Limerick was treated to a rare sight when Vikings from their settlement on the banks of the Shannon at the University of Limerick campus raided Cruises Street and sacked Bewley’s Oriental Cafe on Saturday, 10 April 1999. An Irish contingent approached the Viking trading settlement but were defeated by a larger and well-equipped Viking force. … Read more
An Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland ruling of last October has provoked a company which offers Irish titles for sale to threaten legal action against both the Authority and two complainants. The dispute has arisen following the ASAI’s upholding of a complaint made against an advertisement by Bailey, O’Rourke & Co. in Cara, the Aer … Read more
Over several nights during late March 1933 crowds attacked buildings in Dublin associated with the far left. Connolly House on Great Strand Street, headquarters of the Communist Party, or Revolutionary Workers Groups as they were called at the time, was eventually stormed and set on fire on the night of Wednesday 29 March. Gardaí estimated … Read more
The Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen is the first of its kind in the world. It is a unique interdisciplinary centre of excellence that offers taught masters and doctoral programmes in history, language, literature and culture of Ireland and Scotland and carries out research across these disciplines. Founded … Read more