Category: Lifestyle

A young John Lennon had planned to move to Ireland in a bid to avoid National Service with the British Army, according to a new book. The book is called ‘The Beatles and Me’ and is written by Ivor Davis who toured with the Beatles in their early days. He was there when the band… Continue reading John Lennon: I’d move to Ireland if the British Army called me up

One of the rebels who was executed in the aftermath of the Easter Rising finally received a State funeral nearly one hundred years after his death. Thomas Kent is often referred to as the ‘forgotten patriot’. He was one of 16 Irish nationalists sentenced to death in the days following the failed rebellion. He was… Continue reading 'Forgotten' Easter Rising rebel finally received State funeral

Ireland’s ‘battle of the sheepdogs’ is under way in Kilkenny with over 150 border collies competing for a place on the Irish national team. The national sheepdog trials take place in Johnstown, Kilkenny from 13-15th August.

Each year millions of tourists flock to Ireland to sample the atmosphere in cities such as Belfast and Cork, visit the country’s historical sites in Dublin, and admire the beautiful landscapes of Galway. There are countless more destinations across Ireland that attract holidaymakers from all a around the world. But what about people in Ireland?… Continue reading Ireland’s favourite holiday counties – and the ones that no-one voted for

A teenager from Cork has been named as one of the top 20 young people in the world. Joanne O’Riordan has been shortlisted for the honour by the Junior Chamber International after being widely credited with persuading the government into a U-turn on its disability cuts policy.

Irish people hoping to get a good view of the annual Perseid meteor shower could be in luck as Met Éireann are forecasting clear weather tonight. The Perseids are among the year’s biggest meteor showers and will reach their peak tonight.

Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie Pitt is joining forces with an Irish animation company for the production of an inspiring story about a girl growing up in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Jolie Pitt will be executive producer of the ‘The Breadwinner’, with the animations being created by Kilkenny firm Cartoon Saloon.

A team of documentary makers are hoping to find funding to create a film about the town Knock – which is Ireland’s answer to Lourdes. The story dates back to an incident in 1879, when 15 villagers are said to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary. Knock has had a reputation for the… Continue reading Film makers hope to make documentary about ‘miraculous’ Irish town

Dublin has been named as the ‘favourite world-wide city’ at a prestigious travel awards ceremony in Florida. The awards were handed out by online travel company Trazee, owned by Global Traveller magazine. They surveyed thousands of travellers aged between 18 and 35 to find out where their favourite destination was.