The group campaigning against the building of a road close to the Hill of Tara is planning to mobilise 50,000 supporters abroad to make protests as government ministers attend St Patrick’s Day functions around the world. TaraWatch says that demonstrators will appear in places such as San Francisco, New York, Toronto and Paris, where ministers… Continue reading Tara protest group to mobilise Irish abroad
Author: Noreen Bowden
Dublin man in Dubai only misses the rain
The Irish of Dubai are featured in an article on the Time Out Dubai website – and one of them reports the only thing he misses is the rain. Cormac Lynch, a 26-year-old architect who has been in Dubai for eight months, says he came for economic opportunity, and knows many people in architecture and… Continue reading Dublin man in Dubai only misses the rain
Irish-born in US among oldest, least poor
Irish-born residents of the US are among the oldest immigrant groups, and least likely to be poor, according to a survey released by the US Census Bureau. The study examined demographic profiles of the 38.1 million foreign-born population in the US. In 2000, 269,831 of those were Irish. The report found that the oldest foreign… Continue reading Irish-born in US among oldest, least poor
US news report highlights disillusionment of returned emigrants
The disillusionment of Irish emigrants who moved back home to take part in Ireland’s booming economy has been featured in on the CBS Evening News in the US. The three emigrants profiled include Brendan Landers, who wrote of his disappointment after returning from Canada in the Irish Times last month. He said that his website… Continue reading US news report highlights disillusionment of returned emigrants
Will Irish-language fashions appeal to emigrants?
Will an upturn in emigration change Irish fashion? Two English-born, Galway-based sisters believe that it may, according to an article in the Sunday Business Post. Theresa and Mary McGovern have launched a website featuring t-shirts with slogans in Irish. The pair moved to Ireland as children when their Cavan-born parents made the move home. Mary… Continue reading Will Irish-language fashions appeal to emigrants?
Exhibition on Irish men’s experience in Britain to tour Spain and US
An art exhibition exploring the experience of male Irish immigrants to Britain in the 20th Century is premiering at PM Gallery in West London this month before it goes on an international tour. The Quiet Men is the work of five artists drawing on their own lives to depict the London-Irish experience: Bernard Canavan, Daniel… Continue reading Exhibition on Irish men’s experience in Britain to tour Spain and US