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Netherlands leads the way when it comes to green energy

While farmers have similar economic woes to their cousins in Ireland, the Dutch have shown us the future when it comes to windmills and hybrid vehicles.

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Remembering Irish country music singer Larry Cunningham on the anniversary of his death

King of the Showbands Larry Cunningham, who had a number one hit with "Lovely Leitrim", died on September 28, 2012.

Irish Voice

Irish Voice

Update on my Trump and Hillary whirligigs

What uniquely happened in Killaloe on the edge of our winter solstice was that one of you loyal longtime readers rang the doorbell to make a flying visit.

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Community

Magnet of Dublin is just too strong

"Dublin has sucked almost all the vitality out of all the provinces outside the old Pale across all the scales of Irish life."

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Irish Voice

What Brexit chaos? I’m not too worried at all about Boris

"I resolutely refuse, accordingly, to discuss the heavy political and economic matters..." Here's to Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival, the GAA and a saunter along the Shannon

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Irish Voice

Fall is the season for matchmaking and to find love in Ireland

For finding love in Ireland, this is really the best time of year.

Irish Voice

Irish Voice

Thundering hooves - memories of the Galway Races

The actual horses whose thundering hooves provide the thrills and spills of the fabled Galway Races are cooling down now, but the impact of the historic event upon the entire region around the mighty City of the Tribes will continue, as always, for weeks to come.

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Opinion

Advice to Kerry’s world-record-breaking Fungie the dolphin

Fungie the Dolphin has become an Irish world-record breaker

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Ulster surnames making their mark from the Apollo to the White House

From Neil Armstrong to Steven Bannon - the Irish literally are everywhere! It's worth looking up your own Irish roots.

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The dos and don’ts of driving on a summer holiday in Ireland

The hints which follow here are aimed at making your homecoming a very rewarding one for body and spirit.

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