Posts by Enda Kenneally

Madrid is a city of experimental art

Madrid is a city of experimental art

April 1, 2015 | | No Comments

A new photo exhibition opens this week There is a new photo exhibition running in the centre of Madrid. It is sponsored by El Arpa English academy and the idea of the event is to showcase photos taken on smart phones. The subject matter can be anything and everything and it takes in the urban and the rural, the personal and the panoramic, the morning and the night. It is these transitions which give the exhibition its

Sri Lanka: Why foreign investment should come

March 11, 2015 | | No Comments

The end of civil war brings fresh opportunities Foreign investment is a hot topic at the moment. The idea mostly, in the current climate, invokes criticism and anger, such as the recent Guardian opinion piece that lamented the selling off of British and London infrastructure to foreign investors. To compound this, there has been general ill feeling from some quarters due to a view that European, and particularly British, condemnation of the conflict in the Ukraine and

How to find a real Irish bar

How to find a real Irish bar

March 4, 2015 | | No Comments

And why a good bar is special One of the national newspapers in Ireland hosts a blog called Generation Emigration and it reveals insights into the whos, whats, hows, and whys of the people who choose to leave Ireland. There are those who wish to return and those that don’t, those that miss it and those you are happy in a new life in a foreign land. As we approach St. Patrick’s Day, I would like to

Political murder of Boris Nemstov a continuation of a grim trend

Political murder of Boris Nemstov a continuation of a grim trend

March 1, 2015 | | No Comments

Despite news reports, this is not a new development. Boris Y. Nemtsov was slain on Friday by an unknown gunman. He was a prominent opposition leader and he had been at the forefront of fighting for democratic reforms for over two decades. Russian President Vladimir Putin did was expected of him and offered his sincerest condolences and vowed to find the killer, in much the same way as many vows are made by politicians when public anger