My Irish Blog

Plans are afoot to build a tourist attraction along the River Liffey in Dublin. A private consortium headed by Dublin property developer Barry Boland, is proposing to develop a cable car service along the Liffey Quays in Dublin, running between Heuston Station and Docklands.

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“You know it’s summer in Ireland when the rain gets warmer.”

- Hal Roach

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“I think there’s a bit of the devil in everybody. There’s a bit of a priest in everybody, too, but I enjoyed playing the devil more. He was more fun.”

- Actor Gabriel Byrne

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Padraig Harrington freely admits that his wife Caroline recently told him she had seen enough of him.

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It’s all up in the air on Sunday as Armagh face Fermanagh in the Ulster Senior Football Final

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If you’re thinking of a golf holiday in Ireland you couldn’t make a better choice. With over 410 golf courses in the country – both links and parklands – you shouldn’t have any trouble finding one that is just right for you.

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Think of the Orange Order and Guinness will not be the first thought that springs to mind.

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History is written by the victor and quite often it is anything but accurate; take the 12^th of July celebrations in Northern Ireland as an example they are supposed to be a victory for Civil and Religious Liberty

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In 2000 The Guinness Book of Records was renamed Guinness World Records. The book itself has worked its own way into the record books as the world’s most sold copyrighted book.

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If you are celebrating the twelfth of July then when you arrive home you’ll need something substantial like an old time favourite Guinness Stew With Beef

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