Anglo-Irish was a term used historically to describe a privileged social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy[1], mostly belonging to the Anglican Church of Ireland or to a lesser extent one of...
Against the background of a booming Irish economy, Anglo Irish Bank reported yet another impressive performance with its half-year figures With the Irish economy still booming, it's not surprising that Anglo Irish Bank - which has about 57 per cent of its loan...
Theatre The Home Place The writing is, as you might expect from the author of Dancing at Lughnasa and Translations, often gorgeous; the set luminous; and the acting - bar an over-mannered, if moving, Tom Courtenay - admirable. Yet Brian Friel's new...
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern on Tuesday became the first leader from Ireland to address the joint houses of the British Parliament, praising Britain and its departing leader, Tony Blair, for promoting peace in Northern Ireland.He warned, however, that the week-old coalition of British Protestants...
EDUARDO FREI BASE (Reuters) - Shipwrecked vacationers, some still clutching life jackets, boarded a military aircraft Saturday and left Antarctica to begin long journeys home after their cruise ship struck ice and sank. More than 150 passengers and crew escaped unhurt after being evacuated...
