Melanie Lynch, the founder of Herstory and one of the leaders who successfully campaigned to make Brigid’s Day Ireland’s new national holiday – the first… Read More »Woman, goddess, and saint – Brigid is a well of inspiration in modern Ireland
Like so many travellers around the world today, I find myself gravitating towards off-the-beaten-track destinations where I can recharge, restore, and reconnect with nature. And… Read More »County Carlow is a haven for lovers of nature, heritage and beauty
In 1943, a New York court heard how Albert Coyle had “gotten more unfortunates out of German concentration camps than any other living American.” Yet… Read More »Albert F. Coyle: The forgotten Irish American hero of the Holocaust
Organised gangs of predatory men are targeting vulnerable girls in State care, Extra.ie has learned. The revelation comes as a new report reveals a teenage… Read More »Organised gangs of men targeting vulnerable girls in State care
On January 24, 1973, famed piper and folklorist Willie Clancy passed away, leaving a gaping hole in the world of Irish traditional music. Born in… Read More »On This Day: Willie Clancy, Irish piper and folklorist, died in 1973
This story brings together three unforgettable strands – the city of San Fransisco, the magical teenage summers I spent there in the 1980s, and the… Read More »An Irish American celebration of San Francisco
How a feisty Irish woman born in India launched the career of the biggest pop band in history and started a club that is still… Read More »An Irish Mammy, the luck of the Irish, and the Beatles
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a look at the American activist’s legacy on the island of Ireland. Martin Luther King’s legacy remains intact… Read More »How Martin Luther King inspired a Northern Ireland uprising
Enoch Burke is due to be arrested and sent to prison yet again after the former teacher turned up at Wilson’s Hospital School on Thursday… Read More »Inside Enoch Burke’s family as teacher faces prison again
“Belfast Days” offers a view of 1972 Belfast from 16-year-old Eimear O’Callaghan’s perspective, as she intersperses her real personal diary entries from the time with… Read More »What was it like to be a teenage girl in Belfast at the height of the Troubles?
