Category: Lifestyle

Thousands of people have left Ireland over the last six years as the recession hit the country hard. The government is now actively encouraging Irish citizens to return home and many are thinking that now may be the right time to do so. However, it might not be as easy as they think.

TripAdvisor has announced the top ten places to visit in Ireland for 2015, according to the annual Travellers’ Choice Awards. There is a new number one destination in Ireland as Dublin has fallen to second place.

A historic manuscript from the 14th century has been acquired by Trinity College Dublin and has now been returned to Ireland. The medieval text was produced at St Mary’s Abbey in Dublin and contains a vast array of historical records from Ireland prior to the 14th century. St Mary’s Abbey was a regular meeting place… Continue reading Historic manuscript returns to Dublin after 400 years

An Irish businesswoman who quit her job to open a pop up Irish pub business has been inundated with requests from across the world. Caitriona Mulhern spent years working in the drinks industry before deciding to go it alone so she could spend more time with her family. She created the business called Pop Up… Continue reading Pop up Irish pub attracts interest across the world

An Irish technology firm has developed a piece of software to try to protect children from cyberbullying and online abuse. The programme, called ParIntel, detects when online bullying is taking place, and alerts a nominated third party such as a parent or older sibling of the victim. In the past decade, the problem of online… Continue reading Tech firm develop software to tackle cyberbullying

Trinity College Dublin are offering free online courses on Irish history covering the vastly important years of 1912-1923. Some of the most significant events in Irish history took place during those years, such as the Easter Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War.

It was a weekend to celebrate for Irish rugby fans as both the men’s and women’s teams put on superb displays to win their respective tournaments – and both made history in the process. Both teams had to reach difficult targets that their rivals had set with excellent displays of their own – and both… Continue reading Ireland’s men and women make rugby history

A 19th century Irish nun has been put on the path to sainthood by Pope Francis. Mother Mary Aikenhead dedicated herself to helping ‘the suffering poor’ and established the Religious Sisters of Charity, which opened its first convent in Dublin in 1815.