I was fortunate enough to jump in my Dooley’s hire car recently and sample not one but two of the great drives currently on offer in the Emerald Isle. Leaving Belfast one sunny morning, I... Continue Reading
Fact: we owe Halloween to Ireland. This is the autumn festival when, as my ancestors believed, the ghosts of the dead returned to the land of the living. Spooky. Really, though, that’s why... Continue Reading
If I had shares in a razor company I would be worried. Beards are back and they’re taking over the world, one hipster city at a time. Dublin, perhaps after Williamsburg in Brooklyn and... Continue Reading
A theatre often reminds me of the sensor light in my yard: it lies dormant until it senses movement. And then the theatre, once dark, is suddenly alive with new stories. But in the dark rooms of the... Continue Reading
It bubbles up through soft mountain bog deep in the Wicklow wilderness and cuts through Dublin’s centre like an artery. I first met the Liffey in a Radiohead song, and then tried to... Continue Reading
There are some cities you can never love. There are some cities you can grow to love. And then there are the cities that sweep you off your feet, whisk you up the aisle and marry you before... Continue Reading
