Fintan mac Bóchra survived the flood as a salmon and lived 5,500 years. Read the Irish legend of Ireland’s oldest memory-keeper and his tie to Tara.
Living in County Galway means a lively city, the Connemara coast and the Irish language in daily life. Here is what life is really like — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.
Ten things to do in Belfast and on the Antrim coast, counted down from ten to one, with one mistake to avoid at each. Northern …
When you are looking for a genuine traditional Irish bar in the centre of Dublin, The Old Storehouse in Temple Bar is a pub that deserves a place on your list. Sitting at 3 Crown Alley, Dublin 2, it occupies a spot right between Dame Street and the iconic Halfpenny Bridge…
Irish traditional music sessions are a living, oral tradition, and a growing community of musicians and archivists is documenting them online. From the Irish Traditional Music Archive and Comhaltas to The Influences, The Trad Tourist and Session Etiquette, here are the creators and projects worth following before you visit Ireland, plus simple tips for enjoying your first session with respect.
In Ireland, “grand” most often means good, satisfactory or just about right, so “I’m grand, thanks” is an ordinary answer to “how are you?”. It …
In May 1973, two advertising men in a Soho office in London were handed a vague brief for a new Irish drink. They walked to …
Explore Glendalough in County Wicklow: the 6th-century monastic city, round tower, two lakes and the best walks — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.
Photo: Dan Curran, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons November visitors often worry there’s less to do once the summer crowds thin out. Wrong. Late …
Some places just have a certain energy about them. Spirit Store on George’s Quay in Dundalk, County Louth, is one of those places — a bar and live music venue that clearly means a great deal to the people who run it, the artists who perform there, and the community that gathers…
Before 1954, an Irish packet of crisps came with a small twist of salt, and you seasoned them yourself. Then a Dublin crisp maker called …