Showing posts with the label Ireland
Historical migrations left genetic footprints on the Irish genome
A genome-wide study of the people of Ireland reveals a previously hidden genetic landscape, shaped through geography and historical migrations. Ross Byrne and Russell McLaughlin of Trinity College Du…
Modern math sheds new light on long-standing debate about Viking-age Ireland conflict
Modern mathematical techniques -- similar to those used to analyse social-networking websites -- have allowed academics to shed new light on a centuries old debate surrounding the Viking age in Irela…
Galway’s ‘missing’ 13th century castle found in medieval quarter
Sections of Galway’s earliest stone castle which shaped the development of the medieval port have been discovered during restoration of a 15th century manor house in the city. Archaeologist Frank Coy…
How some Irish people escaped the death penalty
Irish DNA map reveals history's imprint
Scientists have unveiled a detailed genetic map of Ireland, revealing subtle DNA differences that may reflect historic events. The genetic landscape of Ireland had been laid down by the Bronze Age, b…
Egypt frees Irish student after four-year ordeal
European envoys call on Japan to abolish death penalty
Hundreds jailed in Egypt after mass trial over Morsi protests
Irish student acquitted in Egypt after four years of mass trial
Blasphemy laws on the books in one-third of nations: study
Sean O’Callaghan, Provisional IRA defector-in-place, dies at 63
O’Callaghan operated as a spy for the Irish government within the Provisional IRA from 1979 until 1988. During that time, he continued to participate in Provisional IRA operations, including an attem…
Happy St.Patricks Day! Beannachtam na Feile Padraig!
1916: The Irish Rebellion (2016)
http://1916.nd.edu/1916-the-irish-rebellion/
Mass grave with baby remains found in Ireland
A mass grave containing “significant quantities" of infants' remains has been discovered at a former Catholic mother and baby home in western Ireland. The discovery, announced by investigato…
The Forgotten Maggies - Official Documentary Magdalene Laundries (2009)
Directed and Produced by Steven O’Riordan with Ger Boland co-producing, The forgotten Maggies focuses on the human rights aspect surrounding the Magdalene Laundries, including testimonies from women …
Sex In A Cold Climate - The Magdalene Laundries (1998)
Steve Humphries' Sex in a Cold Climate , a documentary denouncing the Magdalene Asylums, which were operated by Catholic nuns in Ireland for over 100 years, caused an uproar when it was televised…
Slave Labour: Magdalene Laundries disgraced Irish Catholic women
For almost 150 years thousands of women in Ireland were sent to live in Catholic institutions, punished for crimes like having a child out of wedlock or petty theft, and forced to work in laundries r…
Major privacy case to open before High Court in Dublin
A court case with potentially enormous implications for EU-US trade as well as the privacy rights of hundreds of millions of EU citizens, will open before the commercial division of the High Court o…
GLNF Meltdown: Grand Lodge of Ireland Rumored To Be Next
Word is trickling in that the Grand Lodge of Ireland may announce this week that it is withdrawing recognition of the Grande Loge Nationale de France (GLNF) , in the wake of six other European GLs …