Alan Walsh

5 new ways to connect with your Irish Heritage For anyone with an links to Ireland, whether you're a native, you're an ex-pat,...

Deirdre of the Sorrows   It's one of the most famous tales in Irish mythology, but so many Irish people don't know  anything abo...

That Deirdre of the Sorrows is still one of the most famous of the old stories in Irish folklore speaks volumes, I think, for how we s...

All sound and fury The only issue of Irish Arts Review magazine I ever bought was the one with a Conor Harrington on the cover. Not tha...

Every day, the fast food restaurant McDonald's feeds 1% of the world's population. It started out a tiny burger joint in San Ber...

For a while now, renting in Dublin, along with cities like London, Paris and New York,  has been impossibly expensive. It seems there&#...

Getting your story published in a magazine is a great way to showcase your writing ability, get your name out there and grab the atten...

I don't mean to come across like one of those lone-fisted, self-righteous, middle class timeline revolutionaries (I say middle clas...

Most people know Cuchulain as Ireland's most famous mythological hero, defender of Ulster, warrior against armies and  international...

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