Today – June 16 – marks the celebration of Bloomsday in honour of James Joyce’s beloved book Ulysses, which took place over the course of this day in 1904 and is celebrated by Joyceans world-wide. We, of course, never miss the chance for a great party so festivities are held throughout the island – with one [...]
He may not be the talk of the dinner table, but we owe a huge debt of gratitude to the Frenchman Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. He’s the brainy chap who devoted his life’s work to invention and ultimately (well, with a little help from some Italian brainboxes a few years’ previous) took the world’s first ever [...]
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 [...]
We’ve all heard the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. One man who has a certain knack for taking pictures is photographer Enda Cavanagh and he has been so kind as to share some of his work with us. We think you’ll find that through his pictures, Ireland’s landscape speaks for itself. [...]
“High up on dangerous cliffs, out on lonely rocks, Irish lighthouses were built to last and most have stood for well over 150 years.” John Eagle is an artist, photographer and author of two books on Ireland’s lighthouses. Here he picks his six favourite lighthouses, and explains how he captured the stunning images of each [...]
It’s no secret that we here in Ireland have creative souls. For poetry we look to Heaney and Yeats. For writing we look to Behan and Joyce. For theatre we look to Beckett and Wilde. For style we look to…Cork. Yes, the compact city that’s home to the tasty English Market and the cool Guinness [...]
Having rejoiced at the news of Dublin‘s UNESCO City of Literature status we got to thinking about all of Ireland’s wonderful books. With so many to choose from, we decided to do what we do best and make a little shortlist. But we wanted to be able to show you the books, too, so my [...]
Fact: Dubliners love a good story. A Dubliner can make something as simple as buying milk into an epic tale of romance and bravery (or a first date on June 16th into one of the most acclaimed novels of all time – take a bow Mr Joyce). Considering the wit in our words and heritage of our [...]
Standing outside the red brick Holywood Arches Library in East Belfast is a rather peculiar statue. The piece consists of a well-dressed man opening a wardrobe like he’s looking for a pair of clean socks. But he’s not looking for socks, reader – he’s looking for another world. Step around to the other side of [...]
