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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
I went back looking for my lost language.
A recent trip to Berlin, via Easy-jet and German literature, made a deep impression on me.
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 – 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 […]
We were lucky enough to interview Irish Celtic – Spirit of Ireland and see their awesome show.
We were lucky enough to interview Irish Celtic – Spirit of Ireland and see their awesome show.
We interviewed a group of Spanish girls who perform Irish dancing in Madrid.
