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Best songs of the 1916 Easter Rising

Stirring historic songs written in honor of the people involved in the events 1916 Easter Rising events.

Education

How to choose which Irish instrument to learn how to play

From the guitar to the bodhrán, here are the pros and cons of learning how to play different Irish instruments!

Entertainment

Luke Kelly of The Dubliners most popular songs

Luke Kelly, Irish singer and folk musician of The Dubliners, was one of Ireland's most beloved singers.

History

WATCH: A summertime swimming gala in Dublin nearly a century ago

Historic newsreel featured by the Irish Film Institute shows the annual Sandycove Gala and Dun Laoghaire Regatta in full swing in summertime 1923.

Cahir O'Doherty

Irish arts and artists are thriving worldwide

From Sally Rooney's newest novel, Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell filming together again - Irish arts are thriving.

Cahir O'Doherty

Lockdown love/hate in Sharon Horgan's "Together"

The power of Together, starring Sharon Horgan and James McAvoy, is in its giving a terrifying and global pandemic a human scale.

Other Writers

At the (Irish) movies with Jack

Matt Damon recently recalled a fascinating Jack Nicholson moment from filming The Departed - what would Nicholson say about these Irish movies?

Entertainment

Irish language Great Hunger film "Arracht" to get the Hollywood treatment

The Irish language film "Arracht" has been optioned by an Oscar-winning producer Greg Shapiro and his Kingsgate Films to get remade in English in the US.

Craic

Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson gives Ireland the Matt Damon treatment

Jesse Tyler Ferguson is holidaying in Ireland with his husband Justin Mikita and has shared snaps of his time in Dalkey, which famously hosted Matt Damon last year.

Entertainment

August Irish podcast roundup: Seriously addictive listens

This month we have a mixture of some classic Irish podcasts and some new ones that have hit the airwaves in the last year.

Craic

WATCH: Niall Horan's hilarious opening monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Irish musician Niall Horan dispelled a few American myths about Ireland during a hilarious stint as guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! in the US on Tuesday night.

Entertainment

WATCH: Chris O’Dowd and Melissa McCarthy team up again for ‘The Starling’

Chris O'Dowd and Melissa McCarthy both star in 'The Starling,' a decade after teaming up in the smash-hit comedy 'Bridesmaids.'

Culture

WATCH: Peter O’Toole describe what being Irish means in the most beautiful way

"Everything I think of is colored by its history, by its literature, by its people, by its geography," O'Toole told American TV host Charlie Rose in a 1994 interview.

Events

Competition: Win a hotel stay and weekend pass to Pittsburgh Irish Festival 2021

Enter our giveaway and be in a chance of winning a weekend pass to the Pittsburgh Irish Festival and a two night stay at the Courtyard Marriott Pittsburgh Waterfront.

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