Returning emigrants face poverty, homelessness and isolation
By David Hennessy
Emigrants returning to Ireland are finding themselves vulnerable to poverty, homelessness, isolation, mental and physical health needs.
A new report from Crosscare Migrant...
Tribunal rules people born in Northern Ireland are automatically British
People born in Northern Ireland are British citizens under law, even if they identify as Irish, a UK tribunal ruled this week.
Derry woman Emma De Souza has, since 2017, been waging a legal...
Vote to make EPIC world’s leading tourist attraction
Ireland's emigration museum, EPIC, is looking to be proclaimed the world’s leading Tourist Attraction 2019 at the 26th annual World Travel Awards. Earlier this...
Is there finally light at the end of the Brexit tunnel?
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar hailed a “positive” private meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday, saying a deal is “possible” by October 31.
In a...
Bridging geography, generations and musical styles at Hawk’s Well Theatre
Submersing yourself in a culture’s music and you will find the heart of any tradition writes Dr Trudy Prescott
If you want to understand a...
PJ Cunningham: Ireland’s 2020 general election campaign begins…now
By PJ Cunningham
Something moved in Irish politics last week which could totally change the landscape for all parties in the Dáil.
By ending its Confidence...
Birmingham pub bomb families turn to Ireland for justice
Bereaved family members of those killed in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings have appealed to the Irish government for support for their campaign for...
President’s recipients in Britain for Distinguished Service Awards
Ireland’s Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney TD this week announced eleven recipients of this year’s Presidential Distinguished Service Awards...
‘Age no barrier to telling truth about climate change’
Two people born 62 years apart and in different centuries restored my faith in public representation this past week.
Ireland’s president, Michael D Higgins (born...
‘Why we, Mixed Race Irish, want to tell our story at the United Nations’
By Rosemary Adaser, founder and CEO of The Association of Mixed-Race Irish
2019 is an important year of anniversaries for Ireland. Our people and country...