DETROIT’s Irish history up close and personal – a visit to Corktown
https://youtu.be/CknRZ3eT1TM It is in the name: Corktown. That is where the first influx of Irish migrants came from, creating Detroit’s…
DETROIT: Ten things you never knew about Detroit
https://youtu.be/4UYyhq0uF4A Detroit is the cradle of techno, a genre of electronic dance music pioneered in the 1980s by African American…
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DETROIT: Ten great musicians who have come from the city
https://youtu.be/9Vak_WGKjPE Aretha Franklin (Singer, Songwriter) Born 25 March 1942 Died: 16 August 2018 Born in…
DETROIT between the sheets – ten great books that feature the city
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kDcCGlaBwY Sofia Coppola’s 1999 film adaptation of ‘The Virgin Suicides’ is considered quite faithful to…
DETROIT: The story of the world’s first ever set of traffic lights
https://youtu.be/z5FhBJFOV6g Detroit became the first city to install a four-way, three-colour (red, amber, green) traffic…
Detroit and the others: US cities that declared bankruptcy
The notion of a local council declaring bankrupt is peculiarly American, with its provision for…
Gresham Hotel profits up 46p to €6.7m
The Gresham Hotel in Dublin saw its pre-tax profit jump 46pc to €6.7m last year.…
Inis Cealtra €4.3m Visitor Experience to open next week
Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience opens to the public next week, described as East Clare’s most…
JetBlue introduces luggage tracking for passengers
Joanna Geraghty CEO of Jetblue JetBlue has introduced a new feature for passengers to track…
Escape Lounges opens at Edinburgh airport
Escape Lounges has opened its first lounge in Scotland, located at Edinburgh Airport next to…