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St. Patrick’s Day Menu
Mid March is usually significant of two reasons for me; spring time approaching and St. Patrick’s Day. Having Irish blood run through my veins means that a good pub crawl with some traditional Irish food, live music and friends make for a perfect celebration! This year for my Irish recipes I am choosing 2 menus […]
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The Rising
Portraying the true story of the 1916 Easter Rebellion in Ireland, ‘The Rising’ will be the prequel to the historic movies ‘Michael Collins’ starring Liam Neeson and ‘The Wind that Shakes the Barley’ which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival in 2006. It is co-written by James Ragan, who worked in production for […]
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Taoiseach launches new ‘Ireland’s Greening of the World’ book
Tourism Ireland celebrates 10 years of Global Greening ~ To mark 10 successful years of Global Greening and to celebrate this unique global campaign, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD joined Tourism Ireland today to launch its new book, called Ireland’s Greening of the World. The book tells the story of Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening since it […]
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Irish Style
If you’ve ever visited Ireland in the spring you know it is one of the most majestic places to be this time of year. Fields are blanketed in wildflowers, painting a picture fit for a postcard with lambs frolicking among the flourishing and vibrant plants. Here in Canada, blossoming buds and singing songbirds are here […]
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Hugo Your Way….
It may just be a parodied lyric of U2’s song Every Breaking Wave but it truly befits Hugo Straney’s life and journey from Belfast to Toronto. The video of the same song might just as easily portray his early years as a youth in Belfast. As a talented; Troubadour, raconteur, impresario, DJ, actor, comic, radio show […]
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IRISH MUSIC STAR MUNDY PLAYS TORONTO FOR FIRST TIME
After years of touring around the globe, an Irish music icon is finally coming to Toronto. Singer/songwriter, Mundy, will be playing a solo acoustic show on Saturday, March 9 at the Hard Luck Bar. The show is a fundraiser for the Toronto St. Patrick’s Parade which takes place the day after Mundy’s performance. This will […]
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House of Waterford Crystal!
MEET OUR MASTER CRAFTSMEN SERIES Michael Murphy Master Sculptor Michael started his career with Waterford Crystal in 1974. At the age of 15 years, he heard from a friend (who was already employed by Waterford Glass) that the factory was recruiting apprentices. Michael clearly remembers the speed of the hiring process, he was interviewed by the […]
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The Perfect… Trifle
The Perfect… Trifle So my favourite part of Christmas Day is my perfect boozy trifle. The jelly must be set but still a little wobble & marinated fruits in the jelly always work for me soaked in cassis of course. Ingredients – Serves 12 Jelly 100ml Fruit purée (raspberry is best) 100ml water 100g caster […]
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A new tourist attraction just outside Dublin’s fair City!
Fionn …Mebh…Boru….Danu & CúChulain These structures are carved from tree stumps by Artist Richie Clark. We had the opportunity to learn some more of Richie’s journey …. From Mullingar, Co. Westmeath coming from a family of craftsmen, in carpentry/cabinet making Richie Clark is an artist. “I was always interested in art as a young […]
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Christmas Lights Across Canada 2018
Twinkling Christmas lights will spread their magic in provincial and territorial capitals and warm the hearts of Canadians across the country. The 34th edition of Christmas Lights Across Canada kicked off with an official illumination ceremony on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Every night from December 6 to January 7, enjoy the Magical Winter Lightscapes multimedia […]