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Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan has paid a glowing tribute to the beautiful city of Galway in her new Netflix special. Coughlan is fast becoming one of Ireland’s most loved actresses thanks to her starring roles in critically acclaimed series such as Derry Girls and Bridgerton.

Well, it wouldn’t be an American presidential election if at least one of the candidates didn’t highlight his Irish heritage. It couldn’t be Donald Trump because he’s strictly German-Scottish, although he does own a golf course in Ireland.

Irish whiskey lovers in America are in for a treat as one of the top whiskey makers in Ireland have a New Year gift in store. Bushmills announced their ‘First Whiskey of 2021’ initiative which will see customers in the USA receive a free glass of whiskey in their local pubs.

    Irish footballer Roy Keane developed a fearsome reputation as the hard tackling captain of Manchester United. It’s an image that has lived on now that he’s a TV pundit, with the unfortunate targets of his scathing match analysis wincing almost as much as they did when they faced Keane on the pitch.

With the harp being such a hardworking emblem for Ireland, you might think the powers that be could at least agree on which way round it should appear. Sadly, it’s not that simple.

The Irish accent has been voted the most attractive by people living in Britain and Ireland. It’s good news but it begs the question, which ‘Irish accent’ seeing as the soft tones of rural Kerry and Cork are a million miles away from the harsher sounds of say, inner city Dublin.

Rows over offensive words in Fairytale of New York have become something a Christmas tradition alongside turkey and stuffing. Each year brings fresh controversy. Opinion is always mixed and even different BBC radio stations can’t agree among themselves, with some deciding to only play a censored version, others using bleeps to cover certain words and… Continue reading Christmas rows continue over ‘offensive’ Pogues classic Fairytale of New York

A flashmob of Irish dancers took over Shannon airport to celebrate the beginning of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2017. The Fleadh Cheoil festival is an annual celebration of Irish music, dancing and culture, and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to enjoy the events.

Ireland wasnamed as the best travel destination in Europe at a prestigious award ceremony in London. The Group Travel Awards took place at the swanky Park Plaza Riverside hotel in London in 2019.