Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), the famous Irish writer who died of meningitis at the age of 46, is currently seeing his grave heavily defaced by his admirers. Buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, it would seem that tourists are indeed devoting themselves to a new ritual when they pass the writer's tomb. [...]
In Ireland, people like to say that every day brings the four seasons of the year to life. A proverb that speaks volumes about the Irish climate! Unfortunately for holidaymakers, July was a rather disappointing month for Europe as a whole, Ireland included... [...]
The port of Belfast in Northern Ireland yesterday celebrated the centenary of the Titanic's launch, with a religious ceremony and the launch of a distress rocket. It's now a century since the Titanic was first launched in Belfast harbor on May 31, 1911. [...]
Ireland's Burren region is currently threatened by agricultural overexploitation. As a result of the intensification of agriculture, the region has seen a significant deterioration in its environment, with a marked decline in the quality of its water and its flora and fauna. This is due to an agricultural policy that is less and less respectful of the environment, as well as to the stranglehold on Irish farmers, who are finding it increasingly difficult to make a living from their...[...]
It's now 95 years since the Easter Rising of August 24, 1916. A terrible revolt that took place in Dublin and other major Irish cities, pitting nationalist Irish against loyalist English in the name of one cause: Irish Independence and the withdrawal of the British presence from the island. [...]
A new beer format may soon be invading pubs in Ireland and Great Britain! Following in the footsteps of the famous pint, known for its XXL 1/2-liter format (0.568L to be exact), the British government is due to present a bill to Parliament within the next few months, with the aim of proposing a new beer format: the two-thirds pint. In short: an alternative format between the pint, sometimes considered too large, and the half-pint, sometimes considered too small. ...[...]
December 21, 2009 was a sad day for Dublin: a fire broke out in the famous Guinness Brewery, causing the evacuation of over 700 people and injuring 2 firefighters... [...]
