Denmark Celebrated since the Vikings, bonfires were burned on the beach to ward off evil spirits. Today, bonfires are still part of the tradition, but picnics, songs and speeches are still part of the celebrations. Finland Many Finn’s leave the…
WORD AT PLAY – INTRODUCING SPOKEN WORD ARTIST M.ARTZ Born in Hackney, East London, M.Artz is a fresh, new spoken word artist with a compelling story to tell. His debut EP ‘Grown’ is due for release in the summer…
Where is Dublin?
Bank of Ireland continues to trade “in line with expectations”, the company said today in advance of its annual shareholders meeting. It said improvements were achieved in the volume of non-performing loans while new lending increased. But its pension deficit…
The LEGO new Technic 911 GT3 RS set is beautiful, desirable and slightly scary — not unlike the actual car. Three years in the making, the intimidating set joins the Danish toymaker’s Technic line, highly complex model kits whose…
Manchester United continue to pursue Benfica midfielder Renato Sanches, according to reports. Former manager Alex Ferguson is said to be an admiter of the 18-year-old, while United’s scouts have also highly recommended the dynamic midfielder, having wathced him on a…
10. Spain – 6,5 million immigrants Spain is the second-largest country in the European Union and has a population of 46.7 million, a huge 12% of whom are foreign-born. This continental European nation has attracted large numbers of immigrants in…
Conor McGregor has tweeted that he is returning to the lineup for UFC 200. McGregor was due to fight Nate Diaz in a rematch in Las Vegas in July, but did not want to take part in promotional events leading…
5. Xhosa Compared to most of the other languages on this list, Xhosa could almost be considered mainstream with nearly 8 million speakers. It’s one of the common languages spoken in South Africa, but it bases most of its sentence…