The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Photo: DubhEire, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Planning an autumn trip to Dublin? The Dublin Theatre Festival kicks off September 24 and …
Ireland’s restaurant scene goes well beyond stew and soda bread. From seaweed-dressed Galway oysters to chowder served in a bread bowl, here’s what creative Irish cooking actually looks like — and where to find it.
Photo: N Chadwick / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Try the Guinness Timer ⏱️ A perfect pour takes 119.5 seconds — the rest, two minutes, …
Photo: TheCulinaryGeek from Chicago, USA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) What’s your Irish county’s signature dish? ☘️ Different counties claim different dishes — Your …
Photo: Photo by Lisa Baker on Unsplash Walk into almost any rural Irish pub between half twelve and two on a Sunday afternoon and you …
Photo: Photo by Matazu multimedia on Pexels Somewhere in the house — in a changing bag by the door, in a pushchair pocket, on the …
Stone walls, empty doorways, collapsed roofs — Ireland’s Famine ruins scatter across the west in their thousands. Here is what they tell about the people who left — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.
If your family ever sang “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary”, this guide is for you. Tracing your roots in Tipperary is one of the …
From Merrion Square in Dublin to Eyre Square in Galway, these are Ireland’s finest city squares and parks for enjoying a sunny afternoon — with practical tips for each one.
If you could take anyone in the world on a trip to Ireland — living or historical — who would it be? We take the question seriously and explore the people, places and moments worth sharing.
On 31 December 1759, a 34-year-old brewer named Arthur Guinness signed a lease on a run-down brewery at St James’s Gate in Dublin. The term …