or
All that is best about Ireland and being Irish!
The RTÉ sports broadcaster talks about career-defining moments, the mentors who guided him, the pain of personal loss, and why looking after your mental health matters as much as any sporting triumph. From nervy first commentaries in a UCD...
FLIGHT OF EARLS, PADDY REILLY I was doing Liv eat 3 with Derek Davis and Thelma Mansfield on RTÉ television, and balladeer Paddy Reilly was on that day. He sang this song, (which was written by the late Liam Reilly of Bagatelle). The words made...
I will make you a pillow of leaves – Leaves yellow and red Fallen from trees that are dreams Imprisoned. A long silent lane. A sweet singer Singing over the dead We walk as the veil is drawn closer Over each head Mystical autumn – Fulfilment –...
IT IS 800 years this October since the death of Il Poverello – the Poor One – from the small town of Assisi in Northern Italy. It is a big occasion worldwide, and a big occasion for all the Friars and Friaries throughout Ireland. Within...
■ 6th OCTOBER, 1951: sees the death of Seventh-day Adventist Church member and American food manufacturer, Will Keith Kellogg (1860-1951), aged 91. Born in Michigan, W.K. with his brother John, pioneered the process of making flaked cereal,...
Dear Editor, From all the staff and management in Dunnes Stores, Citywest, we would like to wish Kevin Murphy a very happy 60th birthday, and after 42 years of service in Dunnes Kevin is retiring, and he will be greatly missed by us all. As a...
Dear Editor, Our mum, Frances Costello, passed away recently. Mum was a loving wife and mother, with a caring heart of gold, who enjoyed reading Ireland’s Own. Mum always put her family first, was hard working and liked a chat and a cup of tea....
Dear Editor, I read the article you published in Ireland’s Own a few weeks ago about Lillian Bland. About 10 years ago the public park in Glengormley was named after her as Lillian Bland Park. There is also a scaled model of her aeroplane in...