For any Irish who may be homesick in America or elsewhere here’s a little list of 6 easy things you can do to help you feel home again. Burn an egg. Break an egg into a frying pan while taking great care not to break the yolk but, and this is important, failing. Then just…
Pingu was a cartoon about a group of Penguins and they never spoke, just squawked. But now hear them speak for the first time -in Cork and Kerry accents! In this adventure the two penguins decide to make some popcorn but things go slightly wrong….
What defines an Irish childhood? Well according to Twitter it can be boiled down to these 7 things that are common to all generations. Using the hashtag #GrowingUpIrish, Twitter users across the country reminisced about their youth and what they remember growing up in Ireland. Despite age differences it seems there are some common experiences…
July 19th is possibly the most momentous day in Irish history. There are at least 4 reasons it should be a holiday… Despite the momentous history behind the day it often goes forgotten. Even Ted and Dougal had problems with it… As we can see Ted and Dougal knew of only three reasons why…
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…
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…
Irish Slang. It’s a language to itself, one that non-Irish can find completely unintelligible. And it can be surprisingly difficult to explain the meaning to others. But these good people in Dublin give it a try. How well would you do in explaining it? And how surprised are you to find some of it even…
If you’re like most Irish people you probably think the only Irish-themed restaurant abroad are pubs. Well you’re wrong. Irelands Potato is a Taiwan based chipper with a mad mascot! Apart from the fact that they use Potato’s there does not seem to be much else that could possibly justify a link to Ireland. However…
The Fleadh Cheoil Chiarrai is a celebration of music and dance in the Kingdom. But not all the craic takes place at the formal competition or even the scheduled gigs. As so often in Ireland it can be an impromptu performance. In Mick Murt’s pub there was one such performance. This had a modern theme…
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