DON’T SPOIL CHRISTMAS: Warning for seasonal swimmers from Irish coast guard
The Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland and RNLI have appealed to the anyone planning the festive dip over the…
Airports closed, but Shannon airport remains open for emergencies on Christmas day
Ireland’s airports have closed for Christmas day as is the norm. Irish airspace remains open and Shannon airport remains open…
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FOOTSTEPPING: The locations in Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, was first published December…
Ailerons and winglets: How does Santa fly so far and so fast in ONE NIGHT with a sleigh that weighs as much as Icon of the Seas?
Somewhere in the domhan thuaidh, as the northern world was known in old Ireland, the…
DEAD on departure, passengers claim deceased woman was brought on board flight at Gatwick
Passengers are reporting that an 89-year-old English woman “appeared dead” when relatives wheeled her onto…
WATCH: A howling great Christmas ( Oh, Christmas Tree)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9BxfWWQE1s
First stop Cork (of course), how the red-coat Santa Claus came to Ireland
Santa Claus and Mrs Claus Christmas in Ireland is a snowdump of traditions from many…
‘Belief in Santa Claus seems to be dying out’ – a letter from the children of Ireland of 1938
The schools folklore collection was recorded in 1938. It serves as a valuable window into…
WATCH: Was this Ireland’s BEST Christmas parade? Santa & Mrs Claus in great form in Tralee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PSatVzrla0
WATCH: Dublin Airport’s famous Dermot dispenses good cheer at Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FgJqeyptoIU