This Week's Headlines

corey says… this week’s Irish and Irish-interest headlines. We didn’t publish the list last week, so this post is loaded. You can get all these headlines as-we-post via www.twitter.com/irishfireside.

• Award-winning author Frank McCourt has died at the age of 78. http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0720/mccourtf.html
• The Frank McCourt I know www.irishcentral.com/news/col/NOdowd/The-Frank-McCourt-I-know-51021432.html (via @irishcentral)
• Laugh yourself silly this wknd @ Carlsberg Comedy Carnival 23-30 July Iveagh Gardens www.visitdublin.com/events/Comedy/Detail.aspx?id=296&mid=5991 (via @VisitDublin)
• Going to put together a list photos of the strange places people have Irish danced. Here are some: www.diddlyi.com/photo/photo/listTagged?tag=strangeplaces (via @Diddlyi)
• Budget & Dan Dooley Car Rentals soak tourists w huge deposits when declining CDW in IRE. http://ireland.activeboard.com/index.spark?forumID=65127&p=3&topicID=29313409 (via @IrelandYes)
• Rebecca looks into the Hill of Tara www.diddlyi.com/profiles/blogs/what-is-the-hill-of-tara (via @Diddlyi)
• Poking fun at Ireland airline Ryan Air’s suggestion of “standing” flights. Ryan Air – 10 Potential Benefits of Standing Up On Their Planes www.thetraveltart.com/ryan-air-10-potential-benefits-of-standing-up-on-their-planes/ (via @TheTravelTart)
• A walk in Castlemorris Woods. Co Kilkenny. Sounds lovely! www.independent.ie/travel/inside-ireland/walk-of-the-week-castlemorris-woods-co-kilkenny-1817300.html (via @EngagingIreland)
• 10 great Irish hidey-holes for a lovely getaway… www.independent.ie/travel/inside-ireland/10–best–holiday-hideaways-1817280.html (via @EngagingIreland)
• I like where this site is heading for visitors with tots in tow www.mummymaps.com @mummymaps
• Ireland with Tom and Sandi http://travelswithtomandsandi.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/newgrange-and-our-last-day-in-ireland/
• Restoration of the ancestral home of rebelion leader Countess Markievicz. www.independent.ie/national-news/the-stately-home-that-cost-the-same-as-a-semid-108186.html (via @EngagingIreland)
• Secret to the survival of Irish tourism. www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/martina-devlin/dublin-836422-nice-836410-why-we-must-get-real-to-survive-1824419.html
• When a trip to Ireland means more than visiting the sites http://irishfireside.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/continuing-a-family-dream/
• A chuckle on how Ryan Air must be Irish www.eturbonews.com/10402/ryanair-may-be-irish-say-experts
• Scenic train routes in Ireland www.associatedcontent.com/article/1915362/scenic_train_routes_in_ireland.html?cat=16
• Horse dung war rages in Killarney www.irishcentral.com/news/Jaunting-cars-banned-from-Killarney-in-row-over-horse-dung-50872542.html
• Funny take on the Killarney dung debate at le craic: www.lecraic.com/2009/07/15/shite-shovelling-business-opportunity-in-killarney-advertised (thnx @kategbarry)
• The Four Seasons Dublin’s feast from the pages of James Joyce’s story “The Dead” www.travelgator.com/do/blogs/Travel-Like-a-Celebrity/2009/7/Eat-like-James-Joyce-in-Dublin via (via @TravelGator @WanderingEds)
• Happy 400th Birthday Kilkenny www.theirishworld.com/article.asp?SubSection_Id=9&Article_Id=10021
• Beer a part of Irish culture www.kansan.com/stories/2009/jul/07/regan/
• Dublin Irish Fest humorous TV spots. www.dublinirishfestival.org/news/index.php/2009/07/15/difvids
• Just for fun: Biddy Early’s magical blue bottle found on eBay. http://ballylara.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/biddy-earlys-magical-blue-bottle-found-on-ebay (via @irishauthor)
• Plano 3 sail thru Irish immigration on 2nd try www.herald.ie/national-news/texans-no-lone-stars-as-they-get-cead-mile-failte-after-a-false-start-1822176.html
• Unemployment at 11.1% in the Republic, 6.3% in NI and 8.6% across the EU (the US is at 9.5%) www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0715/breaking51.htm
• Jerpoint Abbey, Ireland: Waiting: www.greendragonartist.com/Galleries/Small%20Images/Ireland%202006/Waiting.jpg (via @greendragon9)
• Sloan family listing Dublin’s literary pubs… comment if you have more to add. http://sloanfamily.blogspot.com/2009/07/list-of-literary-pubs-of-dublin-for.html
• Restored waterway in Ireland sparkles for visitors www.bclocalnews.com/fraser_valley/theprogress/lifestyles/49705512.html
• Giant’s Causeway slideshow and facts. www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-offbeattraveler15-pg,0,5851286.photogallery
• Before you go abroad, be prepared. www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-turnedaway_11met.ART0.State.Edition1.4c37325.html
• Pilgrims flocking to image of Virgin Mary in Limerick www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6676164.ece (via @HometownTales)
• How to avoid looking like an American tourist www.wikihow.com/Avoid-Looking-Like-an-American-Tourist (via @TourismMarketer)
• The famine blight is back, and in the US – Irish famine disease hits NY gardens: Called late blight http://lohud.com/article/2009907100374 (via @twirish)
• Yep, that’s the Cliffs of Moher at the start of this Harry Potter trailer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=96QRVfto7OM
• Some places are cutting prices by 50 % RT @TourismMarketer Popular Irish self-catering spots hold up well www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=NEWS+FEATURES-qqqm=nav-qqqid=42945-qqqx=1.asp
• 1916 Uprising… the musical. It’s in the works. www.irishnews.com/appnews/540/5860/2009/7/8/622110_387020851101Rising191.html
• Good Food Ireland discusses black & white pudding www.foodtube.nl/video/594/Ierse-bloedworst (via @IerlandToerisme)
• Belfast welcomes Irish invasion http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8132034.stm (via @TourismMarketer)
• Grammy’s Irish Brown Bread according to the NY Times http://bitten.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/grammys-irish-brown-bread/ (via @Diddlyi)
• A short intro to Literary Dublin: http://ajd8.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/literary-dublin-tour/ (via @rtfelton)
• Latest podcast “Cork-Inside the English Market” www.hostelworld.com/podcasts/Cork (via @hostelworld @AerLingusStuff)