Street Art is about expression, creativity, freedom, asking and raising questions. Its imagery instills thought, even if it’s about protesting or analysing our society of today. To many, it’s beautifying an area, a space, an empty space, and it’s a…
Gaelic games have returned to East Belfast for the first time in a generation. The last club of this kind to hail from the area, St Colmcille’s GAC, was disbanded in the 1970s as a result of the Troubles. A…
St Stephen’s Green Park, often informally called Stephen’s Green or just ‘The Green’, is spread over 22 acres (8.9 ha) and it is the largest of the parks in Dublin’s main Georgian garden squares. Today it’s cared for by the…
William Porterfield is a legend of Irish cricket. Not only because of his personal achievements, but also for his service to the nation. He was the longest serving captain of the Irish cricket team. Not only that, he was the…
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Dublin city operates very few public toilets, none in the city centre with those to be found mostly in parks. When the only women’s public toilet on Burgh Quay, near O’Connell Bridge, in Dublin was closed in 1919, the then…
From fluffy and light to dense and grainy, these 7 Irish bread recipes span the spectrum of bread based possibilities. Whether you like it toasted or untoasted, with coffee or tea, these Irish bread recipes are sure to be the…
Newgrange winter solstice is upon us again. Newgrange is probably the best known megalithic monument in Ireland, with its most famous feature the illumination of the inner passage during the mornings of the winter solstice. Newgrange winter solstice is a…
Transport Department to invest €1 billion in rail network, buying new rail cars as more passengers use the rail network. Ireland’s rail network will hopefully improve after the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport announced its five-year programme, based on…
Today is St. Nicholas Day! Happy holidays from around the globe! This continental European holiday is celebrated every year in December. But who was this infamous St. Nick? How is he celebrated around the world? Read more to find out!…
