A moving video of a young Irish girl singing to her great-grandmother has taken the internet by storm. The video was uploaded in 2017, and sees five-year-old Sophie meeting her great grandmother Breda for the first time since she was just nine months old.
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Great resources are available for people searching for records of their Irish ancestors
The last few years have seen a huge increase of people from all over the world logging on to the Irish Genealogy website to find new information about their family history. Ireland’s General Register Office released 27 million records of births, marriages and deaths all the way up to 2013. The birth index goes back… Continue reading Great resources are available for people searching for records of their Irish ancestors
Piers Morgan praises Dublin pub for ‘snowflake’ job vacancy
A Dublin pub caught the attention of Piers Morgan with its comical advert for a vacancy of a ‘snowflake’ role. Oscar’s Bar in Smithfield posted the advert on Facebook advising applicants they should be “self-entitled, over-sensitive” and capable of taking offence at the “most innocuous things imaginable”.
Ireland has two of the most epic drives in the world
Ireland has two entries in the latest compilation list from Lonely Planet, this one naming the most epic roads to drive in the world. The Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route have both been included in the list created by the online travel guide.
Irish warned of blood condition known as the ‘Celtic Curse’
A potentially deadly blood condition has been labelled the ‘Celtic Curse’ because more people in Ireland are prone to it than people from other countries. Haemochromatosis is a build-up of iron in the blood which if untreated can reach toxic levels that cause failure of vital organs such as the liver, heart and pancreas.
Dublin’s first nudist B&B issues a useful new guide to help guests feel comfortable
Dublin’s first ever ‘naturist friendly’ hotel has opened its doors and has issued a helpful list of do’s and don’ts to help guests feel comfortable. The advice also lets men know what they should do if they become a little too excited.
Irish cab driver wows YouTube with his dancing
An Irish cab driver who performed a spontaneous dance with a woman on a Dublin street has become a huge hit on YouTube. The unlikely show started when Wayne Kearney found his route blocked by crowds of people watching the woman dancing.
Take a look inside this Irish castle – the most highly rated accommodation in Airbnb history
A room in an Irish castle has become the highest rated accommodation in AirBnB history. The master bedroom at Cahercastle in Co Galway is currently priced at €160 per night.
Hollywood star Olivia Wilde loved Ireland so much she became an Irish citizen
American actress Olivia Wilde has spoken about her childhood summers in Ireland and her pride in being an Irish citizen. Unusually, she qualified for Irish citizenship, despite not having any Irish blood.
Three-year-old dancer steals the show
A video of a three-year-old Irish dancer has got people talking all over the world, not just for her dancing skills but also her confidence and stage presence. The young dancer was appearing at her first ever Feis and took to the attention like a duck to water.
