Busking in Dublin
Grafton Street has provided a soundtrack to Dublin for decades, most of those sounds coming from Buskers. These artists and performers have become part of the musical heart of the city. I spoke to some of the buskers that keep…
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The growing popularity of Irish dancing: from Rinnce Fada to Tik Tok step dance
Irish dancing is taught all over the world and has been becoming particularly viral on TikTok. How has this popularity grown? Why is Irish dancing popular beyond Ireland? Let’s find it out! Development of Irish dancing Irish dancing, as we…
Preserving Irish must go beyond the education system
Cultures are built on languages, and learning a new language opens doors to new cultures. Ola Majekodunmi was born in Nigeria but immigrated to Ireland with her family at a young age. She relates how glad she is that her…
Cross-community GAA club formed in East Belfast
Gaelic games have returned to East Belfast for the first time in a generation. The last club of this kind to hail from the area, St Colmcille’s GAC, was disbanded in the 1970s as a result of the Troubles. A…
St Stephen’s Green Park 140 Years Old
St Stephen’s Green Park, often informally called Stephen’s Green or just ‘The Green’, is spread over 22 acres (8.9 ha) and it is the largest of the parks in Dublin’s main Georgian garden squares. Today it’s cared for by the…
Top 10 up and coming Irish artists
From Snow Patrol, to Sinead O’Connor, Fontaines DC, to Van Morrison. Ireland is home to a vast number of now world-wide loved artists, of all different decades and genres. Despite it’s history of trad music, artists in Ireland have and…
Croke Park to host Islamic celebration of Eid Al Adha
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has confirmed that their headquarters, Croke Park will host the traditional Islamic celebration of Eid Al Adha. A date has yet to be confirmed but possible dates for the event have been narrowed down to…
11 Irish Nobel Prize Winners
The Nobel Prize is the most important acknowledgement in the whole world annually assigned to personalities that distinguished themselves for their work and their contribution in the various fields of human knowledge, and their commitment to world peace. The prizes…
Apps like Duolingo make lockdown the time to learn a language
With Coronavirus cases starting to spike in certain parts of the world, it looks like lockdown life might still be around for a while. But this does not need to be a bad thing! Many are looking for new activities to…