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Green shoots: Financial Times
Armagh represents Ireland’s history and its future. It is the island’s oldest city, still the ecclesiastical capital and, with important symbolism, the planned headquarters for cross-border institution the North/South Ministerial Council. Walk along The Mall, with its wide grassy central area, and you’ll find beautiful Georgian houses, religious halls and other grand buildings and, in [...]
Upward curve: Financial Times
Leicester’s Curve theatre, which opens on November 15, is a striking design from one of the world’s most respected architects, Rafael Viñoly. It is an exciting new cultural development that stakes a claim for the city to become the artistic capital of England’s East Midlands.
But Curve is much more than that. It is also a [...]
Mea culpa! : Getting my Malin confused with my Fanad: Financial Times
I got it wrong - Fanad Head is the one on the North West Donegal, while the Malin peninsula is another description for Inishowen. A Financial Times reader put me right.
Losing direction in scenic Donegal
Published: July 12 2008 03:00
From Mr J.R. Max Wheel.
Sir, Paul Gosling seems to have imbibed a bit too much of Irish [...]
Community and character: Financial Times
Community and character
By Paul Gosling
Published: July 5 2008 01:07 | Last updated: July 5 2008 01:07
With miles of empty silver beaches, several of the best golf links in Europe and house prices a third of those in Dublin – Donegal has, understandably, become a favourite for second-home owners. And after a sustained period of depressed [...]
Rapprochement brings rehabilitation
Life in Northern Ireland has been transformed. Five years ago you were likely to face a British soldier pointing a rifle when you looked out of a car window into a roadside field. Now, thanks to rapprochement between the province’s Republican and Loyalist factions, it is rare to see the army at all.
The speed of [...]
Burnt-out councils discover high performance
After decades of municipal neglect and incompetence, many of England’s largest and oldest cities are witnessing a management overhaul that is rapidly improving services.
