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Annette The Author Kids Books Recommendations – Christmas Gifts

Books: If the Book Is Not In Store You Can Buy A Book Voucher & Order It For The Child. It Should Be In Within A Fortnight. Eason and Waterstones sell their own vouchers but also accept and sell Irish … Continue reading →

Christmas Gifts -Hardback Coffee Table Books

Titles: 2. Destinations of a Lifetime: 225 of the World’s Most Amazing Places by National Geographic | 27 Oct 2015 3. Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style by Architectural Digest , Anna Wintour, et al. | 8 Oct 2019 4. Ottolenghi COMFORT: The No.1 Sunday Times … Continue reading →

Celebrating 2024 Winners of the An Post Irish Book Awards

Winners of the An Post Irish Book Awards 2024 announced Seán Ronayne, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire and Dorothy Cashman, Clair Wills, Molly Nic Céile, Paddy Donnelly and Kathleen Macadam are among the winning authors at the 2024 An Post Irish … Continue reading →

A Letter Home

Title: A Letter Home Author: RTE Source: https://www.rte.ie/radio/doconone/147... A huge archive of Irish emigrant letters has just been made available online. We hear the stories of some of the six million Irish people who emigrated to America, tales of silver … Continue reading →

We Need To Talk About Menopause

Menopause 18th October was World Menopause Day. The International Menopause Society (IMS) designated 18th October to raise awareness of menopause. The goal has been to come up with support options that can improve the health and well-being of women in … Continue reading →

Heartland – The Books

The Lauren Brooke Collection 19 Books Set  Title: The Heartland Collection Author: Lauren Brooke Subject: Drama, Family ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00933EX4E IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1094229/ Goodreads On Heartland: https://www.goodreads.com/series/4373...

Bridgerton Novels

Title: The Bridgerton Series ( Books 1-9) Author: Julia Quinn See Also BBC Online Article: Bridgerton: Everything you need to know about the Netflix drama by BBC . Netflix’s new period drama Bridgerton, which launches on Christmas Day, has been … Continue reading →

Ireland’s Electric Picnic- A Major Music & Arts Festival

This year was the 20th year of The Electric Picnic. It was a great success. This year’s headliners included Noah Kahan, Gerry Cinnamon, Calvin Harris, Kodaline, Kylie Minogue and Raye. There will be another one in the summer of 2025 … Continue reading →

Irish History By RTE

History (Ireland) By RTE Author & Publisher: RTE Location: Dublin, Ireland Online at https://www.rte.ie/history/ Sections: The Victorian Internet: how a cable to Kerry changed the world https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/08... Famine Monologues …… The Irish Civil War Fatalities Project Listen To Irish Imperial … Continue reading →

Bataireacht – Irish Martial Arts

Irish stick fighting is an ancient form of Irish martial arts. The long wooden stick is called a shillelagh. It is a knotty blackthorn stick with a large knob at the top. Shillelaghs may be hollowed at the heavy “hitting” … Continue reading →