I met Colin a few years ago in Madrid. We were put in touch because Colin was looking to move away from the world of teaching and become a personal trainer. We […]
Colin Murphy: Personal Trainer & Entrepreneur
Enda Kenneally
Irish creator who has written plays, poems, and scripts. I also co-host the El Arpa Media podcast and have developed an App and street tour; both explore the history of Madrid. You can read my articles on numerous websites around the world.
Join The Lavapiés Street Tour (Virtual Tour Also Available!)
What connects a pharmacy, hairdressers, an old cinema and a bar? Lots and lots of surprising history. One which tells the story of Madrid.
Laurence Carroll: The West’s First-Ever Buddhist Was Irish
Laurence Carroll, the West’s first-ever Buddhist, was Irish. I discovered this while ghostwriting a book on the first Europeans to explore Tibet. Now, considering this is a top-secret project, I cannot divulge […]
The Ember Months: Hiberno-English in Europe
Any listener of the excellent Something Rhymes with Purple – a podcast about strange and forgotten words – will know that language can be a laughing matter. The two presenters, an endearing […]
Peter O’Connor’s Silver Medal: A Forgotten Olympian
Peter O’Connor’s silver medal has largely been forgotten, but his 1906 triumph represented the Olympic games at its best. O’Connor won silver in the long jump event, and he was widely expected […]
Fashionable Quotes! Our Irish Writers Merchandise
History of Fake News & Rumours that Changed the World (We Wrote a Book!)
Over the course of 2019, we wrote a book. This mixture of history and politics is about fake news and rumours that have changed the world. If the by-line and the main […]
Learning Irish in Madrid with Pop-Up Gaeilge
I went back looking for my lost language.
Irishman in Berlin: A Short Story
A recent trip to Berlin, via Easy-jet and German literature, made a deep impression on me.
Countess Lola Montez: The Irish Fraud, Dancer & Radical
Lola Montez, who was born as Eliza Gilbert, ran away from Ireland and reinvented herself as Spanish dancer of royal origin. This is her remarkable story.
Metaphysical ideas in Irish: Words & Dreams
Metaphysical ideas in Irish – it’s a powerful experience. But the Irish language – is it dead? Well, to call it ER style would do a massive disservice to the many men and […]
Irishmen In Madrid: The Robbie Dunne Interview
Robbie Dunne hails from Kildare but now calls Madrid home. In the process, he has fallen in love with the city and has written a book about a mythic, working class football team.
Irish Slice of Madrid 