Richard Harris
Richard Harris (1930 - 2002) was an Irish actor from Limerick. Also a singer, composer and director, he is best known for…
Irish personalities : the must-haves
Saints and Religious in Ireland
Luc de Wadding
Saint Patrick's Day didn't just happen. It was designed by the Franciscan friar Luc de Wadding (1558-1657). The Waterford-based company was keen…
Jack Gleeson
Jack Gleeson is an Irish actor from Cork. Born in 1992, everyone remembers him as the terrible King Joffrey Baratheon from the…
Mark Ryder
Mark Ryder is a Northern Irish actor, best known for playing the famous Cesare Borgia in the "Borgia" series. A rising star…
Feast of Saint Brigid Saints and Religious in Ireland
Saint Brigid
St. Brigid (451-525) is one of Ireland’s patron saints, like St . Patrick. Known for her contribution to the development of Christianity…
Saints and Religious in Ireland
Saint Colmcille
St. Colmcille (521-597) is one of Ireland’s three greatest patron saints, along with St. Patrick and St. Brigid. He is still celebrated…
Irish nationalists Irish politicians
Daniel O’Connell
In Ireland, there are national heroes who can’t be ignored. And Daniel O’Connell is one of them! Nicknamed “The Liberator”, or “the…
James Joyce
James Joyce (1882-1941) was a celebrated Irish novelist and poet. Considered an emblematic figure of twentieth-century Irish literature, James Joyce was the…
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English soldier who crushed the Irish rebellions of the 17th century... A man of ambition, he is still…
Robert Emmet
Robert Emmet (1778-1803) was an Irish nationalist who led a revolt against the British government in 1803, in order to emancipate Ireland…