Month: March 2007

It must be Friday…

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Galway Macnas Parade
so yes, the Paddy’s Day Parade has come and gone, and when might we see another? Having received less Arts Council funding than they anticipated, Macnas understandably intend to focus all this year’s artistic and financial attention on their Halloween parade, and every Galwegian will look forward to that with glee.

Double Vision Loss of Rural Irish Pub

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“When I lived in Connemara, I used to frequent (the old) Keogh’s pub in Ballyconneely. I was green back then, and by that I don’t mean pure unadulterated paddy: I mean that, as an Englishman new to an Irish village, I smiled a lot, kept my head down, myself to myself (with the notable exception … Read more