
A Brief History of Tea Drinking in Ireland
A brief history of tea drinking in Ireland, favorite teas in Ireland, and how to make the perfect cup.
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A brief history of tea drinking in Ireland, favorite teas in Ireland, and how to make the perfect cup.

I am an avid documentary viewer. I have seen hundreds of documentaries and docu-series on topics – ranging from harvesting honey to the 9/11 conspiracy theories. However, there are few documentaries that have gone beyond just being a viewing pleasure, documentaries that have changed my outlook of the world we live in, that have left […]

Omonoko is an Irish four-piece band which can’t be tied to one specific genre. From indie to electro to rock, the Newry-based group was formed a little over 3 years ago when all the members were living in different parts of the world. Nevertheless, that was no problem at all for the artists to manage, […]

Looking for the best ways to celebrate Christmas with Covid-19 restrictions? With Ireland in a Level 5 Lockdown, it is clear that this year’s Christmas is going to be very different to that of previous years. With the possibility of the country opening up on the 1st December, people are already making plans to celebrate […]

In Ireland, Christmas dinner is a big affair, with a lot of Christmas Eve and Day being spent preparing the food for the big meal. While a lot of families have their own food that they like to serve – from Yorkshire puddings, to beef instead of turkey – there are a few traditional Irish […]

Learning a new language is always a challenge, but not many things compare to the pride of speaking to a local in their native language. One way to know you have mastered the language is using the typical, and sometimes strange, foreign expressions , but it can take years to pick up on those subtle […]

With the new SuperValu Christmas advert taking over social media during the week, festive adverts have come to be something we anticipate each year. Whether they make us smile from ear to ear or break out into a little cry, there is something so memorable about advertising during the holidays. And while the SuperValu ad […]
Indian cuisine dates back over 5000 years. Influenced by Mongolian, Persian and Chinese cuisines, among others, Food in India is not merely a means of sustenance but the pinnacle of culture and tradition. With over 19,500 languages and 31 cuisines originating from various regions, the country is a treasure-trove of flavours. May you be a […]

Things that a Black Hole sucks in, need not be lost forever – the latest calculations show that Black Holes do preserve information of matter within its bulk and that such information does get to escape its gravitational pull I have always been way more intrigued about the peculiar mysteries surrounding Natural Science than I […]