Gay Pride Parade Weekend Brings out Supporters for Equal Rights

Gay Pride Parades are taking place around the world this weekend in support of Gay rights and equal rights for all. It's an opportunity for everyone to show their support for all kinds of lifestyles and people, and...

John Rhys Meyers arrested in Ireland

Drunk? By the look of this recent photo and the psycho eyes maybe some more rehab is in store"Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers has been charged with public drunkenness and breach of the peace following an incident at...

Voting in 19 EU states for Parliament

"Voting in 19 EU states for Parliament The bulk of EU member states go to the polls today in the European Parliament elections. Voters in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia,...

Dublin Mini Marathon

"Ryan claims Women's Mini MarathonMonday, 1 June 2009 19:13The 27th Flora Women's Mini Marathon attracted over 40,000 entrants on Bank Holiday Monday with victory going to Rosemary Ryan.The Limerick native clocked...

Dublin 2009 Maritime Festival

I really like Tall Ships and have always looked forward to the annual Maritime festival in Dublin docklands but last year I was slightly disappointed with the selection of ships especially as there were so few of...

Irish child abuse report: Catholic Church shamed

"DUBLIN: After a nine-year investigation, a commission published a damning report Wednesday on decades of rapes, humiliation and beatings at Catholic Church-run reform schools for Ireland’s castaway children." ...

The Perils of Publishing Poetry

I founded a poetry site in 2000, the Pagan Poetry Pages, to provide a space for poets whose influences and interests were non-conformist. With a loose brief of "poetry reflecting our interest in spiritual and...

Budget Cuts

How budget cuts are and will be effecting Bay Area schools 

Take a Hike...

It started as one of those good intentions; the ones you make while sitting on the couch watching television programmes in which other people are doing healthy active things and one of you says "Lets...

Irish Oil Slick Caused by Russian Navy

An oil slick that was first spotted nearly two weeks ago off Ireland's southwest coast has finally been attributed to the Russian navy after they admitted to it today. The spill has been linked to an aircraft...

All 164,000 U2 Tickets Sold Out Within Two Hours

I must admit that I got the feeling that there was a degree of desperation behind U2's massive advertising campaign for their new album "No Line On The Horizon" and after listening to the album in question I was...

Photographs Of The St. Patricks's Day Parade In Dublin.

I managed to get a press pass for the 2009 parade and as a result had an elevated platform, in the form of an open top double-deck bus,  from which to view the Parade here in Dublin. The weather was beautiful,...

Five hurt after Blackrock house explosion

I delayed this story until I could obtain some photographs. The photographs will be uploaded later today. " FIVE PEOPLE were lucky to escape with minor injuries following an explosion in a residential area in...

Embattled B.C. P3 lender to be cut loose by German parent

Depfa Bank PLC, a key source of credit to several British Columbia public-private partnership projects and a financial sink hole for its German parent, will be cut loose according to media sources. The...

Waterford Crystal workers occupy plant

Workers at the famous Waterford Crystal are still occupying the works as unions and company receivers work to negotiate job losses and keep the plant open by striking a deal with any company prepared to take on...

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