10 Best Dates For the Next Irish Bank Holiday
On the 29th of September Fine Gael tweeted a link to a new poll on their website, asking people to weigh in on a possible date for a new Irish Bank Holiday. One suggestion promoted by the party was a…
Category Culture
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Robert Emmet: Ireland’s most Romantic Rebel
Although it can now celebrate almost a century of independence, Ireland is a country with a bit of a reputation for failed rebellions. Even the famed 1916 Easter Rising could technically be considered a failure, given that most of its…
A Conversation with Mutant Vinyl’s Edwin Pope
It’s been a tough couple of years for everyone, jobs have been lost, pubs and restaurants have been closed, and everyone has generally just been bored as shit. One of the greatest frustrations of this pandemic has been the hit…
6 Famous Irish Fashion Designers
Six Influential Irish Fashion Designers Discover six of the most famous Irish designers whose flair for fashion left a mark on the industry London, Paris and Milan might be regularly touted as European fashion capitals, but did you…
11 Popular Irish Podcasts to Kickstart Autumn
11 Popular Irish Podcasts to Kickstart Autumn As the weather gets cooler you can cozy up with these top Irish podcasts that cover current affairs, comedy and everything in between Now that the vaccine rollout is well under way,…
Ireland’s Global Influence: How a Tiny Nation Changed the World
For the majority of our lives, and the majority of history for that matter, a small group of countries have been the major influences on the people, society, and culture of the planet. This has changed through the ages of…
Dublin City’s Lost Cultural Spaces
Dublin has been increasingly losing beloved cultural spaces. From clubs to pubs to performance spaces, more and more social and community hubs around the city have been driven out or torn down. In April of this year Jigsaw on Mountjoy…
10 Irish Mythological Creatures: History Through Myths
Knowledge of Irish mythological creatures If there is one thing that Ireland is known for (besides alcohol) it’s our ability to produce incredible writers, poets, and musicians. People like W.B Yeates, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde and Bram Stoker are part…
Chronic Pain Awareness Month: Interview with artist Ciara Chapman
In honour of International Chronic Pain Awareness Month I’ve interviewed Ciara Chapman, an artist from Cork whom I learned about through her project My Chronic Pain Diary. The project began as a form of art therapy after she began experiencing chronic…