Category: Lifestyle

Take a look at this beautiful family home in East Cork which could potentially be yours for as little as £20. Anne Marie & Jason Flanagan are selling their seaside home through a raffle and hoping to sell 20,000 tickets.

We should have guessed it. Those dashing good looks, the great voice and the tendency to burst into song at the least opportunity…despite being an all-American icon, it turns out that Bruce Springsteen has Irish heritage, according to research by genealogists. The great-great-great-grandfather of the American rock star was named Christy Gerrity and came from… Continue reading Bruce Springsteen: Born in the USA – descended from an Irish hellraiser

Everyone should be ready to accept fair criticism. How else would be learn and grow? But what if the criticism is unfair, or worse, not even factually correct? Imagine working your socks off to make a living running a pub and then someone posts a scathing review about you on Tripadvisor quoting information that simply… Continue reading When someone slags you off unfairly…keep your cool and tell it like it is

The man who invented Baileys Irish Cream has told his story about how he and his colleague stumbled upon the formula in just 45 minutes. It’s an incredible achievement considering that Baileys has since become a major international brand with massive sales all over the world.

Some perfomamces are so breathtaking they can be watched over and over and again and yet you never tire of them. The Maynooth University Chamber Choir surely provided such a momen when they  a performnced their version of the song ‘There is Another Sky’ to see scoop the top prize at the Choir of the… Continue reading When breath-taking performance saw Irish choir win Pavarotti trophy

While constant, crippling tiredness can sometimes be a sign of illness, in women, it could mean something far simpler – iron deficiency. It’s estimated around one in 10 women suffer from iron deficiency, yet many have no idea, even though their iron levels might be so low that their body’s producing less red blood cells,… Continue reading In the blood – why iron deficiency affects so many women

The only grandson of Oscar Wilde has successfully applied for an Irish passport thanks to his famous ancestor. The story came about because of a gesture of generosity from the Irish government.

If you’re not from Ireland, how well do you know your Irish slang and common phrases? And if you are from Ireland, how well do you realise that some of the phrases you take for granted can confuse the hell out of people for overseas. Most people are probably familiar with words such as ‘craic’… Continue reading 23 common Irish phrases that confuse overseas friends and family