You may have heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, that vast swath of the Pacific Ocean which has accumulated a massive volume of discarded plastics, swept there by the ocean’s currents. A great deal of the plastics in this area of ocean are what are known as microplastics, plastic debris less than five millimeters […]
Month: April 2018
Two Irish authors have been shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award 2018 worth €100,000. The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride and Solar Bones by Mike McCormack are among eight additional novels created by writers from across the world to be shortlisted. Six out of the ten novels are in translation from France, Germany, Italy, […]
For the 47th year running the international Pan Celtic Festival once again kicked off, hosted at the Mount Errigal Hotel in Letterkenny this year for its special Opening Night Concert. Hordes of people watched in awe as performers from all six Celtic nations (Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man, Cornwall and Brittany) joined together to […]