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This Easter will be a special one in the land of green. People will gather across various parts of the country, to remember one of the most significant events in Irish history – The 1916 rising. The 1916 rising was an armed rebellion organised in Easter weekend of 1916 by Irish Republicans, who were protesting […]
by Brian Cunningham
Did you go home for Christmas? As a family of four, we rarely do because it’s too expensive, but we try to go to France once a year, and we especially make the effort now that we have kids. We also go to my husband’s native country, Mauritius, as often as we can, which is […]
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Sunday was a landmark day for French politics. As the country comes to terms with the devastating attacks in Paris last month, a right-wing political party made history in the first round of regional elections. The ‘Front national’ political party, led by 47 year old Marine Le Pen, came first in 6 out of 13 French […]
by Brian Cunningham
All countries have a degree of stereotypes. French are supposedly arrogant, always on strike, walk around in stripy shirts with a baguette in one hand, glass of wine in the other, while smoking a “Camel” cigarette. German are very organised and don’t have any sense of humour, and British are… well, Irish people just don’t […]
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While the news headlines of 2015 have been dominated by events in Syria, 2014 was a year in which the worlds gaze was also fixed on Ukraine. In what began as a series of civil demonstrations against the government in early 2014 – commonly referred to as the ‘Euromaiden’ event – the country soon found […]
by Brian CunninghamWhen I moved to Ireland, although I didn’t really know what to expect, I had a pretty clear idea of what I didn’t want to do or try. Then there were things I thought I would never be able to manage because I was too afraid. 1- Enjoy a good Irish breakfast If you told […]
by AdminWhat is the significance of the name, no doubt Wyvern is in reference to the area in Bray where you are from, what is the significance of Lingo? Caoimhe – It actually happens to be that but we found it in a dictionary, it has zero meaning. We just needed to find a name quickly […]
by AdminWhen I came to Ireland, I had to get used to the way Irish people spoke. It wasn’t so much what they said, but more what they meant that I didn’t always understand. If you take their words literally, you can feel confused or even upset sometimes. Irish people seem to have the ability to […]
by Admin“It’s when you go away that you see who cares about you”. A young girl I know, who moved from France to the USA posted this on Facebook and it caught my attention. When I decided to leave France 13 years ago, my biggest worry was that I might lose my friends. I was afraid […]
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