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Did you go home for Christmas? As a family of four, we rarely do because it’s too expensive, but we try to go to France once a year, and we especially make the effort now that we have kids. We also go to my husband’s native country, Mauritius, as often as we can, which is […]
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Sunday was a landmark day for French politics. As the country comes to terms with the devastating attacks in Paris last month, a right-wing political party made history in the first round of regional elections. The ‘Front national’ political party, led by 47 year old Marine Le Pen, came first in 6 out of 13 French […]
by Brian Cunningham
All countries have a degree of stereotypes. French are supposedly arrogant, always on strike, walk around in stripy shirts with a baguette in one hand, glass of wine in the other, while smoking a “Camel” cigarette. German are very organised and don’t have any sense of humour, and British are… well, Irish people just don’t […]
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While the news headlines of 2015 have been dominated by events in Syria, 2014 was a year in which the worlds gaze was also fixed on Ukraine. In what began as a series of civil demonstrations against the government in early 2014 – commonly referred to as the ‘Euromaiden’ event – the country soon found […]
by Brian CunninghamWhen I moved to Ireland, although I didn’t really know what to expect, I had a pretty clear idea of what I didn’t want to do or try. Then there were things I thought I would never be able to manage because I was too afraid. 1- Enjoy a good Irish breakfast If you told […]
by AdminWhat is the significance of the name, no doubt Wyvern is in reference to the area in Bray where you are from, what is the significance of Lingo? Caoimhe – It actually happens to be that but we found it in a dictionary, it has zero meaning. We just needed to find a name quickly […]
by AdminWhen I came to Ireland, I had to get used to the way Irish people spoke. It wasn’t so much what they said, but more what they meant that I didn’t always understand. If you take their words literally, you can feel confused or even upset sometimes. Irish people seem to have the ability to […]
by Admin“It’s when you go away that you see who cares about you”. A young girl I know, who moved from France to the USA posted this on Facebook and it caught my attention. When I decided to leave France 13 years ago, my biggest worry was that I might lose my friends. I was afraid […]
by AdminDuring last Friday’s terror attacks in Paris, one of the locations affected was the Bataclan, at which the American rock band Eagles of Death Metal were performing. While the band themselves were unharmed, 89 people lost their lives at the venue, including their merchandise man Nick Alexander, several members of their crew and support staff […]
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