Life nursing in a Covid-19 ward
What is it like nursing in a Covid-19 ward during the pandemic? Eva McGilloway is a nurse at Altnagelvin hospital in Derry. She spoke to me recently about what it is like taking care of people who have had to…
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‘Super Saturday’ – Pubs, bars and cafes open in Belfast
Last weekend, we saw the six counties of Northern Ireland catch up with the Republic’s lockdown lifting. From Friday 3rd July, bars, pubs and cafes were finally allowed to open their doors to their cold pint, and artisan coffee thirsty…
Irish music through the decades
Many people think of Irish music as traditional only: country style music with an orchestra of traditional instruments, mostly singing rebel songs. The truth couldn’t be further away, however. Over the last 50 years, music in Ireland has had an…
Linda Ervine – Irish language thriving in East Belfast
Linda Ervine’s interview video at the bottom of the article I first met Linda Ervine, a proud Unionist and Protestant from East Belfast, a few years ago in Gweedore, County Donegal. We were attending an intensive, residential one-week Gaeilge or…
Irish banter-based humour: What makes it so unique?
Dark and unapologetic in nature, the banter-based Irish sense of humour is, well, simply quite special. Add a splash of self-deprecation and slagging into the mix and voilá. Irish banter-based humour is certainly unique. Rest assured you will scarcely find…
Fast food chains have temporarily closed their restaurants
Costa Coffee and Starbucks have taken the same step due to COVID-19. Several big fast food and coffee chains, including McDonald’s, have decided to suspend their operation amid the COVID-19 outbreak. South African chain Nando’s closed its restaurants on March…
Coronavirus: The number of people stocking up on supplies has tripled
Amárach Research found that 85% people in Ireland think the worst of the coronavirus crisis is "ahead of us".
Coronavirus: Schools and cultural institutions will close
Read Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's full speech below.
14 Strange Irish laws that will have you saying ‘huh?’
Most countries and regions have some pretty wacky historical laws. Last year VICE published a Youtube video poking fun at some of the UK’s most ridiculously archaic laws, but what about Ireland? From regulations leprechaun etiquette or enabling free booze,…