From African slums to the streets of Northern Ireland – Kenyan-born social worker encourages diversity
Wanting people to have a better tomorrow” - Kenyan-born social worker Jacintah McCaffrey encourages others to pursue a career in social work ...
Deacon Blue's Lorraine McIntosh, from Glasgow's slums to pop stardom
The Scottish pop star and TV actress looks back on the band's forty year career of incredible highs and heartbreaking lows and promises much more is to come.
National Catholic Reporter21h
What Catholic sisters wish they had learned sooner
Religious life is full of lessons that shape and transform us over time. This month, we asked panelists: What is something ...
Chicago Tribune15d
Decades before Irish were Chicago political royalty, they lived in a ramshackle slum called Kilgubbin
The name became symbolic of slums where poor Irish immigrants lived ... And when the Great Famine devastated Ireland in the 1840s, Chicago was a destination for thousands of Irish people fleeing ...
Yahoo15d
Decades before Irish were Chicago political royalty, they lived in a ramshackle slum called Kilgubbin
The name became symbolic of slums where poor Irish immigrants lived in ramshackle ... And when the Great Famine devastated Ireland in the 1840s, Chicago was a destination for thousands of Irish people ...
Belfast News Letter19hOpinion
Roamer: Peeking into the past and presence of some of Ulster’s prefabs
With the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) approaching in May, your wartime memories and accounts, ...
The Observer9d
Irish, Ugandans mark St Patrick’s Day
The Irish community in Uganda along with Ugandan nationals came together on March 13 at the Irish ambassador’s residence in ...
Edinburgh News on MSN1d
Ten Pound Poms cast: what has Michelle Keegan been in - and what are the actors known for?
Warren Brown is known for his roles as Donny Maguire in Shameless and Andy Holt in Hollyoaks. He also played DS Justin Ripley ...
Irish Central27d
Ireland’s bubonic plague scare in 1900
While the Spanish Flu pandemic is rightly associated with the early 1900s, Ireland was also faced with ... at high risk of an outbreak due to its slums and tenements and poor sanitation - all ...