March 16th, 2012 | by Megan Eaves | published in Craic
Tweet It’s St. Patrick’s Day! Well…almost. But here at IrishJaunt, it takes very little to put us into celebratory mode and just thinking about all those well-deserved pints of Guinness this weekend has got me feeling pretty festive. To that end, I decided to have some fun. So, I started scouring Flickr for the best [...]
March 7th, 2012 | by Megan Eaves | published in Craic
Tweet St. Patrick’s Day wasn’t always so manic. Believe it or not, at one time, it was quite a reserved holiday when mammies went to church and everyone else stayed in bed. In fact, from the time that the Irish Bank Holiday Act of 1903 made Paddy’s Day an official public holiday up until the 1970s, [...]
May 23rd, 2011 | by Megan Eaves | published in Craic
Tweet As if you really need a reason, right? Today is May 23, 2011. Also known in the Twitterverse as #IRLDay and in the general media as the day that President Barack Obama visits Ireland. He’s going to give a historic speech from the steps of College Green on Dublin’s Dame Street, meet with Irish [...]
February 12th, 2011 | by Megan Eaves | published in Craic
Tweet It’s that time of year again when everyone goes all lovey dovey (or gets a bit pukey), and if its romance you’re after, there is really no better place than Ireland for a green and red Valetine’s Day. After all, we’re home to a selection of the remains of St. Valentine himself (stored in [...]
February 9th, 2011 | by Megan Eaves | published in Craic
Tweet It was bound to happen and five years ago it did: a Father Ted fan convention. If you’re already lost, you probably don’t care about TedFest… but you should. Why? Well, only because the mid-’90s sit-com around which TedFest is based is widely considered to be the best and most humourous insight into Irish [...]
February 25th, 2010 | by Bill Lehane | published in Craic
Tweet UPDATE: Check out our 2012 Guide to Planning for St. Patrick’s Day. As everyone knows, the feast day of Saint Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint, is also a day when all things Irish are celebrated the world over. To that end, IrishJaunt has rounded up some of the stranger spots where you may be surprised [...]
February 10th, 2010 | by Megan Eaves | published in Craic
Tweet Related posts: Valentine’s Day 2011 in Ireland. Certain elements of Ireland’s identity and history play to romance. The wet, cobblestone streets, mythic love triangles and a sense of piety have always brought out a delight in love stories and the feeling that Ireland is a place for lovers. And reading the lyrical lines of [...]
February 8th, 2010 | by Bill Lehane | published in Craic
The Dublin Rock ‘n’ Roll Bus Tour, operating since 2008, is one of the best ways to get a sense of the musical hum of the city.
February 3rd, 2010 | by Megan Eaves | published in Craic
Tweet Each February, Ireland zooms to life at the Galway International Rally, the first major annual motorsport event in the country.
