WHILE agreeing with Maurice Fitzgerald's assertion that the TG4 debate was a ludicrous one give that only one of the contestants was proficient in the fluent use of Irish, his contention that the Irish language came to Ireland via Scotland is incorrect (Letter, October 25).

This is a charming and visually stunning animated tale set around Ireland’s famous Book of Kells.

Close historical links between Ireland and Scotland will be celebrated in a new Irish publication dubbed a ’21st Century Book of Kells’.

A WAR of words erupted last night over claims that millions of people have been kissing the wrong Blarney Stone.

A TRADITIONAL sea-faring craft closely identified with western coastal communities is enjoying a new lease of life.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares closed up 16.69 to end the day at 5,257.84 today.

WELL done to Jim Ross who, through the Equality Authority, won his case against the Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Company for its refusal to offer him car insurance because he was over 70.

A MILL for every mile of its length — that’s what’s said of the Kings River, in Kilkenny, a tributary of the Nore which runs through the county’s rich farmland.

An international team of rowers was today beginning an epic sea voyage recreating the route taken by Saint Columba in the sixth century.