http://204.2.183.89:3030/videos/ http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/4482525-a-few-photo-s http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/4482525-a-few-photo-s Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:44:31 -0400 A few photo's http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/3319569-sites-in-and-around-county-tyrone-sligo-and-donegal http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/3319569-sites-in-and-around-county-tyrone-sligo-and-donegal Tue, 19 May 2009 01:29:39 -0400 Sites in and around County tyrone, sligo and Donegal http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/1092039-i-dreamt-i-woke-up-2-5-john-boorman-john-hurt John Boorman visits the home of Garech Browne ('custodian of Luggala'), where Irish poet John Montague reads from his poem 'Luggala' written about Garech and his surroundings. Boorman also visits one of the last fragments of ancient oak forest left in Europe. He finds the tree he used for stringing up the Knights of King Arthur in Excalibur. With Charley Boorman as the Green Man. http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/1092039-i-dreamt-i-woke-up-2-5-john-boorman-john-hurt Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:54:39 -0400 John Boorman visits the home of Garech Browne ('custodian of Luggala'), where Irish poet John Montague reads from his poem 'Luggala' written about Garech and his surroundings. Boorman also visits one of the last fragments of ancient oak forest left in Europe. He finds the tree he used for stringing up the Knights of King Arthur in Excalibur. With Charley Boorman as the Green Man. 'I Dreamt I Woke Up' 2/5 John Boorman, John Hurt http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/1091946-william-crawley-meets-melvyn-bragg-part-1- The BBC's William Crawley talks to Melvyn Bragg. http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/1091946-william-crawley-meets-melvyn-bragg-part-1- Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:47:07 -0400 The BBC's William Crawley talks to Melvyn Bragg. William Crawley Meets Melvyn Bragg ( part 1 ) http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/1091900-sinead-o-connor-raglan-road Sinead O'Connor Raglan Road from Late Late Show Donal Lunny Tribute Singing Raglan Road one of my favourite poems by the Monahan poet, Patrick Kavanagh, Enjoy http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/1091900-sinead-o-connor-raglan-road Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:42:27 -0400 Sinead O'Connor Raglan Road from Late Late Show Donal Lunny Tribute Singing Raglan Road one of my favourite poems by the Monahan poet, Patrick Kavanagh, Enjoy Sinead O'Connor Raglan Road http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932712-a-tour-around-northern-ireland Northern Ireland has alot to offer the tourist/backpacker. In my slide show (excluding Belfast) I have included interesting places to visit in County's Antrim, Down, Fermanagh Tyrone, Derry and Armagh. I will show you towns,castle ruins, a stately home in Fermanagh and a forest park. Of course I wasnt able to include every place. http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932712-a-tour-around-northern-ireland Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:17:40 -0400 Northern Ireland has alot to offer the tourist/backpacker. In my slide show (excluding Belfast) I have included interesting places to visit in County's Antrim, Down, Fermanagh Tyrone, Derry and Armagh. I will show you towns,castle ruins, a stately home in Fermanagh and a forest park. Of course I wasnt able to include every place. A tour around Northern Ireland http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932675-waterboys-the-whole-of-the-moon-1985-concert The Whole of the Moon ----------------------- I pictured a rainbow You held in your hands I had flashes But you saw then plan I wondered out in the world for years While you just stayed in your room I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon! The whole of the moon! You were there at the turnstiles With the wind at your heels You stretched for the stars And you know how it feels To reach too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon! I was grounded While you filled the skies I was dumbfounded by truths You cut through lies I saw the rain-dirty valley You saw brigadoon I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon! I spoke about wings You just flew I wondered, I guessed, and I tried You just knew I sighed But you swooned I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon! The whole of the moon! With a torch in your pocket And the wind at your heels You climbed on the ladder And you know how it feels To reach too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon! The whole of the moon! Unicorns and cannonballs, Palaces and piers, Trumpets, towers, and tenemets, Wide oceans full of tears, Flag, rags, ferry boats, Scimitars and scarves, Every precious dream and vision Underneath the stars You climbed on the ladder With the wind in your sails You came like a comet Blazing your trail Too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon! http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932675-waterboys-the-whole-of-the-moon-1985-concert Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:12:37 -0400 The Whole of the Moon ----------------------- I pictured a rainbow You held in your hands I had flashes But you saw then plan I wondered out in the world for years While you just stayed in your room I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon! The whole of the moon! You were there at the turnstiles With the wind at your heels You stretched for the stars And you know how it feels To reach too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon! I was grounded While you filled the skies I was dumbfounded by truths You cut through lies I saw the rain-dirty valley You saw brigadoon I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon! I spoke about wings You just flew I wondered, I guessed, and I tried You just knew I sighed But you swooned I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon! The whole of the moon! With a torch in your pocket And the wind at your heels You climbed on the ladder And you know how it feels To reach too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon! The whole of the moon! Unicorns and cannonballs, Palaces and piers, Trumpets, towers, and tenemets, Wide oceans full of tears, Flag, rags, ferry boats, Scimitars and scarves, Every precious dream and vision Underneath the stars You climbed on the ladder With the wind in your sails You came like a comet Blazing your trail Too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon! Waterboys ? The Whole of the Moon ? 1985 Concert http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932638-new-stonehenge-discovery Archaeologists uncover new sites that help reveal the truth about Stonehenge. Stonehenge Decoded : SUN JUNE 1 9P et/pt :http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/stonehenge-decoded-3372/Overview/?source=4003 http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932638-new-stonehenge-discovery Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:08:31 -0400 Archaeologists uncover new sites that help reveal the truth about Stonehenge. Stonehenge Decoded : SUN JUNE 1 9P et/pt :http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/stonehenge-decoded-3372/Overview/?source=4003 New Stonehenge Discovery http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932631-charlie-rose-april-19-1996 First, an interview with Irish poet Seamus Heaney, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995, about his first compilation of poems since, "The Spirit Level", which takes its title from the Irish term for a carpenter's level. The volume volume deals with the search for a balancing point in ethical, moral, and spiritual affairs. Then, a conversation with philosopher, teacher, and author Huston Smith, who has dedicated his life to the study of the world's religions. He talks about his life work and the book that has been a bestseller since it was published in 1958, "The World's Religions". http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932631-charlie-rose-april-19-1996 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:07:45 -0400 First, an interview with Irish poet Seamus Heaney, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995, about his first compilation of poems since, "The Spirit Level", which takes its title from the Irish term for a carpenter's level. The volume volume deals with the search for a balancing point in ethical, moral, and spiritual affairs. Then, a conversation with philosopher, teacher, and author Huston Smith, who has dedicated his life to the study of the world's religions. He talks about his life work and the book that has been a bestseller since it was published in 1958, "The World's Religions". Charlie Rose: April 19, 1996 http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932610-spandau-ballet-through-the-barricades Classic 80's videoclip... http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932610-spandau-ballet-through-the-barricades Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:05:07 -0400 Classic 80's videoclip... Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932526-paul-weller-author-interview Author of The Modfather interviewed on BBC Look North. http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932526-paul-weller-author-interview Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:55:05 -0400 Author of The Modfather interviewed on BBC Look North. Paul Weller Author Interview http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932503-alan-jude-moore-reading-at-the-white-house-limerick Alan Jude Moore was born in Dublin. His poetry has been widely published in Ireland and abroad, including in Poetry Ireland Review, Cyphers, The Stinging Fly, Poetry Salzburg Review, Kestrel (USA), Pelagos (Italy) and Novaya Junost (Russia). His fiction has been twice short-listed for the Hennessy Literary Award for New Irish Writing and published in various journals. Alans work has been translated into Italian and Russian and will also appear later this year as part of a collaborative project between the visual arts magazine, Circa, and Dublin literary magazine The Stinging Fly. Last year, Alan was a featured poet at the Riflesdiversi Cultural Festival in Magione, Umbria, Italy and also read at the Universita per lo Straneri in Perugia. He has read in Dublin, Galway, Moscow, Rome and of course in Limerick. His first collection of poetry, Black State Cars, was published by Salmon Poetry in 2004. A second collection, Lost Republics, will be published, also by Salmon Poetry, in September 2008 http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932503-alan-jude-moore-reading-at-the-white-house-limerick Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:52:07 -0400 Alan Jude Moore was born in Dublin. His poetry has been widely published in Ireland and abroad, including in Poetry Ireland Review, Cyphers, The Stinging Fly, Poetry Salzburg Review, Kestrel (USA), Pelagos (Italy) and Novaya Junost (Russia). His fiction has been twice short-listed for the Hennessy Literary Award for New Irish Writing and published in various journals. Alans work has been translated into Italian and Russian and will also appear later this year as part of a collaborative project between the visual arts magazine, Circa, and Dublin literary magazine The Stinging Fly. Last year, Alan was a featured poet at the Riflesdiversi Cultural Festival in Magione, Umbria, Italy and also read at the Universita per lo Straneri in Perugia. He has read in Dublin, Galway, Moscow, Rome and of course in Limerick. His first collection of poetry, Black State Cars, was published by Salmon Poetry in 2004. A second collection, Lost Republics, will be published, also by Salmon Poetry, in September 2008 Alan Jude Moore reading at the White House, Limerick http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932497-billy-collins-litany- Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/07/A_Selection_of_Poems_by_Billy_Collins Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins discusses stealing material from other writers, and reads his poem, "Litany." ----- Poet Billy Collins is a unique literary figure - a widely read contemporary poet. The former US Poet Laureate and New York State Poet has received fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation, though his most dramatic honors come from a wide and appreciative readership. Collins's poetry collections, including The Trouble With Poetry and Other Poems, Nine Horses, Sailing Alone Around the Room, and Picnic, Lightening, have broken records for poetry sales. His writing is marked by inventiveness beyond traditional poetry forms with ironic twists and lyrical turns of phrase that resonate powerfully. An advocate for integrating poetry into everyday life, Collins compiled the anthologies Poetry 180 and 180 More with poems for every day of a typical school year. Billy Collins has been a professor of English at Lehman College of the City University of New York since 1968 - City Arts & Lectures Billy Collins is the author of several books of poetry and two anthologies of contemporary poetry, including The Trouble with Poetry: And Other Poems; The Arts of Drowning, which was a finalist for the Lenore Marshall prize; and Questions About Angels, which won the National Poetry Series in 1990. He is also a distinguished professor of English at Lehman College (CUNY). Collins served as US Poet Laureate (2001-2003) and as New York State Poet Laureate (2004-2006). Collins' poetry has appeared in The American Poetry Review, Harper's, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic, among many other journals and periodicals. He has received fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, The National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation. He has won several awards and prizes. http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932497-billy-collins-litany- Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:50:21 -0400 Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/07/A_Selection_of_Poems_by_Billy_Collins Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins discusses stealing material from other writers, and reads his poem, "Litany." ----- Poet Billy Collins is a unique literary figure - a widely read contemporary poet. The former US Poet Laureate and New York State Poet has received fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation, though his most dramatic honors come from a wide and appreciative readership. Collins's poetry collections, including The Trouble With Poetry and Other Poems, Nine Horses, Sailing Alone Around the Room, and Picnic, Lightening, have broken records for poetry sales. His writing is marked by inventiveness beyond traditional poetry forms with ironic twists and lyrical turns of phrase that resonate powerfully. An advocate for integrating poetry into everyday life, Collins compiled the anthologies Poetry 180 and 180 More with poems for every day of a typical school year. Billy Collins has been a professor of English at Lehman College of the City University of New York since 1968 - City Arts & Lectures Billy Collins is the author of several books of poetry and two anthologies of contemporary poetry, including The Trouble with Poetry: And Other Poems; The Arts of Drowning, which was a finalist for the Lenore Marshall prize; and Questions About Angels, which won the National Poetry Series in 1990. He is also a distinguished professor of English at Lehman College (CUNY). Collins served as US Poet Laureate (2001-2003) and as New York State Poet Laureate (2004-2006). Collins' poetry has appeared in The American Poetry Review, Harper's, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic, among many other journals and periodicals. He has received fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, The National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation. He has won several awards and prizes. Billy Collins - "Litany" http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932489-green-postbox-campaign Greening the Post Boxes -- DIY! Over the past week over 50 Post Boxes across the North have been painted back to their rightful shade of Green. The organisers behind the 'Green Post Box Campaign' are using the initial burst of action, as a way to promote the initiative, and encourage every young nationally minded person, to play a part in this public service and 'Do It Yourself!' An ?gra Shinn F?in spokesperson said, "Activists have been engaged in the greening of post boxes across the north in the previous week, to assert proudly and very visibly that we live in Ireland, and our post boxes should be green." "This is a practical manifestation of the All Ireland agenda, a novel way in which young nationally minded people can promote their Irishness and highlight the folly of partition. The young people involved in these actions are simply providing a public service and should be applauded for saving 'An Post' a job of work when we achieve Irish unity." "The greening of northern post boxes is a job for all young Irish people. The campaign has started, its time to get your bucket of green gloss, paint brush and 'Do It Yourself!" www.osf.ie http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932489-green-postbox-campaign Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:48:43 -0400 Greening the Post Boxes -- DIY! Over the past week over 50 Post Boxes across the North have been painted back to their rightful shade of Green. The organisers behind the 'Green Post Box Campaign' are using the initial burst of action, as a way to promote the initiative, and encourage every young nationally minded person, to play a part in this public service and 'Do It Yourself!' An ?gra Shinn F?in spokesperson said, "Activists have been engaged in the greening of post boxes across the north in the previous week, to assert proudly and very visibly that we live in Ireland, and our post boxes should be green." "This is a practical manifestation of the All Ireland agenda, a novel way in which young nationally minded people can promote their Irishness and highlight the folly of partition. The young people involved in these actions are simply providing a public service and should be applauded for saving 'An Post' a job of work when we achieve Irish unity." "The greening of northern post boxes is a job for all young Irish people. The campaign has started, its time to get your bucket of green gloss, paint brush and 'Do It Yourself!" www.osf.ie Green Postbox Campaign http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932483-help-save-the-tara-valley Sung By: Steve Cooney http://www.indymedia.ie/article/85541 http://www.tarawatch.org:80/ (Help save TARA sign the petition) The Tara landscape is one of Ireland's and Europe's most precious historical archaeological sites, but it is now in the process of being destroyed to facilitate the construction of a motorway. The European Commission has warned the Irish Government that its plans to build the M3 four-lane motorway through the archaeologically rich Tara-Skryne valley are illegal within European law. The commission is taking proceedings against the Government. The Tara landscape has been placed on the World Monuments Fund of most endangered sites. We are also aware of a joint letter signed internationally by more than 300 academics stating that the royal estate of Tara is not just a central part of Irish heritage, but is of significant importance on a world heritage scale. We, the undersigned members of the European Parliament, are alarmed at the Irish Government's destruction in July 2007 of the large early medieval settlement site at Baronstown in the Tara-Skryne valley. Most shockingly, this important archaeological site was demolished by motorway construction workers in the middle of the night. We also wish to express our deep concern about the future of the Celtic temple at Lismullin - a site with national monument status which is also planned to be demolished by the Irish Government. Urgent action is needed to urge the Irish Government to prevent the destruction of more of our common European heritage. As was the case at Baronstown, and as is planned for Lismullin, thousands of years of our shared European culture can be wiped out in a few hours, and once gone, can never be replaced. Given that the path of the planned M3 motorway is so rich in important archaeological monuments, we strongly urge the Irish Government to alter the current motorway route and to choose from the other available routes and viable options for the M3 motorway instead, thereby balancing progress with conservation. It is of the utmost importance that steps be taken to prevent the destruction of any further ancient monuments which are part of our shared European heritage. We believe the Tara landscape should be preserved fully intact as the European cultural and heritage treasure that it so clearly is. ------------------------------------ Stephen Cooney Born in Melbourne, Australia, Steve started his professional musical career at the age of 17, playing for a while in the US before returning home, where he was in a number of rock bands, (Bushwackers, Fruitcake) and the successful folk/rock band, Red Gum. In 1981 he bought a one-way ticket to Ireland, from where his ancestors had come, where he busked and worked odd jobs for a few months, before joining Stockton's Wing as bassist with whom he stayed until 1981. Since then he has popped up all over the place, with a major contribution to Sharon Shannon's first album, and performances and recordings with Dermot Byrne, Altan, Martin Hayes and others. While guitar, and rock guitarists have raised eyebrows in trad Irish music in the past, Cooney is no noise machine. His technique is excellent, and his understanding of traditional music and accompaniment is attested to by the number of traditional groups and albums he has contributed to. http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932483-help-save-the-tara-valley Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:48:01 -0400 Sung By: Steve Cooney http://www.indymedia.ie/article/85541 http://www.tarawatch.org:80/ (Help save TARA sign the petition) The Tara landscape is one of Ireland's and Europe's most precious historical archaeological sites, but it is now in the process of being destroyed to facilitate the construction of a motorway. The European Commission has warned the Irish Government that its plans to build the M3 four-lane motorway through the archaeologically rich Tara-Skryne valley are illegal within European law. The commission is taking proceedings against the Government. The Tara landscape has been placed on the World Monuments Fund of most endangered sites. We are also aware of a joint letter signed internationally by more than 300 academics stating that the royal estate of Tara is not just a central part of Irish heritage, but is of significant importance on a world heritage scale. We, the undersigned members of the European Parliament, are alarmed at the Irish Government's destruction in July 2007 of the large early medieval settlement site at Baronstown in the Tara-Skryne valley. Most shockingly, this important archaeological site was demolished by motorway construction workers in the middle of the night. We also wish to express our deep concern about the future of the Celtic temple at Lismullin - a site with national monument status which is also planned to be demolished by the Irish Government. Urgent action is needed to urge the Irish Government to prevent the destruction of more of our common European heritage. As was the case at Baronstown, and as is planned for Lismullin, thousands of years of our shared European culture can be wiped out in a few hours, and once gone, can never be replaced. Given that the path of the planned M3 motorway is so rich in important archaeological monuments, we strongly urge the Irish Government to alter the current motorway route and to choose from the other available routes and viable options for the M3 motorway instead, thereby balancing progress with conservation. It is of the utmost importance that steps be taken to prevent the destruction of any further ancient monuments which are part of our shared European heritage. We believe the Tara landscape should be preserved fully intact as the European cultural and heritage treasure that it so clearly is. ------------------------------------ Stephen Cooney Born in Melbourne, Australia, Steve started his professional musical career at the age of 17, playing for a while in the US before returning home, where he was in a number of rock bands, (Bushwackers, Fruitcake) and the successful folk/rock band, Red Gum. In 1981 he bought a one-way ticket to Ireland, from where his ancestors had come, where he busked and worked odd jobs for a few months, before joining Stockton's Wing as bassist with whom he stayed until 1981. Since then he has popped up all over the place, with a major contribution to Sharon Shannon's first album, and performances and recordings with Dermot Byrne, Altan, Martin Hayes and others. While guitar, and rock guitarists have raised eyebrows in trad Irish music in the past, Cooney is no noise machine. His technique is excellent, and his understanding of traditional music and accompaniment is attested to by the number of traditional groups and albums he has contributed to. Help Save the Tara Valley http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932479-celtic-festivals-imbolc A description & celebration of the Irish Celtic festival of Imbolc or Brigid's Day with stories and traditions to a background of gentle Irish music http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932479-celtic-festivals-imbolc Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:46:42 -0400 A description & celebration of the Irish Celtic festival of Imbolc or Brigid's Day with stories and traditions to a background of gentle Irish music Celtic Festivals; Imbolc http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932471-south-bank-show-woody-allen-part-3 South Bank Show - Woody Allen. 1994 interview with Woody Allen just after the release of "Manhattan Murder Mystery". http://www.freewebs.com/apps/videos/view/932471-south-bank-show-woody-allen-part-3 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:44:53 -0400 South Bank Show - Woody Allen. 1994 interview with Woody Allen just after the release of "Manhattan Murder Mystery". South Bank Show - Woody Allen Part 3