‘Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle.’ Now, we’re not sure if the American inventor Ken Hakuta was referring to a holiday in Ireland when he coined this charming little phrase but it certainly gave us food for thought. You see, the last thing we want is for a [...]

Ireland is famous for its B&Bs. The delicious home-cooked breakfasts, the unique attention of an Irish Mammy (not to mention the scones), and local hosts only dying to impart tips like the sandiest beach nearby or the best farmers market for picnic supplies. But what if the B&B expanded to include a dinner party? A [...]

Before we get into talking about the majestic countryside of County Wicklow it would only be fair to say that having spent my childhood there, I’m a tad biased. Favoritism aside, though, it really is a stunning county and while we’re not sure who it was that first called Wicklow ‘The Garden of Ireland’ we [...]

It’s no surprise that the potato is a bit of a favourite on the island of Ireland. We’ve been munching on the humble spud in all its guises for centuries. We love potatoes so much in fact, that we’ve managed, with a bit of culinary wizardry and out-of-the -box thinking, to incorporate the potato into [...]

I’m blogging live from the big bus leading Dublin’s St Patrick’s Day parade, and providing minute-by-minute updates of all the madness from the very heart of it! The other guys on the bus, by the way, are media people from across the globe, and they seem to be loving it! They’re all on the top [...]

Readers and St Patrick’s revellers, prepare yourself for a shock: Ireland was not actually the first place to host a St Patrick’s Day parade. We have the wonderful city of Boston, Massachusetts, to thank for starting that, now legendary, tradition. It was back in 1737 when a group of homesick Irish immigrants marched through the [...]

There’s a saying in Ireland that you may or may not have heard. It goes ‘The craic was mighty!’ and it means  you’ve had a great time somewhere. It’s also a phrase that Micheál Ó Domhnaill is well used to hearing. Music group Dervish making beautiful music on Livetrad Micheál is the musical maestro behind [...]

Now that our traditional Irish menu has a soup starter with Guinness Bread for dunking, we thought it was time to move on to the main course. And in deciding what delicacy to feature, we took your cue and opted for a dish that packs the greatest taste of Ireland – Irish Stew. In order [...]

It’s St Patrick’s Day and naturally, you’ve thrown a party. The guests have chomped happily on Shamrock Salmon sandwiches and green soup. Now it’s time to add the cherry on top – literally! St Patrick’s Day is a day of celebration, of remembering and championing all those things that make Ireland great… we feel a [...]

We all love a happy ending but happy endings usually start with tough beginnings. And they don’t come much tougher or more poetic than the story of St Patrick; child to slave, shepherd to savior, saint to legend. It would definitely make an Oscar-winner of a feel-good movie. But the best part of St Patrick’s [...]