News
“I just felt an overwhelming sense of being home”: Tania Sheikh's Journey from Iraq to Ireland to New York City
Dublin Marathon 2026: Full list of road closures, Luas, bus and DART changes
Fears of ‘wider’ cyberattack as ‘critical flaw’ forces thousands of websites to shut down
Dublin set for bank holiday chaos with public transport disruptions, bad weather and Marathon street closures
Eight awards, one legendary honoree, and a Manhattan room you will want to be in
Entertainment
Richard Harris turned down Dumbledore until his granddaughter threatened him
Irish language body express concern about BBC Northern Ireland cuts
LISTEN: The “secret sauce” of CIE Tours' success with Managing Director Stephen Cotter
WATCH: Joanne McNally brings Jimmy Fallon’s audience to its feet on "Tonight Show" debut
Andrew Scott could make Oscar history by competing against himself
History
Ireland’s last Magdalene Laundry closed 30 years ago with 40 women still inside
The Cork mayor who starved himself to death in 1920 to shake an empire
The Irish feast of the dead that Rome spent 500 years trying to stamp out
The Halloween games Irish girls once played to find out who they would marry
The 1847 letter that branded Famine soup sellers soul jobbers in the Cork Examiner
Culture
The Halloween games Irish girls once played to find out who they would marry
Richard Harris turned down Dumbledore until his granddaughter threatened him
The Irish feast of the dead that Rome spent 500 years trying to stamp out
The story behind the iconic Guinness Christmas ad still our favourite after 22 years
Eight awards, one legendary honoree, and a Manhattan room you will want to be in
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Travel
Ireland in autumn: The festivals, feasts and fall magic you won't want to miss
Escape to these luxury beachside thatched cottages in County Meath
Dublin set for bank holiday chaos with public transport disruptions, bad weather and Marathon street closures
Ireland is quietly reclaiming Samhain as Halloween turns ever more commercial
WATCH: Matt Molloy's Pub in Westport, County Mayo
Music
My father sang "Loch Lomond" to his grandchildren in his final days
A young Antrim priest wrote “The Foggy Dew” in 1919 and signed it with a false name
Generations of Dublin children sang a street song about an infant murder
“She Moved Through the Fair” - Ireland’s most haunting love song is a ghost story nobody can claim
LISTEN: Malahide to Montparnasse to Manhattan with Irish jazz singer Austin O’Brien
Dream homes
Food & Drink
The story behind the iconic Guinness Christmas ad still our favourite after 22 years
The perfect Irish Halloween barmbrack recipe
Win a year of Irish breakfasts as Bewley's puts the full Irish pantry up for grabs
Titanic’s last dinner ran to ten courses while steerage ate gruel and cabin biscuits
Halloween began in Ireland and these ancient traditions are still with us
Genealogy
O’Malley Clan Association to host virtual event with former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Kevin O'Malley
Bram Stoker's own family history was darker than anything in "Dracula"
Irish genealogy experts share new resource for exploring Ireland's Civil Birth Registrations
What does it mean to be Irish in America right now?
The Connolly surname runs from the kings of Tara to a Glasgow comedy stage
Movies
Andrew Scott could make Oscar history by competing against himself
Michael Gambon, the Dublin boy who became Dumbledore, was born 86 years
Saoirse Ronan breaks silence on husband Jack Lowden’s James Bond rumours
Facts about Cong, the Co Mayo town made famous by "The Quiet Man"
Irish American actor revealed as first honoree for 2027 Oscar Wilde Awards
Craic
The Halloween games Irish girls once played to find out who they would marry
Say trick or treat as Gaeilge with 30 Irish words to use this Halloween
Four Halloween games that need nothing more than apples, flour and a torch
Calling all Brigids! Irish search is on for Kildare gathering
Saint Patrick and the publican: A fantastic challenge in Connemara
Top Destinations
Escape to these luxury beachside thatched cottages in County Meath
Ireland is quietly reclaiming Samhain as Halloween turns ever more commercial
Second best? Some lesser-known top destinations in Ireland
Ireland’s haunted triangle is the spookiest place on earth, says ghost hunter
Will visiting Dingle help you live longer? New research ranks it among Europe’s top longevity spots
Education
