Ringing in the changesRonan Abayawickrema charts the progress of the Congress Bell on its pilgrimage throughout Ireland and beyond, as it calls worshippers to IEC 2012The bell has visited the Aran Islands, been carried up to the top of Croagh Patrick and
HE is considered one of our most important writers, but in a picture taken nearly 120 years ago, it was the size of his head that captured the photographer's attention.Tomas O Criomhthain wrote 'An tOileanach' ('The Islandman'), his autobiography about g
A MAJOR air and sea search is under way for a fisherman missing off the west coast.The 43-year-old was last seen rowing an 18ft (5.5m) currach from the Mace Head area of Co Galway at about 5pm yesterday.The alarm was raised by his ex-wife late last night
EACH year they arrive, hundreds of thousands of them; from the US, Chile, the UK, Europe, Malaysia, the Philippines and Canada -- but they're not here to play golf or go adventure-biking.These are pilgrims, serious faith-travellers intent on learning abo
'Wish you were here' might be an apt epitaph for the creative legacy of John Hinde -- the photographer who branded 1960s Ireland with flame-haired colleens, sleepy donkeys and stunning scenery.Drenched in a trademark technicolour glow, the images project
Sarita Clery is one of the 1,500 Irish women who have been fitted with suspect breast implants. When the women spoke out, they were met with hostility, and even a suggestion that they were vain and deserved to die of cancer. Alison O'Riordan reports 'I w
Sarita Clery is one of the 1,500 Irish women who have been fitted with suspect breast implants. When the women spoke out, they were met with hostility, and even a suggestion that they were vain and deserved to die of cancer. 'I was quite plain growing up
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