Myrtle Allen’s impact on the Irish food renaissance in London
The late Myrtle Allen’s name is synonymous with peerless quality ingredients and culinary imagination. No wonder most of the young Irish head chefs...
A farewell to Hammersmith’s first Irish mayor
One of London’s traditionally most Irish boroughs, Hammersmith and Fulham, will this week say farewell to its ‘first ever’ Irish mayor.
Councillor Daryl Brown, who...
Irish chef’s new London restaurant is a tribute to Myrtle Allen
By Colin Gannon
Growing up in the Haugh household, in an amiable, neighbourly Tallaght community in Dublin, everything was cooked from scratch. “I had no...
Hidden history of Irish community in UK unearthed
Memory loss volunteers from the charity Irish in Britain recently visited an archive collection in London to learn of the “forgotten memories” of members...
Growing anger at Home Office over Irish citizenship
By Colin Gannon
The UK government needs to provide “urgent transparency” into its promised review into the post-Brexit rights of Irish citizens who were born...
Irish club in tax wrangle will reopen after campaign
The trustees of Chorlton Irish Club in Manchester have announced plans to save the organisation from closure after a sustained campaign.
Instead of the...
Birmingham pub bombings: 21 victims murdered after ‘botched’ call
A botched warning call made by the IRA caused or contributed to the deaths of 21 people killed in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings,...
‘What’s On’ guide for April, with Willie Moone
Fill up your event diaries with Willie Moone’s entertainment listings – from necessary art and culture to local community events.
ARTS AND CULTURE:
- Deirdre...
UK and Ireland could end up in different time zones
By PJ Cunningham
While virtually all attention has been focused on the economic fallout in the parting of the ways after Brexit, Ireland and Britain...
Is it time we start talking about a united Ireland?
By Colin Gannon
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union has been the single largest and most transformative event to happen to Northern Irish...