Buses organised to Pro Life Campaign vigil in Dublin on Saturday

Local Pro Life Campaign volunteers have organised buses from Louth to this Saturday’s National Vigil For Life, which starts at 3pm in Merrion Square in Dublin.

The pro-life vigil will be an opportunity for people to show their opposition to the Government’s controversial new abortion law, which came into force at the start of 2014. For the first time, an unborn baby can be legally destroyed right up to birth in Irish hospitals, based on the threat of suicide with no evidence base to support this.

A spokesperson said: “Please help restore safety and protection for mothers and babies by standing up for life in Merrion Square, Dublin 2, this Saturday afternoon from 3-4pm.”

People who wish to travel on buses to the National Vigil For Life can contact (085) 871 1100 or  For further information email: NationalVigilforLife@gmail.com or visit www.prolifecampaign.ie

Dundalk singer Cathy Maguire in line for top US award

Cathy Maguire

Dundalk singer Cathy Maguire is on course to be named one of The Irish Echo newspaper’s most influential Irish-Americans under 40 at a ceremony in New York on Friday February 28^th.

Cathy, who recently had her album Ireland in Song added to the Irish Traditional Music Archive in Merrion Square in Dublin, currently has over 30% of the vote – almost 12% ahead of her nearest challenger Michael Farrelly.

The Irish Echo 40 Under 40 awards is a popular event which celebrates Irish and Irish Americans who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields of work before reaching the age of forty.

This is the seventh year of the awards, with The Echo retaining its status as The USA’s largest and most widely-read Irish-American weekly.

You can vote for Cathy here.

Kearney brothers to feature on Late Late Show tonight

Rob Kearney, Ryan Tubridy and Dave Kearney preparing for their interview on the Late Late Show tonight

Leinster and Ireland rugby stars Rob and Dave Kearney will be appearing on tonight’s Late Late Show.

To gear up for the interview, the brothers – from Willville in Carlingford – met up with presenter Ryan Tubridy for a throwaround in Dublin’s Merrion Square yesterday.

On the show Rob and Dave will be discussing playing together for both province and country and looking ahead to this year’s Six Nations, which gets underway next weekend.

Cathy has album added to the Irish Traditional Music Archive

Dundalk born singer/songwriter Cathy Maguire’s album Ireland in Song has been added to the Irish Traditional Music Archive in Merrion Square in Dublin.

The album, which is the companion CD to a TV programme that Cathy was involved in of the same title, was released last year.

It explores ten of the most famous Irish songs including ‘Danny Boy’, ‘Carrickfergus’, ‘Fields of Athenry’ and ‘The Parting Glass’.

Commenting on the honour via her Facebook page, the Manhattan-based songstress said: “I visited the archive many times while I was researching for my degree dissertation and as a country singer, I never in my wildest dreams thought that an Irish album of mine would one day be added to the collection there!
“I am most thankful to the people who have helped along the way, in particular to producer and music extraordinaire Gabriel Donohue.”

You can preview some of the tracks on Ireland in Song or buy the album from here.