Luke Skywalker may have visited lands in galaxies far, far away, but actor Mark Hamill has reserved special praise for Ireland’s Skellig Michael. The Star Wars legend said that the island off the coast of Co Kerry was ‘indescribably beautiful’.
Author: Michael Kehoe
Bono praises Jennifer Lawrence for highlighting gender pay gap
Bono has praised American actress Jennifer Lawrence for highlighting the gender pay gap – and standing up for herself and other women in the process. Bono said that he was impressed with the solidarity that Lawrence had shown.
The top seven things tourists love about Ireland
Ireland’s tourism authority have revealed the top seven reasons tourists give for wanting to visit the country – and it’s a two way tie at the top. The results, which were released by Fáílte Ireland as part of its annual Visitor Attitudes Survey, show that it is Ireland’s people that are the big attraction for… Continue reading The top seven things tourists love about Ireland
Dating website under fire for ‘profiting from bullying’ people with freckles
A dating website has caused uproar by implying that red hair and freckles should be seen as ‘imperfections’. The advert – for match.com – appeared on several posters on the London underground, along with another suggesting that a person with different colour eyes should not worry about their ‘imperfection’.
Liam Neeson delighted with Irish talent in Hollywood
Liam Neeson has won a lifetime achievement award at the Irish Film and Television Academy awards. When the superstar took to the stage to accept the award, he used the moment to pay tribute to other Irish stars.
Ed Sheeran look-a-like serenaded by Irish rugby fans
Song writing superstar Ed Sheeran is so popular right now that even his look-a-likes receive adulation from huge groups of fans singing to them. That was the case in this hilarious video from a Munster rugby match which saw the fans serenading a steward who had a striking resemblance to the British star.
Great food and views of Ireland from the ‘Orient Express’
Take a look inside this new luxury restaurant in Galway, which has been built into two vintage railway carriages. The carriages that make up Glenlo Abbey’s Pullman Restaurant sit on a makeshift platform that overlooks Lough Corrib.
Irish pub goers treated to beautiful performance of The Ould Triangle
A fantastic acoustic performance in an Irish pub of the rousing traditional Irish song The Ould Tringle was captured on camera. The singer is Gerald Cunningham and he belted out the traditional Irish classic in the corner of the pub in front of an appreciative audience.
New York Times has high praise for Ireland’s ‘most charming city’
The New York Times sent a travel reporter over to Ireland and have now published an article about the country’s ‘most charming city’. The article was part of the American newspaper’s ’36 hours’ series which sees them spend a day and a half in a city and take in what it has to offer.
Real-life scare for Game of Thrones cast in Northern Ireland
There was a real-life scare for the cast and crew of popular TV series Game of Thrones as rocks fell from a quarry near their set in Northern Ireland. Many of the scenes for the award winning HBO show are filmed in Co Antrim. Filming for the much anticipated sixth season has been completed.
