Let’s go to the theatre 2.0

Shakespeare is in Dublin this week! Don’t miss out on the AC Theatre performance, directed and adapted by Peter Reid at The New Theatre in Temple Bar.   What would you do if you discovered that your uncle murdered your…

Most Popular Irish Surnames

How many people with this surnames have you met?   1. Murphy – The Sea Battlers This surname, which means “sea battler,” translates to Gaelic as MacMurchadh (son of Murchadh) and O’Murchadh (descendent of Murchadh), a derivation of the first…

Biggest Cities in the World

1 Tokyo/Yokohama Japan 33,200,000 6,993 4,750 2 New York Metro USA 17,800,000 8,683 2,050 3 Sao Paulo Brazil 17,700,000 1,968 9,000 4 Seoul/Incheon South Korea 17,500,000 1,049 16,700 5 Mexico City Mexico 17,400,000 2,072 8,400 6 Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto Japan 16,425,000 2,564…

Let’s go to the theatre!

From Tuesday the 19th to Saturday the 21st, Cascando by Samuel Beckett will be presented at Samuel Beckett Theatre in Dublin. Can you miss it? I don’t think so!   The Samuel Beckett Theatre, which takes its name from one…

Who Was James Connolly?

Irish hero, James Connolly was born in Edinburgh’s (surprise?) Cowgate area on the 5th June 1868. His parents, John and Mary, were Irish Catholic immigrants who originally came from County Monaghan. Connolly was born in deep poverty, his father worked…

Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose will join AC/DC

Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose will replace AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson for the remainder of their latest tour, the Australian rock band has confirmed. They postponed the Rock or Bust tour in March after Johnson, who joined AC/DC after…

Two shipwrecks discovered along Connemara coastline

Vessels from 18th- and 19th-centuries found in bays that were renowned for smuggling.   Two shipwrecks dating to the 18th and 19th centuries have been found in Connemara bays that were renowned for smuggling activity. The older of the two…