Musings, ramblings and thought provoking articles from our team of talented writers - all views expressed are their own!
For the children and grandchildren of immigrants, it is normal to wonder what your life would be like if you were in the country of your roots. What would you be eating and wearing every day? What would your house be like? If you are young, you might wonder about what school would be like. […]
While Ireland’s traditional music is famous, the nation is no slouch when it comes to rock and roll. U2 is Ireland’s biggest musical export. The band can brag of winning 22 Grammys in their 40-year career, and being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They’ve been topping the charts since the 1980s, and […]
Are you having your own summer of love? Maybe as you’ve been enjoying romantic picnics, lounging on a beach together or just barbequing with friends, you’ve started to imagine your future together stretching out over many years, decades…a lifetime. If you’ve decided that she’s the one, and you want to propose, it is natural to […]
In August, summer is in full swing in Ireland. The weather is changeable, of course, but most years it is mostly warm and dry. Well, warmer and drier than the rest of the year! We’re past the summer solstice. The days are shorter than in July, but it is still light until after 10 pm. […]
Diego, the company that owns the Guinness brand, is poised to open a new Guinness brewery in Maryland sometime this year. But it won’t be brewing the traditional Guinness stout there. Instead, it will be making Guinness Blond and Guinness IPA. Is this a sacrilege or just the normal course of cultural evolution for the […]
Ireland is full of amazing destinations that are rightly famous around the world for their beauty and charm. The Cliffs of Moher. Blarney Castle. Dublin’s Temple Bar. Newgrange. No visitor is ever short of must-see sights in Ireland. But sometimes you want something different. Sometimes the joy of travelling lies in discovering something that not […]
It’s July in Ireland. The sun is (probably) out (most but not all) days. Days stretch out for 18 hours of sunlight this far north. The weather is warm(ish). Everything is relative. In Ireland, our peak summer weather is usually in the 70s Fahrenheit. A host of different bright yellow wildflowers are blooming. School is […]
We tend to think of Irish food as a lot of great stews and hearty dishes. Maybe you’re planning an Irish theme for your summer wedding and worried about finding menu options that are both Irish and good for a warmer day. Fear not. Although we’re famous for rain, we do get just enough sunshine […]
We don’t get our fair share of sunshine in Ireland. The island is famous for rain, for the endless soft drizzle that gives us our 40 shades of green. So when summer comes and we do get some sun, which isn’t guaranteed even in summer, we tend to celebrate it. This isn’t new. Our ancient […]
It might take years to actually read James Joyce’s novel Ulysses, but you can celebrate it in just one day. June 16th, to be specific. The entire story of Ulysses takes place on that one day in 1904. And now we take that day to celebrate. Joycean scholars, Dubliners, tourists and everyone who likes to […]
4.8/5 (297 reviews)
