Turtles return home after UK stay

Two stranded endangered turtles  were  released  into the sea  on UK  coast  after they landed British coastline sometime back."Two loggerhead turtles, which were washed up on the south-west UK coast this winter, have been flown to Gran Canaria...

The world’s biggest Viking ship reconstruction turns home. The 2nd half of ...

VIKING SHIP LEAVES DUBLIN TOMORROW MORNINGThe 61 members of the crew on the 30-metre long “Sea Stallion from Glendalough” are sure to get soaking wet already in the middle of Dublin Harbour tomorrow morning. ...

50 years of Ireland's involvement with peacekeeping overseas

I am sure that many of you will be surprised to learn that the Republic Of Ireland has soldiers operating in a number of different countries including Chad and that a total of 86 Irish soldiers have died in the service of the United Nations since 1960.Since joining the United...

Taoiseach refuses to rule out second Lisbon vote

Irish leader Brian Cowen has said that eh hasn't ruled out holding another referendum on the Lisbon refirm treaty, which was voted down in a vote two weeks ago, sending the EU into a panic. Ireland was the only...

Britain faces calls for UFO inquiry

The silly season has arrived. First there is a "complicated" crop circle and now soldiers are seeing UFOs."The British ministry of defence today faced calls to launch an official inquiry into a series of UFO...

Sarkozy blames Mandelson for Irish 'No' vote in EU summit outburst

Nicolas Sarkozy has blamed the Irish voting 'no' in the EU treaty vote on Peter Mandelson, the current British Commissioner of the European Union for Trade. Sarkozy also blamed the world's starving children on...

Lisbon Treaty - Survey highlights strong No campaign

There is no doubting the fact that Irish people, in general, are in favour of EU membership which explains why the politicians were so shocked by the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty. The Eurobarometer telephone...

Lisbon Treaty: EU meets to address Irish No vote

Don't be bullied! Irish voices sing out! Save us all from the war mongers!–EXCERPT: "Mr Sarkozy's Czech counterpart, Vaclav Klaus, whose signature is needed for the treaty's approval, has broken ranks by calling...

NY Times: Ireland Derails a Bid to Recast Europe’s Rules

EXCERPT: “People in Ireland have sent the clearest possible message that they do not want this treaty, they do not want this constitution, and by all rights now it should be declared dead,” said David Cameron, the (UK) Conservative leader. “I think the elites in...

According the the Sunday Times - No 10 admits EU treaty is finished

I buy the Sunday Times every Sunday although I feel that it has a "slightly anti-Irish" view. While my belief that it is slightly anti-Irish may be due to my over avtive imagination there is no doubting the fact...

E.U. in crisis after Irish “no” to Lisbon Treaty

"LONDON: The European Union was plunged into crisis on Friday after its controversial constitutional document, known as the Lisbon reforms treaty, was rejected by Ireland in a tense referendum. Finally, 53.4 per...

Hungary regrets Irish rejection of Lisbon Treaty

"BUDAPEST, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Hungary regrets that Irish voters have rejected the Lisbon Treaty on EU reforms ,but believes that the outcome of the referendum does not necessarily mean the failure of the document, Hungarian Foreign Affairs Spokesman Lajos Szelestey said on...

Czech president says EU's Lisbon treaty finished

"PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech President Vaclav Klaus said on Friday that ratification of the European Union's Lisbon treaty could not continue after it was rejected by Irish voters.The reform treaty has hit a potential stumbling block in the Czech Republic, where the upper house...

Celtic League - British Army Recruitment - Irish Government questioned

This item courtesy of the Celtic League:The Celtic League has posed a series of questions to the Irish governmentabout the recruitment of Irish Nationals into the armed forces ofother countries. The move comes...

Ireland in crunch EU treaty vote

People in the Irish Republic are voting today on whether to ratify the European Union reform treaty, which could have a huge impact on European relations."The No lobby has mounted a strong challenge and the result...

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