International Festival of Authors
The 2016 International Festival of Authors (IFOA) featured some brilliant Irish talent. Five contemporary writers including Catriona Crowe, Emma Donoghue, Julie Morrissy, Paul Muldoon...
The 12 Pubs of Christmas
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...
The Gloaming
Irish-American quintet, The Gloaming launch their sophomore recording The Gloaming 2 on May 9, 2016, licensed exclusively in Canada to Montreal’s Justin Time Records....
History Made in Prince Edward Island – Inaugural Island Championship
On May 1st, 2016, history was made on Prince Edward Island when the newly formed PEI Celts played the Halifax Gaels (Eastern Canadian Champions),...
The Ferocious O’Flahertys of Aughnanure Castle
On the leafy shores of the Drimneen River in the wilds of western county Galway stands a medieval fortress fit for a king. This...
Why I bothered to Learn Irish
I was born and raised in Australia and I came to Ireland and began learning Irish in my thirties. I consider myself to be...
Galway City
With a youthful population and a bohemian spirit, Galway’s charms are best enjoyed by strolling the city lanes and soaking up the atmosphere. There’s...
Smiths Falls Seeks out its Irish Roots
You can choose your friends but you cannot choose your family.
In the case of Smiths Falls, however, there may be a large family connection...
Culinary Queen – Clodagh McKenna
As an Irish chef Clodagh is the author of five best-selling cookery books, which include ‘Clodagh’s Irish Kitchen’ and ‘Homemade’. Clodagh has filmed four...
Connemara’s Traditions
The smoke of the peat, the swaying bog grasses, ancient stone walls… it could only be Ireland’s traditional heartland of Connemara
Passing through the desolate...