Europe got more Irish in 2014. In fact it’s slowly been turning Irish for some time, There’s a long way to go before we take over though… There were 10% more Irish in the world in 2014 than there were in 2013. This growth rate was the highest in Europe, as it has been for…
Austerity has been hard. But if we only knew what our mud is worth we could have paid off Anglo and still partied. QVC is selling Irish mud for $59 per 5oz jar. This is a huge bargain as it normally retails at $129 for the same amount. The mud was dug up by Peter…
True Detective returned recently starring two Irish natives; Colin Farrell and Tim Murphy. Now Tim from Kerry has announced that he is to be a father for the first time. “I have a steady woman now, which is good, and we’re having a child in a couple of weeks,” he said. Now on our screens…
You’ve heard ‘Psycho Killer’. You’ve heard Ukeleles. Well this 25 member Ukulele-only group combined them into possibly the best pub session ever! Ukulele Tuesday is an ad-hoc group of people who love ukulele’s. They meet every week to play together in a relaxed way and have a singsong. They took this video of 25 of…
Find a couple of laps challenging? Then consider these two men who just spent a month swimming from Dublin to Cork – and intend going all around the island. David Burns and Maghnus Collins, are seasoned adventurers (or lunatics as they might otherwise be known), having already kayaked the longest distance on the Yangtze River…
We all have someone who lives far away. Skype can make a difference but when a grandchild is born away the emotions are bittersweet. John O’Regan has been living in Australia for the last ten years where he met his Fiancee Claire. The pair have had their first child, 11-week-old Niall, who John’s parents have…
We’re a bit late addressing the matter but better late than never since it seems many people have forgotten the all-time best ever performance of Bohemian Rhapsody. It’s time to put the record straight. There was a lot of interest in Kanye Wests performance of Bohemian Rhapsody at Glastonbury. He was mocked for the performance…
Is your name Sean? Did you have a one-night stand with a woman you met in Copperface Jacks in 2003? If you answered yes to both those questions you might just have a son you didn’t know about? The woman who had the fling and the resulting child has spent the last years wondering about…
If you’ve visited a Garda Station recently and thought there was a funny smell, rest assured the Gardai are not smoking cannabis on duty. Garda have laid the blame at inadequate storage facilities. When drugs are seized, they can be stored for a day or two in a secure area of the station before being…
An American voice coach has revealed that many of his clients are taking lessons before travelling to Ireland – just so they can understand the locals when they get here.! Jim Johnson, associate professor of voice and dialects at the University of Houston, Texas, runs an online service to help people master over 40 different…
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