Wikipedia:WikiProject Ireland/Requests

A page for requests relating to WikiProject Ireland

Article Request

I'm hoping I can get a few people to help out on the County Louth article. I've been trying to reference the claims that some people have a real major problem with it is still something of a victim of constant revisions. I'm also hoping we can get a bit more info on the page too. Dan K 19:53, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Article Cleanup Requests

The Members of the 30th Dáil article and the Government of the 30th Dáil articles need to be cleaned up regarding the dissolution of the Progressive Democrats (the first one and maybe the second one as the PDs were presumable part of the Cowen Government until they dissolved and that should be mentioned), Ned O'Keeffe's "out and in" of Fianna Fáil, the Fianna Fáil whip having been withdrawn from Jim McDaid and Finian McGrath having withdrawn his support from the Government. See http://electionsireland.org/results/general/30thdail/changes.cfm on the ElectionsIreland.org site, which doesn't show the dissolution of the PDs and has Jim McDaid still supporting the Government which I'm not sure is true. If Noel Grealish is indeed a member of Fianna Fáil now, than that should be indicated in the Members of the 30th Dáil article and clarified on the article on Grealish. Also, I think Séamus Brennan and Tony Gregory should be removed from the lists on the members article, with a "Vacant" category being created in the list by party after the Ceann Comhairle and and with "Vacant" substituted for those two late TDs in the list by constituency. Finally, the graphical representation in the members article will need to be changed. That's a lot for me to do with my very limited experience in large-scale Wikipedia editing and referencing. Would someone be interested in taking this on? Kevin Lamoreau (talk) 19:27, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Picture Requests

I'm seeking an image for the article on the Clonard monastic site which I created this evening. If anyone lives nearby and can take some illustrative snapshots (with the understanding that there's not much there), I'd be grateful. I'm awaiting a response from the presumed rightsholder on a nice aerial photo I found. Dppowell 04:12, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Francis Bacon (painter)

I am hoping some members can take a look at the Francis Bacon page. Bacon was born in Ireland, the child of an Australian father and an Irish mother, all grandparents were English. He was raised in Ireland till age 16 when he ran away to London. He is listed on Wikipedia as a British artist, which I am disputing. My arguements are listed here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Francis_Bacon_(painter)#Evidence_that_Francis_Bacon.E2.80.99s_Nationality_was_Irish

Notable modern Irish architects

I've just put a query at Talk:Architecture of Ireland#Notable modern Irish architects and would appreciate any expert help. -- Gramscis cousin (talk) 11:43, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Moved from main project page

Clonard monastic site

I'm seeking an image for the article on the Clonard monastic site which I created this evening. If anyone lives nearby and can take some illustrative snapshots (with the understanding that there's not much there), I'd be grateful. I'm awaiting a response from the presumed rightsholder on a nice aerial photo I found. Dppowell 04:12, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm hoping I can get a few people to help out on the County Louth article. I've been trying to reference the claims that some people have a real major problem with it is still something of a victim of constant revisions. I'm also hoping we can get a bit more info on the page too. Dan K 19:53, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Healing Through Remembering

Hi there, you would'nt have a look at the page for Healing Through Remembering. I have been recommended to seek your input on it. It is about the conflict in and about Northern Ireland.

many thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anguslambkin (talk • contribs) 09:17, 19 February 2009

Paddy Canny - proofread

I noticed this article had been largely copypasted, so I reworded and expanded it. I'm not from Ireland, so someone may want to proofread it to make sure there are no glaring mistakes regarding spellings and local media names. Thanks! Bms4880 (talk) 07:06, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Declan Ganley

Help needed at Declan Ganley as users are removing dozens of sources and info that does not violate WP:BLP and was WP:RS]. Any one got any expertise in Irish politics and current affairs? Catapla (talk) 00:25, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Image requests: Aer Lingus and Ryanair HQs

Would someone mind photographing the head offices of Aer Lingus and Ryanair? They are both in close proximity to one another on the grounds of Dublin Airport. Thank you WhisperToMe (talk) 09:53, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Pin Coordinates for Map Dot

Hi. I've been trying to figure out how the pin coordinates are arrived at to set the dot in the appropriate place for maps in articles dealing with Dublin localities. In the Grangegorman page I've just copied the coordinates from the Cabra. If anyone could explain the process or point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated. FiachraByrne (talk) 20:07, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

The Commonwealth Realm of the Irish Free State

Before raising an RFC, I'm asking for comment on a matter at Commonwealth realm. The Irish Free State was never a Commonwealth Realm. It was a Dominion. Opinion is divided as to whether The Irish Free State should be listed with Former Commonwealth Realms or Former Dominions. I think that it is important to get the terminology correct when we are talking about the political evolution of the Irish nation(s). --Pete (talk) 19:35, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

Need terminology clarification

I'm planning to start an article about bog slides, but I need to know what the best name would be for this phenomenon. I've seen "bog slide", "bogslide", "bog burst", and some others. Since this isn't a hazard we deal with in the US, I'd like some input from some of you in Ireland. What's most common? Do news reports tend to use one term over another? Do scientists? What should an encyclopedia article call it? I'd be grateful for any feedback. - Gorthian (talk) 18:14, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

New Requests

• Anam Cara
• Ardrass St Patrick's Chapel
• Buncrana, Gransha
• Claregalway Hotel
• Colaiste an spioraid naomh Bishopstown Cork
• Irish Secondary Students' Union (ISSU)
• Rachel Akers
• Pat the Baker Very popular Irish bread makers
• Silicon Republic Trade magazine on Irish technology website
• Moneygaff
• Inisfree
• Mayor of Castlebar
• Castlebar Town Council

Article Request - Craigavon Two

Can someone with more knowledge than me create a page about the Craigavon Two? There are pages about the Guildford Four, Maguire Seven & Birmingham Six, but nothing about the Two. This is all I can find so far:

On the 9th March 2009 Police Constable Stephen Carroll was shot and killed while responding to an emergency 999 call in the Craigavon area. The following day police arrived at the home of Brendan McConville, a local republican, and placed him under arrest. Later that morning, John Paul Wootton, another republican from the area, was arrested in the Craigavon area and had his vehicle seized.

Both men were taken to Antrim for interrogation where they, along with a number of other individuals, were detained while the vehicle owned by John Paul Wootton was taken to Maydown Barracks in Derry for examination. Some days later police recovered the weapon used in the shooting from the rear garden of a house in the Pinebank housing estate in Craigavon. Around the same time a brown jacket with traces of DNA from Brendan McConville amongst others, and a residue which was claimed might have come from a firearm, was taken from the boot of the vehicle owned by John Paul Wootton.

Based on this finding, and under intense pressure to get results, police focused their attentions on these two men and set about constructing a case against them. The reason the police were under so much pressure was that Constable Carroll was the first police officer to be killed since the Good Friday Agreement. Adding to the pressure was the fact that this shooting took place within days of an attack on Masssereen Barracks where two British soldiers were killed.

Murals

Is there a list of murals? There is a list of Dublin statues. I ask this as, tragically in my opinion, the "Sweeney astray" mural, up the steps from the Angus Óg Chariot of Life statue in the Irish Life Center has been demolished [1] [2] ClemMacGána (talk) 18:39, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

It later transpired that the car owned by John Paul Wootton had been subject to covert surveillance at the time of the attack by means of a tracking device which had been hidden either in or on the vehicle by the British Army. This device provided data on the movement of the vehicle around the time of the shooting. It would later come to light that data from this device was wiped while the device was still in the possession of the Army. No one could explain why this had happened. The remainder of the data was used to construct a circumstantial yet arguably weak case against the two men.

Eleven months after the shooting a local man contacted the police in the middle of the night on Valentines night and, under the influence of alcohol, claimed to have seen Brendan McConville close to the area from which the shooting occurred on the night of the shooting. It should be borne in mind that in the eleven months from the shooting to this man’s statement, Brendan McConville and John Paul Wootton had been charged with the shooting and their identities were widely broadcast throughout the media.

This man, known only to the court as Witness M, lied continuously under oath while giving evidence. He was adamant that he had no problems with his eyesight and when asked if he had been prescribed glasses he claimed that he did occasionally wear glasses, but only as a fashion item. It was only on day two of his testimony, when confronted with evidence acquired by Brendan McConville’s legal team from an optician in Lurgan where he had previously underwent an eyesight examination, that he conceded that he had been prescribed glasses but this time claimed that they were just for reading. Evidence later given in court would show that in fact Witness M suffered from both astigmatism and short sightedness and could only identify facial features up to half the distance at which he claimed to identify Brendan McConville. At the conclusion of the case the single judge, relying heavily on circumstance and inference, found both men guilty and sentenced them to life in prison. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.30.130.14 (talk • contribs) 18:52, 30 December 2014