Whether you’re Irish or Irish at heart, St Patrick’s Day is an international festival, bringing everyone together with a whole lot of drinking, dancing and green outfits! St Patrick’s Day or St Paddy’s Day as it’s more colloquially known, is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on March 17. Traditionally, St Patrick’s Day marks a celebration of the life of...
The annual Six Nations Rugby championship is one of the most illustrious tournaments on the rugby calendar. Each year, the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy battle it out to be crowned kings of the nations. Close neighbours will battle for victory, with Scotland and Ireland kicking off the Six Nations 2017 tournament on Saturday 4th...
After a century of occupation by France, Algeria gained independence in 1962, and adopted the flag of Algeria we see today. The flag is very similar to the one used by the Algerian government in exile (1958–1962) with two main differences – the current flag displays a red crescent and star placed centrally, with equally spaced vertical green and red...
Caernarfonshire County Day is held on the 28th November. 28th November was chosen as Caernarfonshire County Day as it is the date of death of Owain Gwynedd. Owain Gwynedd was King of Gwynedd, North Wales from 1137 to 1170. He was called Owain the Great and the first to be styled a Prince of Wales. He was considered to be...
Wales will be hoping to put the consecutive 6-1 away thumping and 3-0 home loss they received four years ago at the hands of Serbia behind them during the World Cup 2014 qualifying stages with a win on Saturday 12th November in their next home fixture. The Welsh Dragons are now a rejuvenated side, with a monumental run during the...
The eagerly anticipated World Cup 2018 qualifying clash between bitter rivals England and Scotland will take place on the 11th November - Armistice Day. As expected, on this momentous British date, all proud Scots and English will be wearing their Poppies to remember those who have fallen. Players will also be wearing the Poppies, despite protests from FIFA who see...
The qualifiers for the Russia World Cup 2018 continue for England with an away match to Slovenia. The Three Lions did the job needed against Malta with a rather drab 2-0 win but will come away happy to keep the 100% record of two wins out of two, and with a perfect record against Slovenia in previous meetings (four wins...
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY Remembrance Sunday is a day for the nation to remember and honour those who have sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our freedom. “ When I was growing up I can remember wearing a poppy for a few weeks around November time. I didn’t understand why we wore them, just that you did! I didn’t understand what Remembrance...
Life after Robbie Keane will begin for the Republic of Ireland with the World Cup 2018 qualifier against Serbia on the 5th September 2016. The Green Army will be full of optimism after the fantastic run during Euro 2016 which say them reach the last 16. Seamus Coleman, John O'Shea and Jeff Hendrick are all named in the squad despite...
After the monumental achievement of reaching the last sixteen at Euro 2016, Northern Ireland will be full of confidence going in to the qualifying stages for the 2018 World Cup. Despite being outsiders for a win against the Czech’s, the Northern Ireland boys will be brimming with confidence after such a successful summer. Twenty six year old Aberdeen defender Callum...
