A 19-year-old Irish dancer delighted guests at a wedding by treating them to a remarkable performance. David Geaney, originally from Dingle, Co Kerry is a professional dancer and is currently a part of Irish singing and dancing show ‘Celtic Steps’. He is a five time world-champion Irish dancer.
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Movie director Danny Boyle ‘broke his Irish mother’s heart’ by refusing to become a priest
British film maker Danny Boyle has admitted that he once broke his Irish mother’s heart – by deciding not to become a priest. The Oscar winning director was speaking ahead of the release of his 2019 film ‘Yesterday’ which sees a struggling musician wake up one morning to find that he is the only person… Continue reading Movie director Danny Boyle ‘broke his Irish mother’s heart’ by refusing to become a priest
Irish grannies speak ‘teenage slang’ – all for a great cause
A video featuring Irish grannies speaking in ‘young person slang’ has caused a stir in the Irish media. The four grannies appearing in the videos and were asked to translate words and phrases such as bae, swag and squad goals.
Irish pub manager has perfect sarcastic response to fussy customer’s bad review
An Irish pub manager was able to maintain a sense of humour when a fussy customer left a bad online review following a visit. The customer had visited O’Sullivan’s Bar, which is a popular pub in Co Cork.
Subway sandwiches are too sugary to be classed as ‘bread’ says Irish court
Subway sandwiches are loved by millions of people, many of whom enjoy one every day of the working week. However, the reason they are so tasty is likely to be the huge quantity of sugar in the bread.
Star Wars legend says ‘extraordinary’ Skellig Michael gave him the chills
Star Wars legend Mark Hamill has spoken about his love of Ireland and what a joy it was to film 2017 Star Wars epic, The Last Jedi, at Skellig Michael. The Luke Skywalker star said that the Irish island was like nowhere he has visited before and that a powerful feeling rushed over him.
Ireland has higher than average number of blue-eyed people
More than half the population of Ireland have blue eyes, according to a new study. That figure is higher than any other country on the Irish and British isles. The research was carried out in 2014 by ScotlandsDNA and also revealed that blue is the most common eye colour on the two islands.
Julia Roberts was ‘out of breath’ at being told she was essential to Michael Collins movie
Superstar Julia Roberts revealed that she was left ‘out of breath’ when she was told that epic Irish movie ‘Michael Collins’ wouldn’t have been made without her. The film, which came out in 1996, starred Liam Neeson as Collins and Roberts as Collins’ fiancé Kitty Kiernan.
Ant & Dec discover they are related to each other and share a Viking ancestor
British TV presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly discovered they are related to each other as their hit 2019 series reached its conclusion. The Geordie duo were both tracing their family histories as part of the series Ant and Dec’s DNA Journey.
Ed Sheeran speaks of his Irish roots ahead of performance for London’s Irish community
Ed Sheeran spoke about how proud he is of his Irish heritage ahead of a charity event in London. Sheeran will performed at the London Irish Centre in Camden in 2018, to raise money for the centre which provides care and support for the Irish community in London.