Wed, Mar 03, 2010
EXPECT MORE Irish misery memoirs in 20 years' time. Like a familiar glove, despondency has again wrapped itself around the Emerald Isle. Except this time we've lost the sense of humor and the warm spirituality that saw us through miseries past.
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
Parallel parking may be a mystery to them, but they know the mysteries of the heart. They have seen people live and die, many times watched the seasons come and go, and have seen whole civilizations pass and fade...
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
Rory Fitzgerald meets Cork singer songwriter John Spillane and hears about his new album, the art of songwriting and his hopes for a changing Ireland.
Thu, Mar 25, 2010
The Irish writer Brendan Behan once remarked, “Others have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.” That may be putting matters a little harshly, but he was on to something: These two ancient peoples were destined to wander the world as outsiders...
Fri, Mar 26, 2010
Niall O'Dowd started out in the US as a construction worker in Chicago. He went on to become a close confidante of the Clintons and an architect of the Northern Ireland peace process. How did this Irish immigrant go from pushing wheelbarrows of cement to pushing international politics at the White House? Rory Fitzgerald meets him and hears about his new book, the Kennedys, President Obama, 9/11 and Irish America in the 21st century.
Fri, Mar 26, 2010
The Irish Church has been central to the Irish people for sixteen centuries. Even as we stumble through a spectacular economic collapse, people now speak of the imminent collapse of the Irish Church.
Mon, Aug 23, 2010
Gurteen House, Gurteen, Bandon is a 5 bedroom 18th century Georgian farmhouse on approx. 2 acres of garden, woodlands, stream and pasture. This 3,000 square foot house has four large reception rooms and has all period features intact, including cornicing, doors, sash windows, working shutters and numerous fireplaces. It is approached down a long curving driveway and is set in a private location over 100m back from a quiet road, screened by mature trees. The house has been completely renovated in recent years. It has been rewired and plumbed to incorporate a modern efficient condeser boiler and central heating in all rooms. It was reroofed in 2009 using original bangor slates and was fitted with rockwool insulation. Period appropriate timber double glazed windows have been fitted to the front and pvc to rear while the hallway's architectural feature window has been restored. There is also a modern, light extension to the side of the property. It adjoins a separately owned 19th century Victorian gothic revival house. The property includes a listed 17th century bridge and trout pond, mature trees and lawns. It is a warm and cosy yet spacious and easy-to-maintain period house. It is nestled in a quiet leafy valley just one mile north of the thriving market town of Bandon, the gateway to West Cork. Clonakilty and Kinsale are 20 minutes away, while Cork city and airport are an easy 30 minute drive.
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