Dermot Kennedy breaks his 24 hours of silence to tell me about The Hobbit. It’s his favourite book. “That’s how I started writing,” Kennedy says, slicing up a...
Historically the Celts were a society of warriors using war to gain agricultural land, cattle and other valuable resources. They spread their goddess worshipping practices...
Ireland’s many islands remain as popular as ever. The unspoiled, beautiful islands are dotted around the country’s coast from Mizen Hean in the south to...
The Celtic Festival of Beltane (Beltain, Beltainne, Beltaine, Bealtaine, Beltany) - which marks the beginning of summer in the ancient Celtic calendar - is a Cross Quarter...
What could be better on a spring Sunday than warm & wonderful Welsh Cakes? Ingredients 225g /8oz self-raising flour, sieved 110g /4oz (preferably Welsh) salted butter 1 egg...
Born in Dublin, Gerard Byrne is one of Ireland’s leading contemporary artists. His expansive collection is representative of a versatility unparalleled in the contemporary Irish...
“Those in power write the history. Those who struggle write the songs.” Those words appear on the cinema screen just before the closing credits roll-up...
Boxty is a traditional Irish potato pancake from County Mayo in Ireland. In Irish it is called Bacstai or Aran bocht-ti meaning "poor-house bread.” In...
Land of craggy coastlines sculpted by the waves, charming harbours, impressive mountains, and national parks - Wales offers stunning scenery to explore. Green and wild medieval...
Girl groups rock! From The Supremes to Fanny to the Go-Gos to L7 to modern rock supergroup boygenius, all-female musical acts have played, and continue...