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More Irish people head to Europe, than to UK or USA

Cork Ireland, January 23rd 2008

A recent report by the CSO indicates that between the years 2006 and 2007, at least 25% of all Irish Emigrants settled in Continental Europe (CSO Population/ Migration Report December 07).
This is greater than those travelling to the UK 23.9%, and more than 3 times greater than the percentage travelling to the USA, both the traditional destinations for Irish emigrants.
It is estimated that approximately 300,000 Irish people have made their homes across Europe, and with 3.5 million trips by Irish residents to the Continent in 2006, Ireland’s relationship with her European neighbours has deepened considerably.
The Irish emigrants have settled in their new countries, raised families, and have sown the roots of future generations. As in the past, they have brought with them the wealth of culture that is unique to the Irish, a tradition long since enjoyed in both England and the States. A testament to this is the increasing number of Irish Clubs and Societies that have grown up across Europe, catering for both the Irish and native Europeans all of whom have a shared love of Irish Culture, Sport and Music.
For those interested in the Irish Scene across Europe, there is one unique central point – EuropeanIrish.com.
The brainchild of well travelled Irishman, Siasy Collins, this website is the focal point for all the information one needs to enjoy the Irish scene across Europe.
For the past 5 years the site has been managed on a part-time basis. Since May 2007, however, the emphasis has been on upgrading the existing site, to provide Irish in Europe with the opportunity to connect with other Irish in Europe, and with similar interests.
Siasy Collins, Editor & Publisher, EuropeanIrish, having been based in Europe himself, and involved in the local Irish scene there, explained that Irish people in Europe - want to find where to watch the All-Ireland or Heineken Cup, and where to find Irish Dancing Schools, Bands, Festivals, Irish Sports & Social Clubs, The Irish Embassy, and a choice of more than 2200 Irish Pubs across the Continent, when any local Irish Entertainment or Sport Events are on, and European Irish News.
“The new look Europeanirish.com has a lot of new benefits for visitors. The website is easy to use & navigate. You can build your profile and meet others through M I N E, which is My Irish Network in Europe. You can also chat with others, create a personal story and add events, items or news”, Siasy added.
Irish in Europe can always feel close to home, with the short and lower cost flights, and now through this website one can tune-in live online to over 50 Irish Radio stations, and download free music, supplied by Irish bands based at home and in Europe.

With thousands visiting the website daily, EuropeanIrish.com has something added for everybody, whether you’re an Irish person living in Europe or planning travel to Europe, or whether you’re from Continental Europe, enjoying Irish music, culture, sports or pubs.
Do you know any Irish person in Europe? Let them know today.
Are you planning a trip there for a vacation, on business, to study or to live?
The Next step is simple – just click on www.EuropeanIrish.com, browse the site, stay a while and enjoy it.
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Do you think that Gaelic Games should be an Olympic Sport.

Gaelic Football and Hurling are now played in  Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic,  Guernsey island, Jersey Island, Hungary, Croatia.

Add in the Asian Gaelic Games, Gaelic Games in Australia, Canada, UK, USA and you find gaelic football and hurling growing in global profile.

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A warm welcome will greet you when you arrive at Villa Fiona, a lovingly restored farmhouse, which was tastefully refurbished in the last year by owners Maggie, from Ireland and Giacomo from Sicily.
Hence you are guaranteed sunshine -  Mediteranean sunshine and a great cup of tea!
Perfectly placed for touring, Villa Fiona is only 20 mins from Pisa airport and The Leaning Tower of Pisa, direct connection with Ryan Air.
- 30 mins from Lucca a beautiful medieval city of Tuscany, not to mention the art-capital of Florence which is less than an hours drive away.
Situated in the enchanting countryside of Tuscany, Villa Fiona is only 5 mins from the local medieval village of Vicopisano, which, according to the owners of this B&B, is a well-kept little secret of Tuscany!

This Irish run Tuscany B&B has been the best kept secret - until now -
Checkout their website, You will not be dissappointed.
Tell Maggie that EuropeanIrish sent you.

Villa Fiona - Le risaie:
a Bed & Breakfast in Tuscany, Italy

 
Tel +39 050 796160
via delle risaie, 1.
GPS: via argine 1 VICOPISANO

http://www.villafiona.it/english/

After a double score trouncing by Argentina, 15-30, and 3 miserable performances against France, Georgia, and Namibia, let’s be thankful that the Irish team is heading home, and didn’t somehow - muster a 2nd place qualification spot in the group - playing as the Irish team has been all month - it would have led to a New Zealand V Ireland quarter final next Saturday.

Going out, playing badly against Argentina and France, but showing some patches of future potential and promise - glimpses of what once was there would seem to maintain some form of dignity. Ireland could have gone out to an unyielding, bombarding New Zealand team.

What a pity that the team that played in Croke Park this year, did not turn up in France.

And we are not hte only 6-Nations Team left scratching our heads…

England without getting a score on the board, lost to South Africa.

Scotland scaped past Italy 18-16.

Wales went out to Fiji.

France lost to Argentina.

Ireland did not challenge France or Argentina.

Wales won the 6 Nations only a few short years ago.

England are reigning World cup champions.

Ireland are reigning multiple Triple Crown winners, and France are 6-Nations champions.

It does not say much about Northern Hemisphere rugby - when it was thought that the bridge was closing - If anything the gap has widened, and Argentina has grown and must lay claim to be one of the Southern Hemisphere power houses now.

The 6-Nations in trouble? France V New Zealand, Australia V England in the Quarterfinals, Scotland V Argentina, South Africa V Fiji - who’d bet on no 6-nations team making the Semi-Final?

All across France and Europe - continue to watch the Rugby World Cup live

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Live across Europe this weekend.
The busiest day on EuropeanIrish.com, busier than St Patrick’s Day.

Where to watch the All-Ireland in Europe:
http://www.europeanirish.com/Sport/GAA/liveirishsport.html

Live Irish Sports Coverage - Rugby Internationals, Soccer Internationals, and  All-Ireland Gaelic Football & Hurling

MATCH & VENUE FINDER
Find Live Irish Sports Coverage in
Austria, Balearic Islands, Belgium
Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy,  Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey
One of the year’s biggest days in these Irish Pubs in Europe.

The All-Ireland Live online audio here:
http://www.europeanirish.com/Radio/

GAA on RTE Radio 1

Rugby on Newstalk

Enjoy

Are you planning to move to Continental Europe?

If so we would love to speak to you. please contact us immediately at  EMAIL HERE  or 00 353 21 492 8966.

Let us know how we can help, what you need, whatr you want, what you would like to know, and more…

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Continuing to Support Irish living in Continental Europe and Irish heading to the Continent.

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EuropeanIrish.com team

Irish Rugby news from Europe.

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Ireland Fail To Fire in Argentina
Ireland were physical, had possession and position but the critical ball let them down and allowed Argentina to record a flattering margin of victory in Buenos Aires.

http://www.irishrugby.ie Before the game coach Eddie O’Sullivan had stressed the need to cut down on what he called the “technicalities” - offside at the ruck, lack of concentration and alck of accuracy. Ireland failed to do this and despite pressing the Argentinean line on a number occasions failed to convert pressure to points. …

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Northern Hemisphere International Rugby took a battering today as New Zealand beat France by 31 points, 42-11; reigning world champions lost to another Tri Nations team by 33 points:  South Africa 55 - 22 England; while Wales like Ireland did not register a score losing also by 31 points: Wales 0-31 to Australia.

In Irish Pubs across Europe, Irish tuned in to live coverage of Ireland’s poor showing against Argentina.

Let’s hope things start to turn around during the Summer months in preparation for the World Cup. After a superb Six Nations Championship, the wheels have started to show signs of tiredness, as Irish Provincial sides faded early in the Heinken Cup this year, and no-one seemed too bothered.

Whereas I would have seen Ireland’s Six-Nations success coming on the back of a successful Leinster and Munster run the season before.  And now, following a poor Heineken Cup showing, Ireland loses twice to Argentina last week and this week - being  hammered (on paper at least) today, giving Argentina a huge boost ahead of the Ireland V Argentina crunch game in our group in the World Cup. let’s hope the ship steadies soon.

Did you know that there are Irish, Celtic & Expat Rugby Club teams in Brussels Belgium, Vienna Austria, Sofia Bulgaria,  Utrecht Holland, and Stockholm Sweden. http://www.europeanirish.com/Sport/sportclubs.htm 

What now of little Madeleine McCann?  

Is the little girl still alive somewhere and all the current distraction taking from finding her?
Or has she died - did she die that evening - are her parents involved in her death, and a huge cover-up- or is it a huge set-up ? Is there Portuguese police pressure to find some resolution to this - are Gerry and Kate an easy obvious target? Is there evidence planted? or is this something much more sinister - is it a horror story to think that Maddie’s parents are involved in orchestrating her dissappearance - and utimate death?
So many questions - no answers - no little Madeleine.
In Ireland, The Robert Holohan case with communities and a whole nation out looking for a little boy who had vanished - to find a story much closer to home of his death at the hands of a neighbour ‘friend’, and a disposal of his body in a bogland … are there similarities to be drawn here? Time will tell - or will we ever really know?

http://europeanirish.com/blog/2007/09/17/what-do-you-think-happened-little-madeleine-mccann-2

What do you think happened?

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A three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann is feared abducted after vanishing from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz Portugal.

Have you seen her?

Her parents have plenty Irish connections, particularly in Co.Donegal.

If you see Madeleine (Maddie), contact interpol or your local police straight away.

Crimestoppers created the number
0044-188 373 1336, for routing phone calls from Portugal to its normal 0800- 555111 number.

Lagos Police - 00 351 282 76 29 30UK: 0044 20 7782 4105Full stories at http://news.sky.com/skynews/madeleine

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For Information on the Many Missing Irish People at home and abroad - maybe you can help… MISSING IRISH PEOPLE  This website was established to help find missing Irish persons. One phone call could end the nightmare for so many. If you wish to call home, have information about a missing person, or are concerned about a missing friend or relative, CLICK HERE for details on how to reach us.   For the current listing of other missing persons:http://www.missing.ws/
_missingPersons/missingPersons.asp 

Have you seen her?

Her parents have plenty Irish connections, particularly in Co.Donegal.

If you see Madeleine (Maddie), contact interpol or your local police straight away.

Crimestoppers created the number
0044-188 373 1336, for routing phone calls from Portugal to its normal 0800- 555111 number.

Lagos Police - 00 351 282 76 29 30UK: 0044 20 7782 4105Full stories at http://news.sky.com/skynews/madeleine

SEND YOUR COMMENTS - CLICK HERE

The World Fleadh will commence on bank holiday Monday August 6th and run over a seven day period in a custom- built festival village in the host town of Portlaoise. The festival will comprise theatre, outdoor and large scale marquee performances, 13 céilí’s, music, song and dance master classes, workshops and demonstrations, a scheduled session trail encompassing 20 venues, world title competitions, a world food & craft fair, two festival clubs and a variety of other fringe entertainments to cater for all tastes and ages.

The Bands, Musicians and Singers confirmed include :
Katie Melua , Deacon Blue , Lord of the Dance , The Proclaimers , Duke Special , Hothouse Flowers , Carlos Nunez , Salsa Celtica , Nizlopi , Frankie Gavin & Hibernian Rhapsody , The Duhks , Aslan , Sandi Thom , Patrick Street , Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Orchestra & Special Guests , Cherish The Ladies , Alison Brown Quartet , Flook , Triona Marshall & Jon Pilatzke , At the Racket , Seamus Begley & Jim Murray , Tim Edey Band , Gráda , Slide , Cora & Breda Smyth , Bill Coleman , Gary Dunne , Matt Cunningham Band , Kilfenora Céilí Band , Johnny Reidy Céilí Band , Abbey Céilí Band , Swallows Tail Céilí Band , Davey Céilí Band , George Murphy , The Commitments , Camembert Quartet , Monto , Rattle and Hum , Fireworks

The World Fleadh
6th-12th August 2007, Portlaoise, Co.Laoise, Ireland
http://www.theworldfleadh.com/

Do you know any friends living in Continental Europe?

Are you (or any friends or clients) planning to travel to Europe, soon or in the future, on vacation, business or to live?

www.EuropeanIrish.com is the online central resource for Irish Music, Sport & Culture in Continental Europe.

The Online Central Resource for:

1. Irish Music, Sport & Cultural News in Europe

2. Irish Events in Europe

3. Irish Sport in Europe

4. Irish Music & Dancing in Europe

5. Irish Festivals in Europe

6. Irish Pubs in Europe

7. Irish Cultural Clubs & Societies in Europe

8. Advice for Irish Living in / Travelling to Europe

9. Irish Business & Property in Europe

10. St. Patrick’s Day in Europe

11. Online Irish Radio & TV

12. Returning to Ireland

1. It provides News from the Irish scene in Europe.

2. It has featured more 30,000 European Irish Events
– Sport, Music, Dancing, Festivals, Culture, Literature and Business
Such as Mary Black in Germany, The Dubliners in Holland, The Frames in Czech Republic,
Irish U19 Soccer team in Portugal, Irish badminton stars in Sweden, Irish Boxers in Lithuania
Set-dancing in France, a Ceili festival in Iceland, Lord of the Dance in Austria,
Irish Studies Conference in Monaco, Trade Shows with Irish Stands, Film festivals with Irish Films.

3. It is a resource for Irish Sport in Europe.
There are more than 30 GAA clubs in Continental Europe – in places like Switzerland, Hungary, Denmark, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, Sweden and France
There are also Irish soccer teams, such as Munich Irish Rovers, FC Irlande Belgium.
There are Irish Rugby teams, - JJ Murphys Sofia Bulgaria, Vienna Celtic Austria.
There are Darts Clubs based out of Irish Pubs, and there are Golf Societies based out of Irish Pubs and Irish Societies.

You’ll find Sport’s coverage for most Sport in Europe with Irish participants, particularly those with very little press coverage, such as Irish tennis, badminton, basketball, cycling, hockey, athletics stars (junior and senior).

4, 5. It is recognised by RTE as the Primary Resource for the Irish Music scene in Europe.
There are 450 European based Irish Music Bands – many have no Irish members, just a love for Irish Music - Folk and Trad; I have found a strong centre of Irish music in Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic. There are a number of Irish Bands in Israel, and it has an annual Irish Festival there every January.

There are 30 Irish dancing schools in Northern Europe, and more than 200 in the Continent.

And then there are Irish Top bands & Singers who tour Europe from U2 to The Corrs, The Fureys to The Celtic Tenors, The Dubliners to Bob Geldof.

There are 500 Festivals in Europe which feature Irish Music, Irish dancing or an Irish Band. Italy have an Irish /Celtic Festival almost every weekend. France has an August Celtic Festival with 650,000 visitiors, 4500 Singers, Dancers and Musicians, and more than 1000 concerts.

6. There are 2500 Irish Pubs in Europe.
Although some are Irish by name only, many others have Live Music, Irish Trad Sessions, some feature touring top Irish artists and many show Live Irish Sports Coverage.
The only resource showing where to watch the All-Ireland ( GAA ), Irish Soccer & Rugby matches in Europe is also here.

7. Greece Irish Society has a branch in Athens, another in Salonica. There is an Irish society in Serbia, Cyprus, Irish Clubs in Luxembourg, Rome, Moscow and in fact Irish Clubs, Societies and Associations are active in almost every country in Europe.

8. The website has all the European Irish Embassies and their functions, as well as the Irish Colleges, including contact details if you wish to get married in Rome.

For Irish arriving in or travelling to European Countries, - it carries advice on Living in the region, with links to any English language publications and websites for all the countries.

9. We’ve an Irish Business section, currently with the Enterprise Board offices around Europe, and Irish businesses and soon to launch the EuropeanIrish Online 24 hour 365 day a year Property Fair - if you’re an Irishman or Irishwoman looking for Property or investments in Europe, then there is a site for you ( www.europeanirish.com/property )

10. A section on Returning to Ireland from Europe

11. The Greatest Collection of St Patrick’s Parades, St. Patrick’s Festivals, St. Patrick’s Concerts, St. Patrick’s Sport, Music & Cultural Events ever compiled for Europe, and the largest compilation of events anywhere in the world, is at www.EuropeanIrish.com/stpatrick

12. For Irish based in Europe, there is a EuropeanIrish Radio & TV section, where visitors can tune-in live online to over 50 Irish Radio & TV stations.

What you see is a huge Irish world all across Europe
- one that most Irish people here & abroad don’t know exists.

So if you are travelling to Europe - on vacation, on business, or planning to move to live in Continental Europe, or you know Irish living in Europe, moving to Europe or friends planning to travel, then it would be great if you would spread the word to check out EuropeanIrish.com,
The Irish Heartbeat in Europe,
News, Information and Events from the Irish Scene in Continental Europe.

Hope this is of help to some of you, into the future, wherever paths may cross.

Regards,

Siasy Collins.
Editor,
www.EuropeanIrish.com

On behalf of everyone at EuropeanIrish.com, we wish you all a happy and festive St. Patrick`s Day.

Siasy 

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