Todd: So, Ruth, you're from Ireland. Ruth: Yes, that's right. Todd: And could you talk a little bit about the government in Ireland, like do you have a president or a prime minister? Ruth: In fact, we have both. We have a president, Mary McAleese, an...
Joel: I'm sorry, what was your name again? Ruth: My name is Ruth Archibald. Joel: Ruth. OK, where are you from? Ruth: I'm from Ireland. Joel: Ireland. OK. I can notice your accent a little bit. I've never been to Ireland before. What's famous about I...
Todd: So, Marion, for people that go to Ireland, what's one place they really should visit? Marion: Well, one of my favorite spots is called the Cliffs of Moher. Todd: The Cliffs of Moher. Marion: Yeah, and that's on the West Coast. It's quite near G...
Todd: Hey, Marion, I was reading in the newspaper the other day that the economy in Ireland is doing really good. Marion: Yeah, it has been doing really well now for quite awhile, for a number of years. We call it the Celtic tiger phenomenon. Yeah. T...
Todd: Hey, Eucharia can you give us a brief history of Ireland? Eucharia: Sure well, I think most people know of St Patricks day and that it is an Irish festival which celebrates being Irish. Well, St Patrick was brought to Ireland in 460 as a slave...
Jessica: Kate, where are you from? Kate: I'm from London in England. Jessica: OK, and your heritage is..? Kate: My heritage is Irish. My grandparents were Irish, both sets of grandparents. Jessica: Oh, wow. What part of Ireland were they from? Kate:...
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. March seventeenth is Saint Patrick's Day, a time to celebrate Irish culture. The Census Bureau says that in two thousand seven, thirt...
Out of the mists of the Stone Age, this structure has stood since the dawn of recorded history. This rounded tomb called Newgrange has stood on the bend of Ireland's River Boyne for more than 5,000 years. It is massive, distinct and very mysterious....
By Mandy Clark London 02 April 2008 Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern says he will resign on May 6, because of growing pressure on him from a tribunal probing alleged financial irregularities. VOA's Mandy Clark reports from London. In an address to t...
By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 08 November 2007 Adequate housing is considered to be a basic human right, but South African officials have been struggling to move millions of residents out of township shacks and into proper homes. An Irish charity ha...