http://goireland.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-03T05:00:04Z Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:04 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/06/six-nations-france-in-lead.htm <p>After the first round of matches in the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/od/sports-in-ireland/a/Six-Nations-Rugby-Tournament.htm">Six Nations rugby tournament</a>, France tops the table (mainly due to a massive win over Italy). At the same time, Ireland's hopes for a Grand Slam or a Triple Crown are already in tatters ... though they might still win the tournament. Here are the results:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/06/six-nations-france-in-lead.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/06/six-nations-france-in-lead.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:45:35 +0000 2012-02-06T04:45:35Z http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/03/hungarian-airline-malev-grounded.htm After a commercial downturn heading straight for a crash, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/od/airlinesservingireland/qt/malev.htm">Hungarian flag carrier Malev</a> has today decided to ground its fleet and suspend operations. Malev lost nearly ninety million Euros in ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/03/hungarian-airline-malev-grounded.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/03/hungarian-airline-malev-grounded.htm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:04 +0000 2012-02-03T05:00:04Z http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/03/fastnet-line-sinks.htm <p>Fastnet Line, a.k.a. "The People's Ferry", has terminated operations. The sole ship "Julia" was already berthed for the winter in Cork, now it looks as if its revenue-earning days with Fastnet Line are over for good. After court wrangles and severe commercial problems the whole operation has ended after less than two years service. While the operators describe this as a major blow for tourism in Cork, Kerry and South Wales, questions about the commercial viability of the service have been raised before.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/03/fastnet-line-sinks.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/03/fastnet-line-sinks.htm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:50:55 +0000 2012-02-03T04:50:55Z http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/02/get-your-kicks-with-the-six-nations.htm <p>It is that time of the year again ... the Six Nations kick off. Roaring men in shorts battle it out on the field, spurred along by roaring fans in warm clothing. It is rugby at its best. Well, most of the time. Will Ireland win a Grand Slam and a Triple Crown again? Will Italy bag another Wooden Spoon? And what about the Irish anthem?</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/02/get-your-kicks-with-the-six-nations.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/02/get-your-kicks-with-the-six-nations.htm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:24:35 +0000 2012-02-02T05:24:35Z http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/01/liar-liar-pants-on-fire.htm <p>Don't you just love it when a plan goes totally haywire? Well, at least a plan to "seed" a hotel review site deserves to end up as a farce. According to a report in the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2012/0131/1224311004417.html">Irish Times</a>, the Carlton Hotel Group sent an email to management and staff outlining how to ... well ... be "pro-active":</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/01/liar-liar-pants-on-fire.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/02/01/liar-liar-pants-on-fire.htm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:28:47 +0000 2012-02-01T10:28:47Z http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/01/25/burns-night-ireland.htm <p>Burns' Night in Ireland - why should there be a celebration for the most Scottish of all Scots on the neighbouring isle? Yet there is. But mainly in <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/od/belfastandulster/Belfast_and_Ulster.htm">Ulster</a>. You see, most of the settlers that went into Ulster were Scottish, that's why we also have the term "Ulster-Scots" to describe them and their dialect (or language, the jury is still out on that). And they have brought many traditions with them. Not Burns' Night though, as the bard was born "only" 253 years ago today and the plantations were much older. But the festivities were adopted.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/01/25/burns-night-ireland.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/01/25/burns-night-ireland.htm Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:01:36 +0000 2012-01-25T00:01:36Z http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/01/23/dublins-chinese-new-year-carnival-a-damp-firecracker.htm <p>For quite some years we attended the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/od/dublincityandcounty/ig/Chinese-New-Year-2009/">Chinese New Year Carnival in Dublin</a> - an all-singing, all-(dragon)-dancing festival in the inner city. Yesterday we took some friends along ... and were somehow disappointed. When we attended, the festivities were held in Wolfe Tone Square on the Northside. Now the have relocated to the Southside, just across the Liffey and smack-bang in <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/od/dublinsattractions/qt/Temple-Bar-District-Dublin.htm">Dublin's "cultural quarter" Temple Bar</a>. Which might have been less-than brilliant an idea. At least the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/od/dublinsattractions/ig/Dublin-Castle-/Chester-Beatty-Library.htm">Chester Beatty Library</a>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/01/23/dublins-chinese-new-year-carnival-a-damp-firecracker.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/01/23/dublins-chinese-new-year-carnival-a-damp-firecracker.htm Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:33:11 +0000 2012-01-23T07:33:11Z http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/01/19/this-weekend-start-celebrating-chinese-new-year.htm <p>Chinese New Year in Dublin has become a fixed spot in the Irish capital's event calendar - well, as fixed as a moveable feast can be at least. After all, the Chinese community is one of the strongest immigrant communities in Ireland. Irish Celebrations for the incoming Year of the Dragon will run from January 20th to February 3rd. A very accessible highlight will be the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/od/irelandalivealiveoh/qt/chinese_n_year.htm">Chinese New Year Carnival</a>.</p> http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/01/19/this-weekend-start-celebrating-chinese-new-year.htm Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:59:49 +0000 2012-01-19T06:59:49Z http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/01/19/still-on-show-high-crosses-at-collins-barracks.htm <p><a href="http://goireland.about.com/od/historyculture/a/high_crosses.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/goireland/1/0/q/5/-/-/meath_kells.jpg" border="0" alt="High Cross at Kells (County Meath)" hspace="5" align="right" /></a>Check out the (temporary) exhibition of big things in the National Museum of Ireland (Collins Barracks) - "<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.museum.ie/en/exhibition/irish-high-crosses.aspx">Irish High Crosses</a>". On show are full-size replicas of some of Ireland's finest High Crosses.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/01/19/still-on-show-high-crosses-at-collins-barracks.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/01/19/still-on-show-high-crosses-at-collins-barracks.htm Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:38:39 +0000 2012-01-19T06:38:39Z http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/01/19/still-on-show-dublins-turners.htm <p>The Turner watercolours in <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/od/dublinandleinster/gr/nationalgallery.htm">Dublin's National Gallery of Ireland</a> get a glimpse of daylight again this January, a time-honoured tradition. So join Dubliners in celebrating the New Year with a visit to the National Gallery's annual Turner watercolour exhibition.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/01/19/still-on-show-dublins-turners.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://goireland.about.com/b/2012/01/19/still-on-show-dublins-turners.htm Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:36:15 +0000 2012-01-19T06:36:15Z