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☆ Urris: Irish moonshine and the village that declared itself an outlaw republic
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Yolanda Evans | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Back in the 19th century, however, this county was at the center of an illegal trade in poitín – or Irish moonshine. Inishowen in particular was such a hive of illegal activity that the area was jokingly referred to as the Urris Poitín Republic. Fed up with the heavy fines, the people of Urris declared themselves the independent nation of the “Urris Republic of Poitín” and sealed themselves in by collapsing the pass in 1812, McLaughlin-Doherty explains. The townspeople were able to be self-sufficient because of their farmlands and fishing, thus allowing the Urris Republic of Poitín to last for three years before the coup was ended in 1815. The Catholic Church, a stronghold in Ireland, was instrumental in the eventual curbing of illegal poitín production.

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☆ Airport security ordered a woman to remove her artificial breast in front of a crowd of people
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An airport apologized for asking a woman to remove her prosthetic breast while in a security line. AdvertisementDublin Airport has apologized after a passenger was told by security staff to remove her prosthetic breast in public as she passed through airport scanners. After telling airport security that the alert was caused by her prosthesis, she was told to remove it, she told BBC Radio Ulster. Advertisement"I think that's when the woman, the female security guard, maybe realized she hadn't been going down the right road," Ní Leannáin told BBC Radio Ulster. Dublin Airport representatives later apologized after Ní Leannáin complained, she said, but wouldn't commit to saying it wouldn't happen again.

Persons: —, Ní Leannáin, they'd, wasn't, hadn't, Ní, Harry Reid Organizations: Dublin Airport, Service, BBC Radio Ulster, Harry Reid International Locations: Donegal, Las Vegas

☆ Review: In ‘Aristocrats,’ an Irish Dynasty Confronts Reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Laura Collins-Hughes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a summer lawn outside Ballybeg Hall, the O’Donnell siblings loll under lemony sunlight perfect for a family reunion. A wedding has lured back two of the émigrés among them, but Claire, the bride-to-be, has always lived at home. A widower with young children he wants her to raise, he has promised her a car for Christmas, and days full of nothing to do. None of which matches the dreams she once had of channeling her musical talent into a performing career. “He’s buying a piano so that I can teach the children to play,” Claire says, the flatness of her voice the barest camouflage for her anguish.

Persons: Claire, “, ” Claire, Brian Friel’s, ” Organizations: Irish Locations: Ballybeg, County Donegal

☆ Lonely Planet’s top places to go in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Maureen Ohare | Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Get your wishlist fired up, Lonely Planet just revealed its 50 top travel destinations for the year ahead. The travel publishing empire turns 50 this year, and its bumper Best in Travel 2024 list is expanded across five categories: top countries, regions, cities, sustainable travel destinations and best-value locations. The “wild beauty” of South Africa also gets a nod, with Lonely Planet recommending visitors check out the country’s “impressive crop of ecolodges” committed to protecting Earth’s biodiversity. The underrated American Midwest is the top tip here: in cities such as Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit, “you’ll find old warehouses transformed into art studios, new eco design hotels and many Michelin-starred restaurants,” says Lonely Planet. Says Lonely Planet, “Here you’ll find the highest sea cliffs in Europe and miles of unspoilt coastal hiking trails.”Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2024India: A big country with a whole lot to love, including Gadisar lake in Rajasthan.

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☆ Ireland embracing underdog role in Women's World Cup debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Group B - Republic of Ireland Press Conference - Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia - July 19, 2023 Republic of Ireland's Katie McCabe during the press conference REUTERS/Carl Recine/File PhotoSYDNEY, July 19 (Reuters) - Underdog Republic of Ireland plan to approach their historic Women's World Cup debut as they have every victory in their improbable run to the global women's showcase - by "outbelieving" their opponents. Ireland clinched their World Cup berth with a nerve-jangling victory over Scotland in a playoff at Hampden Park. People in Ireland often reference the men's World Cup debut in Italy in 1990, McCabe said. She hopes people back home will recall the women's debut in similar fashion, that it will be their "Italia '90." "It's the first time that we at this world stage which is massive, the way we've come here is something to be really, really proud of.

Persons: Ireland's Katie McCabe, Carl Recine, Vera Pauw's, Pauw, Amber Barrett, tugging, Denise O'Sullivan, Katie McCabe, McCabe, I'm, Lori Ewing, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, of Ireland Press, Republic, Australia, Ireland, Scotland, Hampden, Arsenal, Players, Italia, Sydney Airport, Olympic, Canada, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Australia, Sydney, Republic, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, Dutch, Donegal, Colombia, Brisbane, Italy, Nigeria

☆ Ireland will pay people up to $92,000 to move to idyllic remote islands — but there are a few catches
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ireland offers generous cash grants for those who want to live on remote islands off its western coast. To meet the funding criteria, people must buy property on one of the idyllic islands. The new initiative will come into effect on July 1. However, a person must own property on one of the islands built before 1993 that has been vacant for at least two years. Something else to consider is that while anyone can own property in Ireland, that doesn't necessarily guarantee the right to live in the country, according to CNN.

Persons: —, Esther Moliné, Heather Humphreys Organizations: Service, Rural, Community, CNN Locations: Donegal, Arranmore, Ireland

☆ She met her long lost cousin on a cruise ship
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The following year, 2015, Eileen celebrated her 70th birthday with a voyage on board Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth cruise ship. She was in shock when she met Paddy at the cruise bar. “We compared stories of travels around the world.”Transatlantic friendshipHere's Paddy, Hazel, Gerard and Eileen photographed on board the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship in 2015, not long after they met. Monaghan familyFor the remaining two weeks of the cruise, the two long lost cousins and their spouses were inseparable. Eileen has also met a whole host of other Irish family members through Paddy.

☆ Cum e să ai un restaurant în Irlanda și să revii în orașul natal din Moldova de șase ori pe an?
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-06 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +6 min

Pe Tatiana Ciubuc și Igor Aftenii i-am cunoscut de Crăciunul pe stil vechi, în ianuarie 2020. „În familia noastră se sărbătorește Crăciunul pe stil vechi, cu mâncare, tradiții și cadouri, așa cum o făceam și în Moldova. Pe lângă Igor și Tatiana, la restaurant mai lucrează șase persoane. De șase ori pe an – Irlanda – laloveni – IrlandaDeși s-au stabilit în Irlanda, vin în Moldova de cel puțin șase ori pe an. Familia Aftenii-Ciubuc s-a implicat și în acest proces – cooperarea dintre orașul Ialoveni și orășelul Letterkenny, regiunea Donegal din Irlanda.

Persons: Tatiana Ciubuc, Igor Aftenii, Igor, Tatiana, Sergiu, Soții Aftenii, Ciubuc Organizations: PNUD Locations: Irlandei, Letterkenny, Irlanda, Moldova, borș, Ialoveni, laloveni, Elveția, Donegal

☆ Povestea unei familii din Moldova care a deschis un restaurant italian în Irlanda. Localul se regăsește în primele 10 % dintre cele mai recomandate din lume, potrivit Tripadvisor
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-06 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +7 min

Povestea unei familii din Moldova care a deschis un restaurant italian în Irlanda. „În familia noastră se sărbătorește Crăciunul pe stil vechi, cu mâncare, tradiții și cadouri, așa cum o făceam și în Moldova. De obicei, frații cu familiile vin la noi la sărbători pentru că știu că aici Crăciunul este ca în copilărie, ca la mama acasă”, spune Tatiana Ciubuc. Tatiana și Igor au fost primii care au donat pentru prima campanie de crowdfunding lansată în 2016 de Asociația Băștinașilor plecați din orașul Ialoveni. Pentru a convinge un străin să coopereze cu localitatea ta de baștină, trebuie să demonstrezi corectitudine chiar tu”, spune Igor Aftenii.

Persons: Tatianei Ciubuc, Igor Aftenii, Tatiana Ciubuc, Igor, Tatiana, Sergiu, Soții Aftenii, Ciubuc Organizations: PNUD Locations: Moldova, italian, Irlanda, natal, Irlandei, Letterkenny, borș, Ialoveni, laloveni, Elveția, Donegal, PNUD Moldova

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