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St Patrick’s Day merriment you won’t want to miss
After a two-year break, live parades and in-person events are back in Ireland to celebrate the island’s national holiday. With the people taking to the streets to celebrate St Patrick’s Day for the first time since 2019, the whole country is setting up for an array of festivities that will be bigger and better than […]
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Titanic Belfast set to celebrate ten terrific years
Voted the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction and recognised as one of Northern Ireland’s most iconic landmarks, Titanic Belfast is getting ready to mark its tenth birthday. To mark its 10th anniversary on 31 March, the world-leading attraction is inviting people to share their favourite ‘Titanic Memories’ from over the last decade for the chance to […]
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Step up and book ahead for an Irish Culture Retreat
Immerse yourself in a world of Irish music, song, dance, folklore, traditions, landscape, scenery and company on a unique Irish Culture Retreat. A fantastic experience of the very best of traditional and authentic Ireland awaits in the summer of 2023 in the hands of expert Irish dance teacher and choreographer Edwina Guckian. Edwina’s Irish Culture […]
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Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Festival is back!
A Global Celebration of Irish Culture and Heritage returns to the streets of Dublin, 16-20 March, 2022 The programme for Ireland’s National St. Patrick’s Festival, Dublin has been unveiled, marking the return of the world’s most iconic St Patrick’s Day celebrations live and in-person for first time since 2019. The theme for this landmark event […]
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The 10 best places to steal a Valentine’s Day kiss on the island of Ireland
On an island that seems just perfectly designed for lovers there’s no shortage of stunning destinations where you can steal a romantic kiss. It doesn’t have to be exactly on 14 February, but think of the brownie points you can score if you can set up a romantic smooch somewhere in Ireland for Valentine’s Day […]
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BRIARHILL TO BROOKLYN
An Irish family saga hits close to home From 1845 to 1848 a mysterious potato blight devastated Ireland’s clacháns, townlands, and cities. Nearly a million died, and hundreds of thousands of Irish migrated from the Emerald Isle to begin new lives in America, Canada, Australia, or Great Britain. Many of us know the particulars of […]
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Saint Brigid’s Day Traditions
The first of February sees the feast day of one of the premier saints in the Irish tradition, Saint Brigid. Brigid is second in line to the more well Known Saint Patrick but evidence points to the fact that she may well have been higher up the scale till the patriarchal Roman Church and its […]
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Dublin-based comedy ‘Deadly Cuts’ set to go global
Irish comedy Deadly Cuts has been sold to a host of film distributors and is expected to make its international debut in time for St Patrick’s Day. The highly entertaining dark comedy was released to Irish audiences in early January, receiving widespread acclaim and earning a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film is now […]
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Celebrating Burns Night
What day of the year combines haggis, whisky and poetry with lots of fun and laughter? Burns Night of course! What is Burns Night? Burns Night marks the anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth on 25 January each year. What is a Burns supper? Held throughout the world on Burns Night (or on an evening close […]
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FANTASTIC ARTS AND CULTURE EVENTS IN 2022
Do you know what kind of entertainment you like, but not where to go and see it in Scotland? Then you’re in the right place! Scotland is the perfect stage for all kinds of events, so here’s a round-up of just some of what you can experience, including music, theatre, dance, art and comedy festivals. […]