The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series came to the Aran Islands this month, and we’re still not sure what was more spectacular – the twisting dives or the fascinating natural pool they dived into. Michael Nesdale reports. As names go The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is pretty descriptive. The freestyle dive competition [...]

Celtic symbols have endured since ancient Ireland, and are distinctive enough for us to humbly consider ourselves lords of the rings when it comes to jewellery design. Ciara O’Brien of Irish Celtic Jewels explains where her designers get their inspiration. Celtic symbols can be found nearly everywhere in today’s world – often around necks and wrists, [...]

C’mere and we’ll let you in on something. We’re planning something big. BIG big. Something country-wide, year-long, larger and more ambitious than anything we’ve done before. We’re just trying not to focus on the clean-up. Ladies and gentlemen, let us be the first to invite you to The Gathering. We’re giving you plenty of notice [...]

We Irish love a good game. Just witness our passion for that hold-onto-your-teeth national sport of . In 1921, a stunned Daily Mail reported: The Irish national game is the fastest and probably the most dangerous of sports. It is a combination of hockey, football, golf, baseball, battle and sudden death. And that’s just the [...]

Sure, big screen stars Colin Farrell, Liam Nesson and Michael Fassbender are lighting up Hollywood at the moment, but there are other big screen regulars doing just as good a job: Ireland’s castles. What’s not to love about castles? Gigantic, hulking structures, shrouded in mystery and built centuries ago in some seriously dramatic scenery. Movies [...]

‘A pint of Guinness, please.’ It was the third time I’d witnessed a tourist approach the bar in Messrs Maguire’s and ask, in varying levels of English, for a pint of what is admittedly Dublin’s most famous export. In most , it’s a perfectly typical thing to ask. But Messrs is not most pubs.  is [...]

People are fantastic. People keep us fed, adored, healthy, happy and entertained. We love people. But… There are moments, days, weeks, summers when fewer people can be a good thing. Like hmmm, say when you’re not sidestepping map-readers like a quarterback, nose-under armpit on public transport or hurdling over a wandering child to catch that [...]

Travel writer Colleen Setchell visited Ireland in April. Here she shares some tales and tips from her adventure. My heart was heavy when I boarded my plane, not because I discovered that it had propellers and I’m not a good flier, but because I realised that 10 days was simply not enough to see Ireland. [...]

Photographer Robert Bergmann loves the Clare coast, capturing everything from the stark beauty of the cliffs to the unassuming details of its visitors. These images are from his most recent exhibition Where Stone Meets. This is , in his photos and words. You’re going to like this. The are an iconic Irish scene, but they [...]

County Wexford is a soothing palette of world-class spas, beaches and relaxing walks. In a gentle voice, David Fallon talks us through it. “Ok, let me get this straight. It’s 9:30pm, and you’ve just told me you have to hand in a model of a working volcano in school tomorrow morning?! Sharon, did you know [...]