Gone are the days when Irish knitted sweaters were just about keeping warm. While of course this has not changed, nowadays they are a style statement and this year we are seeing very versatile pieces ...
After more than six years of negotiation, The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed in Brussels last month by Justin Trudeau and senior EU officials. CETA is a bi-lateral partne...
Montreal’s Irish community is deep rooted and steeped in tradition & heritage. Each year this heritage is demonstrated in North America’s longest consecutively running St Patrick’s parade. Althoug...
Visiting Dublin is like taking a great big breath of fresh air. Always invigorating, this Viking city is at once modern and historic, exciting and relaxing. No wonder Lonely Planet chose the city as o...
Damian McGinty has accomplished more than most do in a lifetime before his 24th birthday. At the young age of 14, McGinty got his big break performing with Celtic Thunder, a traditional Irish music gr...
America’s Oldest CELTIC City celebrates its heritage with arguably the finest Celtic event in the United States, featuring Celtic music, St. Patrick Day Parade, Highland Games, Celtic shopping & f...
139 years ago, on March 12th, 1877 in London, Ontario, Canada, a small group of Irish born and others of Irish descent from different religions and politics organized The Irish Benevolent Society of L...
The 2016 International Festival of Authors (IFOA) featured some brilliant Irish talent. Five contemporary writers including Catriona Crowe, Emma Donoghue, Julie Morrissy, Paul Muldoon and Ciaran O’Rou...
On the first day of Christmas my true love said to me, “Let’s go to the pub, love.” It’s a Friday evening chilled to the bone, you decide it would be a fantastic night for a pub visit. You imagine the...
I was born and raised in Australia and I came to Ireland and began learning Irish in my thirties. I consider myself to be extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to learn it. While I’m a long way ...
