No job vacancy announcement has ever been this exciting. The gig? Eat chocolate. Yes. The daily duties are to eat chocolate. This magical fantasy job, dubbed the “Doctor of Chocolate,” is being offered now by the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at Cambridge University. Though somewhat silly, the research is of a serious nature, […]
Ireland’s Most Picture-Perfect Spots
National Geographic has taken it upon themselves to pinpoint Ireland’s most picture-perfect spots. Though it seems a nearly impossible task, as all of Ireland shines with unique beauty, they narrowed it down to ten places. Giant’s Causeway, with its unusual mythological past and scientific structure made it to the top ten. Ireland’s tallest peak, Carrauntoohill, […]
Ireland’s Secret Schools
It’s that time of year when on both sides of the pond, parents have a little more pep in their step as they try to be discreet about knowing the exact number of hours until school starts and children bounce between excitement at their new school gear and seeing new friends and anxiety and dread […]
Win Tickets to Newport Celtic Rock Festival
If you’re a fan of Celtic music and you’re free this weekend, you should make your way out to the Newport Celtic Rock Festival. The event, this Saturday August 23 at the Newport Yachting Center, will feature Gaelic Storm, Eileen Ivers, Black 47 and more. And you have a chance to get free tickets from the […]
Bringing Irish Heritage to Life in Kilkenny
Beginning this weekend on Saturday the 23rd through August 31st Kilkenny will open up its doors for the Kilkenny National Heritage Week. You and the family can learn about Ireland’s unique cultural history, ruins and folklore. Walk through ancient castles or sit around a craft table. Listen to folk tales mixed in with Irish history. […]
Prince Harry Invited to Red Head Convention
What was once meant to be a silly, just-for-fun festival for redheads in Ireland and beyond has become an annual event. Started in 2010 by Joleen and Denis Cronin, The Red Head Convention has attracted a growing number of flame-headed folks to come out and compete for the festival’s crowning of the Ginger King and […]
Irish Filigree Work
Filigree is an unmistakable signature of jewelry that has been crafted with painstaking precision. To say filigree has been around for a few centuries would been an underestimate. This type of jewelry design has been in force for over three thousand years. The design did not develop or even start out in Ireland. Filigree started […]
Top 10 Ways You Know You’re a Lover of Ireland
Do you qualify as a real hibernophile? To test how much you love Ireland, match up your common thoughts with these ten signs of Irish fever. The true Ireland lover day dreams about living in the Irish countryside or downtown Dublin. You may regularly watch “The Quiet Man” or “Riverdance.” Do you wish you had […]
Top 10 Food and Drink in Ireland
Aside from its rolling green hills and powerful seas, the delicious food and drink in Ireland are what call to some visitors. According to National Geographic, the top ten Irish food and drink attractions are farmhouse cheese, seafood, smoked salmon, lamb, bread, tea, craft apple juice and cider, new Irish gin, microbrews and Irish Whiskey. […]
Ireland- A Golfers Paradise
Ireland is not called the Emerald Isle for no reason. The rolling hills and beautiful scenery of green are also full of beautiful golf courses. 350 eighteen hole courses cover the country. While some are hidden in suburbia, others are next to wonderful natural sites. Some of Discovering Ireland’s favorites include Portmarnock Gold Course in […]