The EU election campaign across Ireland and the local election campaign across the 26 Counties begins in earnest this week. The campaign takes place in unprecedented circumstances as the country plunges deeper into the greatest economic crisis in decades. That crisis has reached into most homes in Ireland with soaring unemployment, reduced wages, increased taxes, cuts in health and education and other social services. Free article

Cuimhní na seachtaine seo ná cuimhní 1981, bás Bobby Sands ar an 5 Bealtaine, feachtas fada i rith an tsamhraidh, brón, bród, sluaite ar na sráideanna, Thatcher i gcumhacht, stailceoir i ndiaidh stailceoir, deichniúr imithe ar slí an ocrais agus slí na fírinne. Free article