Before licensed pubs, Ireland’s remote communities relied on the sheebeen — a hidden, unlicensed drinking house run from private homes for centuries.

Make bakery-quality chocolate brioche twists at home with Chris’s foolproof method — silky enriched dough, rich chocolate filling, utterly irresistible.

The Book of Kells was stolen in 1007 and found buried in Irish ground. The monks who made it left behind a mystery scholars are still arguing over.

The Tulla Céilí Band celebrates 80 years of traditional Irish music in 2026. Founded in a County Clare pub in 1946, they are still playing — and still making Ireland dance.

In old Ireland, a twist of straw left at your door on Shrove Tuesday carried one clear message: your neighbours had noticed you were still unmarried. Discover the forgotten tradition that shaped rural Irish life.

Before tea and the full fry, every Irish family began the day with stirabout — the ancient oat porridge that shaped Irish morning life for over a thousand years.

The Irish pub round is more than a drinking custom — it is a centuries-old social contract rooted in community loyalty. Here is how it works.

Light, fluffy Irish cream doughnuts filled with silky vanilla custard and rolled in caster sugar — a beloved Irish bakery classic you can make at home with Chris from The Irish Baker Abroad.

Discover the ancient Irish harvest tradition of the Cailleach — the shameful bundle of straw no farmer wanted to receive when the harvest ended last.

Every St Patrick’s Day, millions eat corned beef and cabbage and call it Irish. But in Ireland, nobody’s cooking it. Here’s the fascinating true story behind the dish.