Rebuilding Lives in Northern Ireland
Posted in Out and About on Jan 30th, 2012
The Titanic Museum in Belfast will open in March 2012. The Olympic flame will appear in Belfast on June 3, 2012. Torch bearers will carry it over Carrig-a-rede rope bridge and through 60 towns and villages in Northern Ireland.
Posted in Out and About on Jan 14th, 2012
A luxury travel site ‘Luxurytravelmagazine’ has named Ireland as the truly elite place to visit to the richest tourists on earth. National Geographic Traveler has voted Ireland one of the world’s top destinations in 2012.
Posted in Out and About on Jan 6th, 2012
Mickey Cooper of ‘Free Derry Tours’ states that the tourism potential for the Bogside area is yet to be realized, and new projects will be launched to attract visitors. These will include books exploring the history of the area and new signs to make it easier for visitors to find historic places.
Posted in Out and About on Nov 3rd, 2011
A new exhibition at The Ulster-American Folk Park shows pow-wow regalia, tomahawks, pipes and a replica of a North American native costume. It explains the history of immigration to America and the encounters of the immigrants with the Natives.
Posted in Out and About on Oct 28th, 2011
The newly restored car of Michael Collins is now on display at the Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare. The Rolls Royce was rescued from the scrap heap by Paddy Lynch who had been Collins’ driver in Dublin during the Civil War. When he died, the care of the vehicle passed on to his son and now [...]
Posted in Out and About on Sep 20th, 2011
The “Burren” in Co. Clare is famous internationally, not just because of its beautiful limestone landscape, but because of the remarkable flora of the region and its rich archaeological heritage.
Posted in Out and About on Aug 23rd, 2011
A new canoe trail has been launched from Lifford, Co. Donegal to Moville, Inishowen Peninsula via Lough Foyle, passing through Derry. The South-East offers rocky bays for kayakers through the Mourne and Cooley mountain ranges.
Posted in Out and About on Jul 1st, 2011
A beautiful new walking bridge called the Peace Bridge because it connects the Protestant [Waterside] and Catholic [Bogside] communities of Derry has been opened over the River Foyle in Derry – a must see for visitors to Derry.
Posted in Out and About on Jun 30th, 2011
The Titanic Museum Attractions in Branson, MO and Pigeon Forge, TN will be giving away 11 trips for two to Belfast starting June 13 and running until February 1, 2012. For details go to www.titanicattraction.com, www.titanicbranson.com or www.titanicpigeonforge.com.
Posted in Out and About on Jun 28th, 2011
The Fadden More Psalter, a 1200 year old prayer book found by a turf cutter in Co. Tipperary, will go on display at the National Museum in Dublin.
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