News from Ireland

County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Journal ONLINE

When: Friday, 27 August, 2021

Over 200 Roscommon articles and images have been digitized by Roscommon County Library Service in collaboration with the CRHAS.

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1797 Lottery Ticket

Beyond 2022: Ireland's Virtual Record Treasury research project

When: Monday, 26 August, 2019

Picture: preserved remnants of a 1797 Irish Lottery ticket

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Cavan Townlands Website

Cavan Townlands Website

When: Friday, 30 April, 2021

cavantownlands.com is hosted by Michael McShane and his wife, Catherine Kerr. Although not a native of Cavan, Michael has traced his ancestors back to the townland of Cloggy in the parish of Killashandra.

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Michael Baynes and the team at Visit Castlebar

IrelandXO welcomes Visit Castlebar to Partner Network

When: Monday, 19 July, 2021

Visit Castlebar is an initiative to market the Castlebar Municipal District to holidaymakers staying in the area, to holidaymakers staying elsewhere but visiting the area and short stay visitors.

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Michael Baynes of Visit Castlebar and Laura Colleran of Ireland Reaching Out

Ireland Reaching Out Partner Network

When: Tuesday, 20 July, 2021

  One of Ireland’s leading diaspora initiatives is today launching a new network of regional Irish partners to connect those of Irish heritage abroad with their places of origin.

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Calling the ‘Galway Tribal Diaspora'!

When: Tuesday, 8 September, 2015

The Galway based heritage organisation is launching a new initiative entitled ‘The Galway Tribal Diaspora Project’ which aims to collect and record the stories of former Galway residents  who have gone on to continue their life story beyond Irish shores.

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Domhnall Gleeson from Medicine which is a co-production between Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival.

Promotion of Irish arts globally receives funding of €455,000

When: Tuesday, 15 June, 2021

The funding is to support 51 projects presenting Irish film, literature, music, theatre and the visual arts worldwide and includes a special focus on Irish theatre showcasing in Edinburgh this August.

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 National Famine Commemoration 2021

National Famine Commemoration 2021

When: Monday, 10 May, 2021

The ceremony, which will be led by President Michael D. Higgins, will take place in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin at 12pm on Sunday 16th May and will include military honours and a wreath laying ceremony in remembrance of all those who suffered or perished during the Famine.  President Michael D.

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Mayo Day 2021

Mayo Day 2021

When: Friday, 16 April, 2021

Highlights for #MayoDay include a one-hour flagship TV programme broadcast on Mayo Day evening on TG4 and the TG4 Player, and an online collaboration with The Irish Times focusing on business and enterprise on the evening of Thursday, April 29th.

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Lough Derg Blueway Workshop

When: Friday, 14 April, 2017

The Lough Derg Blueway encourages additional tourism through the provision and promotion of water and land based outdoor activities in the Lough Derg area.  Craft, heritage, culture, music, land and water based outdoor activities, accommodation and dining service providers, are all encouraged to

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