Originally published for the 2005 Crawley Irish Festival Justin Bishop has been capped by Ireland 25 times and has played for The Exiles, London Irish RFC, throughout his professional career. The Crawley born rugby union winger talks to us about his experiences playing during the professional era and his memories so far. You played in the English Youth teams but
» Read moreIreland offers some fantastic possibilities when it comes to getting away from it all. From city breaks to country retreats and mountain climbing to surfing, Ireland has it all. The countryside remains largely untouched whilst the major towns on Ireland’s coast offer modern cosmopolitanism coupled with the traditional atmosphere that tourists have come to expect from the emerald isle.
» Read moreHurling is traditionally regarded as Ireland’s national sport although Gaelic Football takes dominance in many Irish counties such as County Dublin.
» Read moreGaelic football forms an important role in Irish sport. Both men and women’s games will be played at the sports arena. GAA will also be displayed on the Setanta Sports Screen in the Refreshment Tent.
» Read moreThe Irish Famine has been given many names, each conjuring up an image of the event: The Great Hunger, Black ’47, The Great Starvation and so on. The horror of the event seems so long ago but similar events appear daily in our news headlines.
» Read moreThe term ‘patriot’ is best known in relation to the American War of Independence but the origins of Patriotism began in Ireland with the writings of Jonathan Swift and William Molyneux who wrote: “liberty seems the independent right of all mankind”.
» Read moreThe Fleadh Week was held 20-28 August 2005 and concluded with the 10th Annual Crawley Irish Festival. Sunday’s Irish Festival was the most popular ever as over 10,000 people attended the event.
» Read morePhotos and images from the 2005 Crawley Irish Festival, organised by the Celtic and Irish Cultural Society and sponsored by Foundation Developments Limited, Cappagh Group, Accurate Construction, Coinford Construction, McCabe Group, Nugent Group and Tourism Ireland.
» Read moreHurling and Gaelic games in Britain took a major boost yesterday when London raised the inaugral Nicky Rackard Cup at Croke Park, the home of Gealic Games. London beat Louth 5-08 to 1-05 to win the title.
» Read moreThe Celtic and Irish Cultural Society has finalised details of the second Crawley Fleadh, a week of activities that explores Irish music, comedy, history, art and culture.
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