When you live abroad and your children go school with 62 other nationalities, there is one day that comes up every year, ‘Wear your national dress day’, and for some reason this day puts me on the defensive straight away. See, unfortunately for me, the very mention of traditional Irish national dress, conjures up an…
As thousands of Irish leave the shores of the Emerald Isle for pastures greener, the task of raising our children to be aware and proud of their heritage and mindful of their Irish roots becomes a weight for us expat parents to bear, as being an Irish Citizen is the only thing more important that…
The United Arab Emirates celebrate their National Day on the 2nd December. The celebration lasts for at least two days and this year marks the forty first anniversary of their formal independence from the United Kingdom. Almost everywhere throughout the UAE houses, shops and even cars are adorned with the colours of national flag, black,…
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