A talk on the wild side
Manchán Magan spoke to David Hennessy ahead of his bringing his Rewilding the Mind show to The Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith.
Manchán Magan is...
Digging for answers
Documentary film maker Tanya Stephan won awards for her film The Missing Children which looked at the scandal of the Tuam mother and baby...
Who will be this year’s London Rose?
This Friday a new London Rose will be selected to represent London at the 2025 Rose of Tralee international festival.
Glenna Mannion will be passing...
25- year- old nurse Maria O’Donnell is 2025 Edinburgh Mary from Dungloe
By David Hennessy
Maria O’Donnell, a 25- year-old nurse from Donegal, has been selected to represent her adopted city of Edinburgh at this year’s...
Niamh Brown selected as Glasgow’s Mary from Dungloe
26- year- old HR advisor Niamh Brown has been selected to represent Glasgow at this year’s Mary from Dungloe festival.
Niamh, who grew up in...
Ellen Luff selected as Birmingham’s Mary from Dungloe
By David Hennessy
23- year- old Ellen Luff was selected as Birmingham’s Mary from Dungloe festival at the recent selection night.
Ellen kept up a...
PM pays tribute to Irish contribution
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to the contribution made by Irish people to Britain as he held what he called the first...
Kate Tobin is London Mary from Dungloe 2025
By David Hennessy
Kate Tobin has been selected as this year’s London Mary from Dungloe.
She was crowned at the selection night that took place...
President Michael D. Higgins St Patrick’s Day Message 2025
This year’s message is the final St Patrick’s Day Message delivered by President Higgins, with his term of office to end in November. Reflecting...
Over a pint
A Compendium of Irish Pints: The Culture, Customs and Craic by Ali Dunworth, illustrated by Stephen Heffernan, looks at the whole culture of going...