Tag: Dublin
Suspect arrested for armed robbery extended
The Reykjavik District Court today extended the pre-trial detention of a suspect who was detained in connection with the shooting at The Dubliner bar. According to the ruling, he will remain in custody until March 22. A man is suspected of firing a shot at The Dubliner bar in downtown Reykjavik. The incident happened on […]
St Patrick’s Day 2023: Feel the shamrock love for the three-legged race!
“There are four of us traveling to Copenhagen for the weekend – my husband and I are coming from Oslo, while my sister and her boyfriend are flying in from Manchester,” Norwegian racer Stephanie Johnston-Pearce told organizers of Shamrock Love’s 3 Legged Charity Race 2023 upon registration. “It’s my birthday on the 18th so we […]
St Patrick’s Day 2023: Where Gaelic games reign supreme
Roy Keane, Brian O’Driscoll, Stephen Roche… Ireland has always and probably always will produce great sporting figures. With a population comparable in size to that of Denmark, the Irish continue to punch above their weight in international sport. Most of the usual suspects They are currently number one in the world in rugby union and […]
Shooting at The Dubliner bar in Reykjavík
On Sunday evening, the metropolitan district police were informed of a man who entered a bar in downtown Reykjavik and unexpectedly fired a gunshot. The bullet bounced off the wall of the bar, and the man immediately fled the scene. The police started the action very quickly and special units and ambulances were sent to […]
St Patrick’s Day 2023: Improv’s Irish poster girl
A vibrant improv scene has emerged in Denmark over the last ten years – or rather one could argue seven and a half years, tracing its rapid acceleration to the exact date in 2015 when Irish performer Sarah McGillion arrived on these shores . Quite simply, McGillion gets it done. Barely a fortnight goes by […]
Local Round-Up: Irish brogues in fashion in Nørrebro store
Few would disagree that Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were ‘Far and Away’ the least convincing Irish-speaking couple in Hollywood history, although neither could match the sheer fallibility of Tommy Lee Jones’ effort in the regrettable thriller ‘Blown Away’. To be sure, it was appalling. But how easy is it to arrive at the accent? […]
Web Summit 2022 brought over 70,000 techies to Lisbon
Web Summit organizes the world’s largest technology events. Web Summit events have attracted half a million people at Web Summit in Lisbon, Web Summit Rio in South America, Collision in North America and RISE in Asia since Web Summit’s inception as a 150-person conference in Dublin in 2009. The November event in Lisbon was the […]
The Garda engages in international operations on four continents
DUBLIN, Ireland – An Garda Sochna has taken part in a major international law enforcement operation, working with INTERPOL and law enforcement agencies in 13 countries on four continents. The operation known internationally as Operation JACKAL, but called Operation SKEIN in Ireland, took place during the last week of last month until the first week […]
Copenhagen voted best city for bargain hunters
No good offers in the BalkansAfter Copenhagen, Riga, Amsterdam, Dublin and Budapest made up the top 5, while Oslo, Porto, London, Rome and Helsinki completed the top 10. Denmark’s second largest city, Aarhus, was ranked 25th. Several cities in the Balkan region finished at the bottom of the rankings, with Zagreb ranking last after Sofia, […]
Local Round-Up: Record number of sailing ships visiting Copenhagen, but a steep drop in cruise ship visitors
The number of ships mooring in Copenhagen’s marinas has never been higher. There have already been 3,200 arrivals this year – a new record. In July several vessels had to share space in some of the better places. City & Harbor could open a new marina“The new record and the large number of visitors show […]
Helpless in a deportation center is the last resort hunger strike
Being an agent for your own life is a bit impossible when you are a rejected asylum seeker residing in one of Denmark’s deportation centers. Your life is not your own, but is rather subject to higher powers: from the security guards at the entrance to the deportation center to the political authorities who determine […]
Copenhagen goes green faster than most
Cleaner air and more trees are neededCopenhagen scored 112 for its air quality level – only Stockholm and Abu Dhabi performed worse in the top 25. And only 15.70 percent of the city’s land is covered by forest, which only did better than Dublin (11.40 percent) and Amsterdam (11) in the top 15. The good […]
At the house: holiday home rental in Copenhagen is a good deal
Copenhagen may be one of the best cities in Europe to host an Airbnb, according to an analysis by Uswitch, a price comparison service based in the UK. Copenhagen came in sixth place in terms of total earnings, which gave the city’s Airbnb hosts an average monthly turnover of 6,351 euros – about 47,000 kroner. […]
St Patrick’s Day 2022: March 17: On this day in history
180: Emperor Marcus Aurelius dies: a tearful day for his son Commodus, but not good for Maximus Decimus Meridius – commander of the armies of the north, general of Felix Legion and loyal servant of the true emperor – who becomes the father of a murdered son, husband of a murdered wife, and decides that […]
St Patrick’s Day 2022: Ten Reasons to Discover Irish Literature
By Lena Hunter You do not have to drink ten pints at your local Irish bar to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. You could just stay in and read a book and still evoke a wave of national pride by familiarizing yourself with this selection of ten must-know literary figures from Emerald Isle. Doing both on […]
St Patrick’s Day 2022: AZ in 21st Century Ireland
by Armelle Delmelle A is for abortion rights and the bill that proved that Ireland is very much in the 21st century. When it arrived in 2018, it was not perfect – nothing is ever perfect, even a newborn baby – but at least you will not go to jail for making a choice that […]
The theater man! Captures playwright Fergal O’Byrne
By Bartholomew Scale With over 2,000 Irish living in Denmark, CPH POST is always spoiled for choice looking for heavyweight interviews for its annual St Patrick’s Day supplement. In 2020, ahead of what turned out to be a canceled day out, we caught up with Irish Ambassador Adrian McDaid, Copenhagen Celtic founder Aidan Coogan and […]
St Patrick’s Day 2022: Pick of the Irish!
By Armelle Delmelle Prepare for a day drenched in rain and Guinness, while freckled blue-eyed boys and green-haired girls occupy the city. No, they are not Billie Eilish fans (well, most of them are enough!), It’s St Patrick’s Day, and it’s been a long time coming. Jonathan Swift once remarked, “I do not really like […]
Feel the Shamrock Love of the three-legged race and win a trip to Dublin!
For the first time in its history, it will not be possible to sign up to compete in the St Patrick’s Day triple jump on the big day itself. Instead, registration for Shamrock Love’s 3 Legged Charity Race 2022 began before the race via the event’s website on March 1, due to the limited number […]
Copenhagen ranked as the world’s sixth most cultural city
Europe dominates a list of the world’s most cultivated cities compiled by Uswitch it places Copenhagen in sixth place, making it a leader in the Nordic region. A survey looked at 69 of the world’s leading cities, and Europe accounted for the entire top 15. Museum, landmarks and moreThe survey took into account the number […]
The insecurity of the Taliban is leading to bids for Afghan rights agencies in exile
From his office in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has appointed ministers to Afghanistan’s de facto government, governors of the 34 provinces and even a chief justice by “decree” that does not require the approval of a legislator. body. However, there is a national institution whose fate Akhundzada has […]
Europe’s recovery and sustainability are at the top of the agenda at a high-level international conference in Dublin
LIVE speech by Taoiseach Michael Martin and a Q&A session Nicolas SchmitThe EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Rights will open the afternoon for discussions on the transition to a green economy and the future of social protection. Ivailo KalfinExecutive Director of Eurofound, opens Eurofound 7 Foundation Forum, which is held every four years. Forum […]
March 1 registration for St Patrick’s Day triple jump: participation limited to 100 couples
For the first time in its history, it will not be possible to sign up to compete in the St Patrick’s Day triple jump on the big day itself. Instead, registration for Shamrock Love’s 3 Legged Charity Race 2022 will take place at the website of the event from 12.00 on 1 March due to […]
Copenhagen ranked among the best cities to have a baby
Banzai to Japan, buh to USA Nationally, Japan probably performed best in the index with five cities in the top 13. The United States, meanwhile, struggled with four cities in the bottom six. Reykjavik topped the rankings, followed by Kyoto, Tallinn, Helsinki and Fukuoka, while Oslo, Copenhagen, Chiba, Tokyo and Seoul topped the top 10. […]
