Anne Lucey
Journalist and Writer at Freelance
Journalist. Graduate UCC BA English Irish; MA Old and Middle English . francophile ...
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1 week ago |
irishexaminer.com | Eoin English |Anne Lucey
The derelict Good Shepherd Convent site in Cork City, which was extensively damaged by another suspicious fire this week, is being considered for a new residential or apartment development. The Irish Examiner has learned that a property development firm is looking at potential development options for the landmark former Magdalene laundry and orphanage which was formally declared derelict in 2019.
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2 weeks ago |
irishexaminer.com | Anne Lucey
A warning letter has been issued by Kerry County Council over the use of an English name on a housing development in Dingle. Dingle is a Gaeltacht town, in Corca Dhuibhne, one of two Gaeltacht areas in Kerry. Three weeks ago the council opened a planning enforcement file after the name “Cairn Close”, appeared on advertising hoarding signs outside the private housing development, after local Sinn Féin councillor Robert Brosnan complained about the use of the anglicised name.
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3 weeks ago |
irishexaminer.com | Anne Lucey
People in Kerry have been asked not to light fires in open spaces or set up barbecues in scenic spots after the latest blaze in Killarney National Park. There have been a number of threats in recent weeks, as the anniversary of a devastating fire in April 2021, which engulfed the southwestern part of the park, approaches.
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3 weeks ago |
thejournal.ie | Anne Lucey
BRIGHT ORANGE COLOURED African hoopoes are visiting the south coast of Ireland in record numbers, acording to Irish birdwatchers. The birds, the size of thrushes with a distinctive crescent head dress “like an American Indian Chief’s headdress”, are coming in flocks to Ireland, driven by the Saharan wind and sunny weather. The hoopoes have been spotted across the southern coast from Wexford to Kerry, bird watchers have said. “Essentially they are looking for a mate.
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3 weeks ago |
irishexaminer.com | Anne Lucey
The opening of a third-level college in Dingle, Co Kerry, has been hailed as a gamechanger for the coastal town. Connecticut’s Sacred Heart University in the US first established outreach links with West Kerry 20 years ago. The initial arts and spirituality programme has now expanded to include a comprehensive scientific programme for US students as well as for locals.
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Red deer fleeing snow spotted in middle of Killarney town https://t.co/00eUPjjLSB
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