Ireland’s Halloween Origins
Halloween may have gone global, but its heart still beats here in Ireland. Long before pumpkins and plastic masks, there was Samhain, fires on the hills, neighbours gathered, and stories that belonged to this land. From lighting a fire to carving a turnip, these are the
Lá na Cruite | Harp Day 2025
Each October, Ireland celebrates Lá na Cruite | Harp Day — a nationwide tribute to the harp, our national emblem and oldest musical tradition. From pop-up performances to global collaborations, this year’s events showcased how the harp continues to connect Ireland’s past with its vibrant present.
Ireland’s most haunted house could be yours
The building in which the legend is associated was levelled to the ground in 1870 and the present day mansion was erected. The mansion was also previously run as a country hotel and convent run by the Benedictine and Sisters of Providence order of nuns who established
The Only Upside-Down Traffic Light in the World? (and yes it has a Irish connection)
A protest in a fiercely Irish neighbourhood, it’s the only official upside-down traffic light in the world. Here's why the green won out
20 Classic Irish Mammy Lines (That Still Live Rent-Free in Our Heads)
Get ready to nod, laugh, and maybe flinch a little as we round up the most iconic Irish Mammy sayings
