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Good news, everyone! With COVID restrictions finally easing, there are finally places to go and things to do! September is packed with activities for everyone. From arts and culture to food and music, next month is jam-packed with events all…
“The Cattle Raid of Cooley”, also known as Táin Bó Cúailnge is one of the most renowned stories in the Ulster Cycle in Irish mythology. Unlike the Mythological cycle in Irish mythology, which is about magic and folklore, the Ulster…
So, you’ve finally finished the last draft, you’ve tweaked every chapter to death, and now comes the task of publishing your precious book. But wait! How do you even go about doing that? Will you be an overnight success? What…
Irish pubs, what can we say, they’re everywhere. No matter where you go in this world, no matter how remote the destination, you will always turn a corner and stumble across the familiar site of shamrocks, Guinness and, yes, even…
Prior to Saint Patrick’s spread of Christianity to Ireland, pagan beliefs and practices reigned supreme. Celtic pagan festivals were held throughout the year, following the Sun’s cycles. The equinoxes in the spring and fall, as well as the shortest and…
TikTok makes it simple for anybody to create and share viral videos. The biggest major disruption to the music industry in years looks to be TikTok, causing many existing music firms to sit up and take notice in order to…
The phrase “you don’t appreciate something until it’s gone” never sounded more accurate than when the Covid-19 pandemic struck our shores in March of last year. Nonetheless, we have been fortunate in that we have been afforded the opportunity to…
Emergence of Cubism (early 1900s) Cubism, generally thought of as one of the most thought provoking and evocative art movements, served as a crucial link between 20th-century avant-garde art and contemporary new-age mediums. The movement’s “modernist impulse” challenged and instigated…
June is Pride Month in many countries around the world. It started in the US to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots, but has since grown to signify much more to the LGBTQ+ community. In Dublin, the first pride parade was…