Michael Flatley
The Sligo Business Network will host a special networking event in London next month, with hopes that Michael Flatley will be in attendance to...
Mayo Council CEO ‘regrets’ removal of memorials to murdered Joe Deacy
By Damian Dolan
Mayo County Council Chief executive Peter Hynes said he “regrets” the removal of two roadside memorials to a murdered Gaelic footballer from Hertfordshire.
Joe...
Dublin man left seriously injured in Liverpool
A Dublin man remains in serious condition after sustaining head injuries after being attacked in Liverpool.
Robert Fitzpatrick, 42, from Finglas in Dublin, was...
Man on a mission: Microwave charity hiker nearing fundraising target
Irishman’s fundraising hike around England with a microwave inspired by his baby Oisín nearing target
By Damian Dolan
An Irishman who is hitchhiking his way around...
Myrtle Allen’s impact on the Irish food renaissance in London
The late Myrtle Allen’s name is synonymous with peerless quality ingredients and culinary imagination. No wonder most of the young Irish head chefs...
A farewell to Hammersmith’s first Irish mayor
One of London’s traditionally most Irish boroughs, Hammersmith and Fulham, will this week say farewell to its ‘first ever’ Irish mayor.
Councillor Daryl Brown, who...
Irish chef’s new London restaurant is a tribute to Myrtle Allen
By Colin Gannon
Growing up in the Haugh household, in an amiable, neighbourly Tallaght community in Dublin, everything was cooked from scratch. “I had no...
Hidden history of Irish community in UK unearthed
Memory loss volunteers from the charity Irish in Britain recently visited an archive collection in London to learn of the “forgotten memories” of members...
Irish club in tax wrangle will reopen after campaign
The trustees of Chorlton Irish Club in Manchester have announced plans to save the organisation from closure after a sustained campaign.
Instead of the...