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Minister Brophy launches To Be Irish Programme to connect the Irish Diaspora this Christmas.

Minister Brophy launches To Be Irish Programme to connect the Irish Diaspora this Christmas

To Be Irish At Christmas 2021: 140 events over 16 days celebrating Ireland, Irish, and Christmas at home and abroad. Ireland's Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy, has revealed details of To Be Irish At Christmas 2021, running from Dec 8 to 23.

Patrick Dexter and Gurdeep Pandher merge classical music with a traditional Punjabi dance in a heartwarming cross-cultural bridge across the Atlantic. The clip features Patrick playing a beautiful rendition of Bach while Gurdeep dances the Bhangra - a traditional folk dance of Punjab - to the music.

Classical music always had a strong presence in Patrick’s childhood. \ Claire Nash Have you ever been told rural life wasn’t suitable for your line of work? If you’re a farmer, probably not. But what if you worked in an area considered mainly to be a “city” job? One good thing to have come out of the pandemic is the new-found acceptance of remote working. Traffic congestion into city centres has been relieved, those who were spending the majority of their pay on high city rents have been able to move home, or to more affordable areas, and – perhaps most importantly – rural area...