It’s winter, it’s cold; which means if you’re David Fallon, you go on frost-edged walks around Northern Ireland. However, your other trusted blogger has very different plans for the shivering season. For me, winter means a guilt-free Bailey’s Coffee by a big fire, watching snow fall through a tinsel-edged Georgian window and humming along to [...]

The road back to your roots can be an emotional one, but it’s nothing if not rich and rewarding. Visitor Gerry Britt embarks on an momentous journey that brings him right to the heart of rural Ireland, to the village his grandfather left in 1906. It was our third trip to Ireland, and my family [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

We’re not sure about you, reader, but we have noticed a bit of a nip in the air recently. That’s not to say that a bit of chilly weather is anything to sneeze at! You see, when the days get shorter and chairs are pulled by the fire we have all the reason we need [...]

Davey has worked in Irish bars since he was 15. Here, he explains why the Irish make the best bartenders, why it’s probably the best job in the world, and what the pub really looks like from the other side of the taps. ‘Oh hi, um, are you guys open yet?’ came the soft Southern [...]