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As early as April 2002, some of the Boeremag accused were already being arrested.  The record setting trial commenced on 19 May 2002, which would continue for the next eleven years in the High Court of Pretoria.  The main charge of which 24 Boers were found guilty on, was high treason.  While a few received […]

Learn how to say big, bigger and biggest in Irish, slow and clear pronunciation along with sample phrases and sentences that you can use in conversation.

Nigel Farage who described himself as Facebook’s “biggest and best client” in Europe tried to pin down slippery Zuckerberg over Facebook’s anti right-wing bias, in Brussels with as little success as the US congress had. In Brussels, MEP Nigel Farage accused Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg of wilfully discriminating against right-wing political opinions on the platform. […]

A look at the critical state of public housing in Dublin in 1964. Reporter John O’Donoghue talks to people who are being moved from their city centre homes to new houses in the suburbs. The film opens with a row of dilapidated cottages in Dublin city centre. Reporter John O’Donoghue describes how people have been moving out of these cottages to new homes. There are various shots of run down Georgian houses in Dublin. John O’Donoghue talks with women who are being moved out of their city centre homes which have been condemned and with families who are being housed in an army barracks by the Dublin Health Authority. They describe the conditions they are living in and their chances of getting a home of their own. John O’Donoghue talks to one man who moved out of the barracks because of the conditions there and is now living in a tent to protest at the lack of housing in Dublin. A woman describes how she and her husband moved back from England but has not been able to get a house and now two of her children are sick in hospital. The final part of the film looks at newly built corporation houses in Finglas and talks to the residents who have moved there from the city centre. The families speak about their new lives and new homes.

In this video we will discuss the Irish for Switzerland, China, Holland, Scandinavia and Newfoundland and we'll look at how the Irish language describes these places. These are quite descriptive and in some cases very poetic explanations. Slow and clear pronunciation along with subtitles to help you.

The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of our Baltic Studies Program. The Program will engage leading experts—from economists to historians, from diplomats to journalists, from administration officials to lawmakers—in a discussion of the history of communism and anti-communism in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; strategies for post-communist transition and democratic consolidation; and the character and importance of Baltic-American relations.

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The ancient Greeks may have worshiped earthquakes, purposely building temples and other important structures directly above fault lines. But the same natural phenomenon they exalted could have also destroyed them. According to the University of Plymouth, it’s not an entirely new idea that earthquakes played a role in the lives of ancient Greeks: “Scientists have […]

For years EU apologists have constantly claimed that UK was still Sovereign whilst power was transferred to Brussels, yet here we are with the UK leader down on her hands and knees begging for permission to leave. Where are all these short sighted apologists now?  EU supremacist leader Merkel bluntly said "No way to change" BRexit deal, May's grovelling and embarrassing visit, where May even struggled to exit her car, should be the guilty verdict for all the traitors and naysayers over the years! 

Grace Mugabe, wife of Zimbabwean Robert Mugabe and a possible successor to his throne presidency, has been accused of assaulting a woman in an apartment in Johannesburg. She is due to be formally charged in connection with the incident on Tuesday in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court. Zimbabweans, all too familiar with their first lady’s erratic […]

In this video I will be in the Boston Public Gardens in the city centre talking about the wonderful wildlife that resides within this beautiful city park, learn the Irish for grey squirrel, swan, duck and lots more. Slow and clear pronunciation along with subtitles to help you.

A fascinating new map shows the routes trams took across the capital in Victorian London The interactive map gives fresh insight into the late 19th century tram network which ceased running completely in 1952. Experts have mapped the routes used in the Victorian era and revealed stark differences with major routes used in modern London. A detailed image […]

Ger O'Donoghue, candidate councilor for Renua in Enniscorthy Wexford, revealed during his launch speech at the Riverside Hotel, the extent to which the Irish government has neglected Rosslare Europort Harbour, which is Ireland's best direct connection to mainland Europe, bypassing the UK "land bridge" to Europe. This land bridge presents a major problem to the UK and Irish governments with the upcoming BRexit, especially in the event of a no deal BRexit. The imposition of customs at the port of Dover will create miles of backlog for trucks from Ireland heading to Europe. The Irish government under the pro EU leadership of Fine Gail's Leo Varadkar, have been constantly accused of being an EU planted caretaker in the EU plantation, are fully supported by Fianna Fail in a coalition, have taken a firm anti BRexit stance and fully supported all the EU positions, even if it means risking the implementation of a border between NI and the Republic of Ireland (Free State). V