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30 years ago, the BBC were so concerned that Gerry Adams’ sexy Irish lilt would lure unsuspecting viewers to his message that they decided to dub his voice as a precaution. Today his successor, Mary-Lou McDonald, undubbed and not-quite-so-sexy, has managed to do just what the BBC sought to avoid – recruit en masse to […]
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Image description: O’Neill’s latest album cover When Lisa O’Neill stepped on the stage and went straight for the microphone without stopping to pick up an instrument, and delivered a rendition of an old roamer tale, the tone was set for what was to follow. Uncompromisingly traditional, unapologetically Irish, the beautiful coming together of History, folk, […]
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Image Credit: provided by Lisa O’Neill Lisa O’Neill is currently on tour across the UK and dates can be found on her website and social media handles. She is also currently working on a new album. You’ve mentioned before that your sister is a creator too, and that she’s worked on projects on Irish immigration. […]
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This one’s for the culture vultures. With a blend of creativity and culture, the combination of an art festival with a trip abroad is a recipe for a truly inspirational holiday for both a travel and art-lover. From the ‘Olympics of the art world’, to paintings in Irish pubs, here are three of the best […]
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Protesters were thrown out of a discussion panel hosted by an anti-abortion student society that included prominent Irish pro-lifers on Wednesday night. WomCam, Oxford SU’s women’s campaign, organised the demonstration. According to reports, around fifteen protesters entered the event and then started heckling the speakers when the talk began. Eye-witness reports, and statements from both […]
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It seems that Prime Minister May is seeking to soften the blow of a ‘hard Brexit’. Long before the letter triggering Article 50 was handed to Donald Tusk on 29th March , a white paper had been formulated by the government in January, setting out a provisional Brexit plan with 12 specific principles. Certain principles […]
Continue ReadingJohn Michael McDonagh is doing a nice job of differentiating himself from Martin, his eminent brother, writer and director of In Bruges and Seven Psycopaths. John Michael himself also has a previous success to fall back on, in the shape of 2011’s brilliant The Guard, which starred Brendan Gleeson as an awful Irish policeman dealing […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the success of DruidSynge in 2005, Druid Theatre Company pays homage to Ireland’s current unofficial playwright laureate, Tom Murphy, by performing three of the respected dramatist’s plays in a day-long cycle – totalling almost eight hours of viewing time. However, by all accounts, DruidMurphy is well worth the time and money that must be […]
Continue ReadingGraham Murphy examines the issue of national allegiance in football.
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