The Late Marian Finucane and the Ballydesmond Aunt’s Influence

The Late Marian Finucane and the Ballydesmond Aunt’s Influence

The shock at the announcement of broadcaster, Marian Finucane’s sudden death last night has been replaced to a degree this morning by a flood of tributes from colleagues and friends on RTÉ Radio One. Her courage and strength in the face of the depth of criticism she faced for the topics she tackled in a…

Bánú nó Slánú / Rural Decline Focus on Wednesday Night at 9.30pm on TG4.

Bánú nó Slánú / Rural Decline Focus on Wednesday Night at 9.30pm on TG4.

This Wednesday night at 9:30pm TG4 will take a look at the blighting graph of rural decline on two areas on the western seaboard. That graph could be just as easily laid down over any part of the new rural Ireland of today. Its cold, harsh realities of closed shops, public houses and post offices…

Graveyard Flooding on the Agenda for Killarney MD Meeting

Graveyard Flooding on the Agenda for Killarney MD Meeting

There are people in Castleisland keeping a hawk like watch on this Wednesday’s meeting of councillors and officials of Killarney Municipal District in Rathmore. There are many motions and questions down for discussion but only two matter to the watchers here. Motions number 13 and 20 have been lodged by Cllr. Bobby O’Connell and numbers…