The plan was for a three-pronged invasion, with a goal of capturing Quebec and making it the seat of the Irish Republic-in-exile. On June 1, 1866, the Irish Fenian raid of Canada launched. A three ...

They brew their own Irish whiskey, gin and vodka. You can book a tour and tasting, or just stop by for a drink at the bar. And don’t forget to take a bottle of Irish whiskey home with you. A getaway ...

According to Ravensgard.org, potatoes began appearing in Irish soup at the beginning of the 18th century; they were used as a thickening agent to widen the average Irishman’s diet.

Potatoes were once so despised they were linked to leprosy. What changed? It's a tale of propaganda, survival, and ordinary ...

A 'game changing' way for Irish farmers to test for potato blight Updated / Tuesday, 27 May 2025 15:17 One of the challenges is the emergence of resistant strains of late blight.

The Smiarowski family name has been a fixture in Valley farming since around 1923 when Alexander Smiarowski came from Poland, ...

Irish player wins life-changing six-figure sum in massive EuroMillions draw worth nearly €200 million. The punter becomes the eighth Irish player in this month alone to win over €250,000.

Irish abroad: ‘One local called me a potato eater . . . ironically, he was eating cheesy fries at the time’ Emigrating is hard and might even attract the odd insult, but it also unlocks an ...

€584,378 has been awarded and divided among eight cross-border research collaborations, one of which will focus on a disease that causes potato blight. File picture Wed, 04 Jun, 2025 - 11:01 ...

Of those who identify as Irish, some 57.3% disagree with an end to prosecutions, compared to 43% of those who identify as British. The aftermath of 1993's Shankill bomb in which 10 people were killed.