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History of Fake News & Rumours that Changed the World (We Wrote a Book!)

By Enda Kenneally on December 13, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By Enda Kenneally on September 14, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

I went back looking for my lost language.

Irishman in Berlin: A Short Story

By Enda Kenneally on August 23, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By Enda Kenneally on July 17, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

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

By Enda Kenneally on July 11, 2019 • ( 8 Comments )

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 […]

Interview with Irish Celtic – Spirit of Ireland: Wavy Arms, Fake Whiskey

By Enda Kenneally on June 27, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

We were lucky enough to interview Irish Celtic – Spirit of Ireland and see their awesome show.

Irish Celtic – Spirit of Ireland: Wavy Arms, Fake Whiskey & An Interview

By Enda Kenneally on June 27, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

We were lucky enough to interview Irish Celtic – Spirit of Ireland and see their awesome show.

Irish Treble: Jigs & Reels in Madrid

By Enda Kenneally on June 16, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )
irish dancing madrid

We interviewed a group of Spanish girls who perform Irish dancing in Madrid.

A gasp followed by a gulp – A Poem

By Enda Kenneally on June 5, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Melancholic Celts surrounded by happy Spanish people… ah, it’ll be grand.

An Irish Journalist Falls in Love with Madrid: The Robbie Dunne Interview

By Enda Kenneally on May 10, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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.

Oaths of a Strange Language: Translating Riders to the Sea into Spanish

By María Correas on May 5, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

A little known play set in a far flung corner of Ireland had a profound effect on my senses and on my relationship with my interior and exterior worlds.

Lonely ESL Teacher

By Enda Kenneally on May 1, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

A story written in the style of Jack Kerouac. So yup, stream of consciousness nonsense that might threaten to mean something.

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