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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…

Five Sunniest Cities

In these five lucky places, the sun can shine more than 90% of the time. Ranked by the World Meteorological Organization, the sunniest places on Earth are concentrated heavily in the southwestern United States, northern and western Australia, South Africa, northern…

The Top 10 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes – vol. II

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…

Dublin Anime Festival!

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…

Famous Irish men

You usually walk through O’Connell Street, take the bus in Pearse Street, maybe you are attending the Griffith College. But do you really know who O’Connell, Pears or Griffith are?   During the long Easter Rising weekend people could enjoy…

Top 10 Alternative Cities To Visit

Everybody knows somebody who has been in Rome, Paris or London. A lot of us has been there ourselfs. Hopefuly, list of interesting places doesn’t finish on these most famous places.   Valetta Malta’s oldest fort, Fort St Angelo, and…