This Week’s Headlines – Irish Travel & Irish-Interest

corey says…Another installment of this week’s headlines from our Twitter account. Read it first by following  along at http://twitter.com/irishfireside.

• Another Irish family learns of family ties to Obama. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/obamas-ulster-family-14281853.html
• Aer Lingus cutting European flights out of Belfast and Dublin over the winter. www.news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8046073.stm
• New Samuel Beckett “Harp” Bridge makes it way to Dublin. www.rte.ie/news/2009/0512/bridge.html
• 2009 Irish Music Festivals: www.irishmusicmagazine.com/links/festivals/ (via @EngagingIreland We’re going to Fleadh Nua in Ennis!)
• The beautiful North Antrim coast is worth a few days of exploring. www.northantrim.com/northantrimindex.htm (via @EngagingIreland)
• Pub etiquette. I’d add “only talk politics when asked” & “don’t carry on about your Irish roots.” www.irishcentral.com/travel/Buy-your-round-of-drinks-in-Ireland-or-suffer-the-consequences.html
• Walking in Ireland. www.europeforvisitors.com/europe/countries/ireland/walking-in-ireland.htm
• Another Aer Lingus fare sale is on. www.irelandexpertpatpreston.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=104667&p=3&topicID=27702963 www.aerlingus.com
• A day in the life of Wexford. www.independent.ie/travel/inside-ireland/a-day-in-the-life-wexford-1712847.html
• Watch these guys on YouTube if you missed them. RT @Diddlyi Interview with Stavros Flatley from Brtiains Got Talent 2009 www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2NOfOeSX4k www2.onthisisland.com/interview-with-stavros-flatley/2009/05/03/
• Lá na Máithreacha vs. Lá na Máthar (“Day of the Mothers” or “of the Mother”)? www.transparent.com/irish/2009/05/10/la-na-maithreacha-vs-la-na-mathar-%E2%80%9Cday-of-the-mothers%E2%80%9D-or-%E2%80%9Cof-the-mother%E2%80%9D/ (via @irishlanguage)
• Poll: Do You Read Music Or Use Your Ear When Learning Traditional Irish Music? www.diddlyi.com/profiles/blogs/poll-do-you-read-music-or-use (via @Diddlyi)
• Help me hit the road this summer. www.irishfireside.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/another-roadtrip-in-the-works
• 6 Reasons the Irish Aren’t So Lucky. www.cracked.com/article_16017_6-reasons-irish-arent-so-lucky.html
• Ireland tourism looking for its X-Factor. www.thekingdom.ie/news/story/?trs=mhaumheyau
  
• Starting another photo album on our Facebook Fan page. Enjoy. www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=76383&id=76119078717&ref=mf
• Walking Ireland’s Wild Side. www.stuff.co.nz/travel/international/2386022/Walking-on-Irelands-wild-side
• Can’t get to Ireland this year?Perhaps one of the many Irish Festivals in our backyard! www.azirishmusic.com/fest_irish.htm (via@EngagingIreland)
• Be sure to take your own plastic bags for liquids when you fly from Dublin airport! www.rte.ie/news/2009/0506/terror.html(via@EngagingIreland)
• News! Dublin manufacturer breaks ‘Heaviest vehicle lifted with glue’ world record! www.diddlyi.com/profiles/blogs/ireland-did-you-know-13 (via @Diddlyi)
• Poll: What Do You Think Is The Most Beautiful Part Of Ireland? www.diddlyi.com/profiles/blogs/poll-what-do-you-think-is-the (via @Diddlyi)