Gaelic Sports – Countdown Begins
And then there were four, writes our GAA blogger Ciarán McGowan. Picture shows Donegal’s Rory Kavanagh and Frank McGlynn tackle Aidan O’Shea of Mayo ©INPHO/James Crombie This weekend’s ac...
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Gaelic Sports – King Henry!
We shall not see his like again, writes Ciarán McGowan. Photo shows Henry Shefflin of Kilkenny receiving a second yellow card in match against Cork ©INPHO/Donall Farmer I want to start this week by...
Gaelic Sports – Monaghan Abú
Last Sunday in Clones, we witnessed football performance of year when mighty men from Monaghan beat All Ireland Champions Donegal to win Ulster Football title for first time in 25 years. Ciarán McGow...
Grand Design
The Grand Old Lady of Stephen’s Green as Shelbourne Hotel is affectionately known, has been witness to many key events in trajectory of modern Irish history. Leonie O’Hara profiles this icon of Dubli...
Irish Music – Summer Notes
No other band musically relates to or evokes an Irish summer like The Waterboys, writes Lucy Earley. They seem to inspire everyone at late parties; out in back garden, with garden lanterns, white win...
The Beginning of End
It’s 60 years since Great Blasket Island, off coast of Kerry, was evacuated. Born in 1920, Mike Carney is oldest living islander. He left in 1937 to seek a better life in Dublin and joined millions w...
The Mountains of Munster
Christopher Moriarty takes a trip along road to nowhere.
Gaelic Sports – Dublin Victory
Not long ago, Ciarán McGowan wrote a piece for Ireland of Welcomes magazine about wonderful game of Hurling. Due to his incorrigible passion for game, he was somewhat nervous that he may have over ex...
Gaelic Sports – Historic Win
Grown men cried this weekend (and not just losers) as once again, Gaelic sports served up heroic performances, writes Ciaran McGowan. There were unlikely results that will live long in memories of th...
The Irish Dracula
Perhaps Irishman Bram Stoker wasn’t inspired by Romanian legends. There’s plenty of evidence that suggests his masterpiece Dracula came from Irish horror stories. Leonie O’Hara reports.