Aoife Ryan-Christensen
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The secret history of volcanoes in Ireland (opens the original)
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Analysis: You might not know it, but Ireland is dotted with extinct volcanoes that have shaped the island we know and love today This article is now available above as a Brainstorm podcast. You can subscribe to the Brainstorm podcast through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. We're all familiar with active volcanoes, if only because of Pompeii, destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD or, more recently, Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland, which caused trave
What's behind the enduring popularity of the Fleadh Cheoil? (opens the original)
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Analysis: Grassroots efforts and a folk revival have made the Fleadh Cheoil the 'cultural magnet' it is today Music around every corner and impromptu seisiúns into the early hours of the morning are a guarantee when the Fleadh Cheoil comes to town. It's a meeting of young and old, where everybody shares a tune, old friends meet and new friends are made. On occasion, it might even cause controversy, like the last time the Fleadh came to Mullingar in June 1963. The craic agus ceol is always mighty
All you need to know about bank holidays in Ireland (opens the original)
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Analysis: We love our bank holidays in Ireland, but where did they come from, who gets to decide when they are - and when's the next one? We love a bank holiday in Ireland. We love talking about the bank holiday weather and the bank holiday traffic, we love planning for them and we love lamenting when they're over. But where did they get their name and who gets to decide when they happen? "The idea of a public holiday, a special day of rest, isn’t all that new," says Dr Coleman A. Dennehy, Human
What will the hurley of the future look like? (opens the original)
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Analysis: Ireland's native ash tree is on the brink of extinction and that means the hurley may have to change Hurling is, quite literally, the stuff of legend. In Irish mythology Setanta slayed the Hound with a hurley and sliotar in hand, earning him the moniker Cú Chulainn. For over 3,000 years Irish people have been meeting each other on the pitch for a 'clash of the ash', making it one of the oldest field games in the world. For as long as the ancient sport has been around, craftspeople have
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