I have written a lot lately about Peter Doyle since he died a few months ago. His ashes were returned to Kiltegan, his mother’s home and a service was held in the village. I wasn’t able to attend the service but Ardal O’Hanlon and his wife Melanie did go and others including members of Peter’s… Read More
About the Author
Alex McDonnel
East of West
‘Do you want to go back? You can go back if you like’. ‘I don’t know what do you think?’ ‘You can do whatever you like’. ‘Is it better for you if we go back or if we stay as we are?’ ‘It doesn’t matter to me what you do. I am the finest’. ‘Ok… Read More
Peter Doyle Returns Home
One thing more than anything that Peter wanted was to return to his home place. For him this was where his mother lived in Kiltegan Co. Wicklow, a small village in the south of the county. Peter found out about his mother shortly after he fled for London in 1959 from the cruelty of forced… Read More
Two stalwart men
It is still hard to believe that our great friend and mentor, John Glynn is no longer with us, 2 years after his death. He has always seemed to walk beside us in all of Aisling’s endeavours as we continue in our work to return Irish exiles to their homeland. In recent weeks we have… Read More
RIP Peter Doyle
One of our first ever Aisling clients, Peter Doyle has died aged 81. He was in many ways a symbol of what Aisling is all about. He came to London when he was only 16, having escaped the brutal ‘care’ of religious orders in Ireland. He had been sent by the St. John of God’s… Read More
Change of address
Aisling has moved to a new address which is at: Resource for London, 356 Holloway Rd, London N7 6PA. Phone: 020 7697 4203. I am sure many of you will know the centre which has been a home to many voluntary and charitable organisations for many years. The place is famous for at least one… Read More
At The Crossroads
All the best on St. Patrick’s Day
Some say he was a gentleman, others that the snakes he banished from Ireland were our druidic forefathers in one the first instances of religious and ethnic cleansing. But he’s our own and he is celebrated across the world wherever Irish people have landed. For the last 20 years on our national day Aisling would… Read More
A word from our sponsor – Best Christmas wishes to all Aisling friends
Our patron and friend Ardal O’Hanlon made a rare appearance at the Hammersmith Irish Cultural Centre last week to talk about his new Novel Brouhaha (makes a great Christmas present Brouhaha by Ardal O’Hanlon book for sale – Search (bing.com) ) with journalist Anne Flaherty. For over an hour Ardal discussed the book and his… Read More
John Glynn RIP
John had been a community worker in the Irish and homeless communities in London for many years and was known all over town as the man to go to if you were in trouble, particularly with alcohol problems. In certain parts, Kilburn and Cricklewood for instance he had an appropriate nickname. When one of the… Read More