There are so many awe-inspiring sights spread across this little island of ours but if you’ve not a driver, like myself, it can bloody difficult to actually visit them. This was the challenge that I faced when I spent a few days in Killarney recently. When I asked around for the best sights to […]

7 years ago

Myself and herself had been chatting about going away on our first proper holiday for months. We had been on numerous weekend breaks around Ireland but after well over a year and a half together, it was time to put things into action. We’re both indecisive people. When it comes to casual dinner ideas, […]

7 years ago

Monday is here but if you’re planning on splitting your time between your house and your office this week then you’re missing out big time. There are plenty of things going on in Cork this week to keep you occupied and with the weather set for a slight improvement, there’s no excuse not to get […]

7 years ago

Is it hot in here? It’s summertime so potentially, yes. Aside from the weather, there’ll be another source of soaring temperatures tonight as steamy 2012 flick Magic Mike airs on the telly. Ever since the movie’s release, Channing Tatum and his merry band of male strippers have gotten pulses racing around the world. The film […]

7 years ago

The search for 39-year-old Seamus Lawless, who has been missing on Mount Everest after he reportedly fell from an altitude of 8,300 metres, is now a recovery operation. It is believed that he slipped at an area known as the Balcony. The Trinity College professor travelled to Nepal as part of an eight-person expedition led […]

7 years ago

A floating bar in the middle of the Caribbean Sea is looking to give one lucky person their dream summer job. Floyd’s Pelican Bar, a mile off the coast of Jamaica, is hiring a bartender to work there over the summer – and their flights and accommodation will covered. If you’re chosen, you’ll have to commute […]

7 years ago

Your wedding day will be special no matter what – all that stressing about flowers and who’s sitting beside who and what particular shade of ivory your veil is really won’t matter once you say “I do”, but you’ll obviously remember the day forever. And don’t you want to look back twenty years from […]

7 years ago

If you believed every stereotype about Irish people based on TV shows, movies and comedians you’d think we all walked around saying “to be sure, to be sure” while drinking pints of Guinness and chasing pots of gold. We all know that couldn’t be further from the truth, but even though international stereotypes might […]

7 years ago

Dressed in a snuggly white robe and reading a gloriously glossy magazine by a roaring fire – yep, that’s a perfect Saturday afternoon in my eyes. A painfully long bus trip up to Donegal off in that I spent one of the best weekend breaks I’ve ever had in Ireland, staying in (what I’m now […]

7 years ago

It looks like Donald Trump could be set to visit Ireland this June following his state visit to the UK. The US president will be in the UK from June 3 to 5 and it’s reported that “some enquiries” have been made into him coming to Ireland afterwards. The Irish Times reports that no plans […]

7 years ago

Nothing beats the feel of a good Irish pub with a mixture of good craic, superb Guinness and that warm feeling as you settle in for a couple of scoops. Although there are hundreds around the country we thought we’d pick 17 of the very best to create a check list of places you […]

7 years ago

Limerick, you’re a lady. Except maybe when it comes to your ludicrous language and preposterous phrases. From tackies to shams, the county’s vernacular is unmistakable… and we absolutely love it. So, here’s a definitive list of all the words and phrases you could possibly encounter if you ever find yourself Shannonside. Yurt yurt kid! […]

7 years ago