Pilgrims flock to tree 'showing image of Virgin Mary' in Limerick

" It has been 14 years since her last major apparition in Ireland but the Virgin Mary is back and this time in the lowly form of a tree stump in Limerick. To the dismay of local Catholic church leaders, the...

It's National Limerick Day, says a man from Kentucket

May 12 is National Limerick Day, are you recognizing and rhyming?I tried to be clever and write an introductory limerick but ended up with the worst poem imaginable. If you're up to it, put me to shame in a limerickical comment below." Limerick Day celebrates the...

For good or ill Ireland gains another mammal species

Although there are only about 60 species of mammals living inland or around our coasts, they play an important part in our lives. Ireland has long been separated from mainland Europe, thereby, preventing movement over land. There are a greater number of mammal species in...

Update: Plane diverted to Shannon as child dies

UPDATE:The inquest into the death of a two-and-a-half-year-old child who died on a transatlantic flight last Tuesday opened in Ennis today. The inquest heard that the child, Lemuna Armadan Osman, died on board the Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to JFK Airport 40 minutes...

Fowl Eurovision entry for Ireland

"Eurovision Song Contest feathers may be ruffled by Ireland's decision to be represented in May's cross-continental competition by a puppet bird. Dustin The Turkey was plucked from a raft of six finalists,...

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