Irish dancers put on an unforgettable surprise show for unsuspecting shoppers in Austria
This flash-mob, which took place on St. Patrickâs Day in 2014 at the Wien Mitte Mall in Vienna, begins with one lone dancer tapping her feet unaccompanied and grows into a huge â and highly coordinated â rhythm and dance experience, capturing the attention of the mallâs three levels.
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Weâve seen Irish dancers surprise and delight crowds in Shannon and Dublin Airports, in a Sydney train station, and in a Canadian home goods store. We can t wait to see where Irish dancers will pop up next!
United Ireland debated by Irish leaders live on RTÃ
The special episode of Claire Byrne Live questioned whether it s possible for there to be a United Ireland.
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Irish leaders and public figures debated the issue of a United Ireland on Claire Byrne Live on March 22.
The current affairs show on RTÃ hosted a special episode on the long-standing discussion of a United Ireland.
Explainer: Following the Irish War of Independence, Ireland officially became a republic on Easter Sunday in 1949, while Northern Ireland (made up of six counties) remained part of the United Kingdom.Â
Joining Claire in the studio were Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Tanaiste Leo Vardakr, and President of Sinn Fein Mary Lou McDonald, as well as former politicians, historians, and figureheads with connections to Northern Ireland.
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My neighbors have stopped making eye contact. I don’t blame them. I’d do the same if I suspected that I was living next to a lunatic. Little do they know that it is quite the opposite. I’m mostly sane; I’m just living Irishly.
This year, my world, like most, has sucked. The pandemic hit as did the subsequent economic crisis. My family’s small businesses were rocked. My kids’ lives were disrupted which caused first their tears, then ours.
My country began a painful reckoning over racial injustice. This summer, my friend was killed. And then, two months later, a devastating forest fire destroyed hundreds of homes in my community, took a life, and rained down ash on the survivors in what felt like the end of days.
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During the past year, the daily walk has become a ritual, be it to your local coffee shop or out further in nature. In Ireland, at least, we ve been unable to leave our own county now for almost 200 days, bar five for good behavior! Perhaps you have a wonderful snap from your last vacation in Ireland? We want to see them all!
The daily walk has become religious to most but it has also allowed us to take in the wonderful beauty that surrounds us that until this pandemic struck we might have not noticed! Maybe you ve started noticing your area a bit more and appreciating the beauty in the simpler things? Maybe you pulled out your phone every now and then to take a photo and document the scenery around you?
The remaining symbolism of Catholic heritage in Ireland
The remaining symbolism of Catholic heritage in Ireland
While the Catholic religion might be on the decrease in Ireland relics of the strong Irish belief still remain.
Andrea Iadarola Contributor
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From the charity box, the car window stickers and religious clocks strange objects still remain, artifacts of Ireland s strong Catholic follow in our midst.
Ireland, in the last centuries, without a doubt has been considered as one of the most Catholic countries in the world. In fact, research conducted by the Central Statistics Office shows in the last religious census of 2016 that 78.% of the Irish population were identified as Catholic, numbering approximately 3.7 million people.