Nope, you are absolutely NOT dreaming. Your eyes are merely adjusting to what happens when a photographic genius like Peter Gordon plants himself in the multicoloured Wicklow Mountains. We’re quite literally speechless so it’s over to Peter the images from his new book and .                     [...]

What would Halloween be without traditions, eh? We’ve got a very special, and rather unusual, Halloween Recipe for you – Irish Colcannon, with a twist. Russet leaves. That’s the first thing Halloween brings to my mind. Russet leaves covering the lawn like a crunchy ginger blanket. Of course, I was one of the lucky ones. My [...]

John Logie Baird  – What. A. Guy. Here’s the man who tinkered, fiddled and stayed up seriously late nights making a box with moving pictures. All that work means that we can watch whatever we want, whenever we want. Cheers John! And yes, we’ve moved on to 3-D, DVD players, digital TV and even iPhones [...]

It’s in the café of Louis Mulcahy’s pottery on West Kerry’s Dingle Peninsula that whipping sea turns into whipped cream. The architect of this culinary corner is chef and writer, Emer Fallon, and we’ve cornered her for one of her most popular recipes – Carrot Cake. Winter in West can sometimes be long. When a [...]

We’ve all been there. Rise with the lark, taxi to the airport, check in, through security, sit down, miserable that you’re leaving and with two hours until your flight departs. The terminal is quiet save for a few diners sipping coffee and munching on breakfast. Breakfast? Now there’s a way to kill a few hours [...]

We’ve got a secret to tell you. You know those big, chunky Aran sweaters that make Ireland’s farmers so snug when they’re bringing in the sheep from their field on the windswept Atlantic coast? Well, they’re magnetic. You see, wearing one of these wooly wonders makes you a thousand times more likely to be hugged [...]

Have you ever been hungry in a city? Have you ever been immersed in culture and history but your stomach just won’t quit rumbling? Let’s take a for instance – you’re in Dublin, slowly creeping around the inner sanctum of , the smell of incense lingers in the quiet air, and the only sounds are [...]

According to some very wise and ancient dietician – you are what you eat. In Ireland, we like to believe that and perhaps that’s the reason why we’re such a cheery bunch. We spend our time munching on drool-inducing potato farls, creamy seafood chowder and hot, out-of-the-oven Guinness bread so it’s natural that we have [...]

Ok, yes – we are in love with our Summer Festivals. It’s a love that demands to be expressed through song – and not just any song either. Summer festivals had us a blast, but summer festivals happen so fast… So with sincerest apologies to Mr Travolta, Ms Newton John, assembled cast, musicians and writers [...]

Belfast, 31st of May, 1911. The keel of the Titanic has loomed over the city for over two years. Locals, who have woken, slept and lived under the shadow of the Ship of Dreams are about to witness fantasy become reality as the world’s most talked about ship slides into Belfast Lough and begins its [...]