Colm Dawson News Today

A LIMERICK magician is planning to cast a spell in the Mid West when he hosts the first magic convention in the region in more than a decade.

The first-ever Mid-West Magic Convention will take place on November 18 and 19 at Treacy's West County Hotel in Ennis.

County Clare will soon host Ireland’s first international magic convention in over a decade, with guests from all over the world.

FOR those of us living in the north of Ireland the English Queen Elizabeth has been omnipresent in our lives for a long time.  From our postage stamps, coins and bank notes to the names of our public buildings. In Belfast there are two bridges named after English queens. The Queen’s Bridge was opened in 1849 and is named after Victoria. The Queen Elizabeth Bridge is named after the woman who has just died. It was opened in 1966. Interestingly, there was a row among unionists in Belfast City ...

For those of us living in the north of Ireland the English Queen Elizabeth has been omnipresent in our lives for a long time. From our postage stam...