Festivals, live music and…Ireland
In Ireland music is everywhere, from live sessions in the pubs to busking in the streets, but, while the days are getting longer and the weather warmer, our island offers even more! In Ireland during springtime and summertime a huge variety of...
What do you know about Gaelic sports (pt. 2)?
In the last post we talked about Gaelic Football and now we’re going to discover something more about another traditional Irish sport: Hurling. Exactly as Gaelic Football, Hurling is managed by GAA and it’s an amateur sport. But to play it’s not...
What do you know about Gaelic sports? (Pt.1)
Gaelic football and Hurling, collectively known as Gaelic games, are governed by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The headquarters and main stadium of the GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) are located at Croke Park and all major GAA games are played there, including the...
Bram Stoker‘s week is coming!!!
So, autumn has arrived bringing us many events to enjoy and discover Dublin. Bram Stoker was born in Dublin in 1847. His most famous novel Dracula, published in 1897, still reminds us of dark nights, marks on the neck and vampires. The...
The story of Father Pat Noise
While you’re crossing O’Connell Bridge, it might be easy to miss the memorial plaque embedded in the stonework on the Ha’penny bridge side. This commemorative plaque appeared in 2004, in memory of Father Pat Noise, who –as reported on the plate- died...
The Festival of Curiosity 2015 – Dublin!
With over 40,000 attendees each year across 14 venues in Dublin City Centre, The Festival is Ireland’s annual celebration at the intersection of art, science, technology and design and has quickly grown to being one of the most exciting and innovative festivals...
Southwest Ireland: Day 7th, Kinsale & Charles Fort
Would you like to know what we do on 7th day in our Travelling Programme South and Western Ireland?! We are gonna tell you! As we don’t have classes during the weekend, we enjoy this extra time by visiting some of the...
Dublin LGBT Pride Festival 2015!
The Dublin LGBT Pride Festival is an annual series of events which celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) life in Dublin, Ireland. It is the largest LGBTQ pride festival in the Republic of Ireland. The event has grown from a one-day event...
55 idioms and meanings to understand Irish people!
To learn a language a person needs to learn the words in that language, and how and when to use them. But people also need to learn idioms separately because certain words together or at certain times can have different meanings. In...
Have you heard of Johnnie Fox´s?
No, it isn’t a music Celta singer! Johnnie Fox´s is one of the older and most famous traditional Irish pubs! Also famed as the highest pub in the country. It is located in Glencullen on top of the Dublin mountains, approximately 25-35...
