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Top 30 (sold albums + streaming stats): 1. (No 21 in the all-time bestsellers list) Adele – 21 (806,023,008 streams) 2. (No 28) Metallica – Metallica (229,955,391) 3. (No 29) Nirvana – Nevermind (121,970,542) 4. (No 23) Bruce Springsteen –…
Peadar Kearney, an IRB member and the author of many popular political songs and verses, produced the text of ‘The Soldier’s Song’, working in collaboration with Patrick Heeney, who was mainly responsible for the melody. The original text was in…
From early times to the end of the 19th Century Ireland is unique in having a musical instrument, the harp, as its national emblem. From antiquity to its decline in the early nineteenth century the harp was at the social…
1. Aoife (pronounced: ee-fa) This name means beautiful, radiant or joyful, and likely derives from the Gaelic word ‘aoibh’ meaning ‘beauty’ or ‘pleasure.’ In Irish mythology, Aoife is known as the greatest woman warrior in the world. She gave birth…
Be careful….don’t trust anyone… pay attention to everything… And expect many jokes!!! Everyone knows that the first day of April is the date in which you can show your best sense of humor and make jokes like there is…
5. San Serriffe April 1, 1977: The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement devoted to San Serriffe, a small republic said to consist of several semi-colon-shaped islands located in the Indian Ocean. A series of articles affectionately described the geography…
10. Nixon for Presiden April 1, 1992: National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation revealed that Richard Nixon, in a surprise move, was running for President again. His new campaign slogan was, “I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won’t…
The event will take place this weekend in the heart of the city centre! All the Anime’s fans will be there. And what about you? We can define “Anime” as an animation made in Japanese, but it is really more…
The French are proud of croissants, Americans of burgers, Italian of pasta and pizza… and what about the Irish? Is there something better than potatoes in Ireland? The traditional Irish cuisine is based generally on simple and cheap ingredients,…
