Guides, stories and insights for internationals building a new life abroad.
I met a girl recently who when we spoke, I realised was in an almost identical living situation to the one I had been in only a couple of weeks ago. Like me, she was living in Dublin hostels and using these temporary homes as a base to get to work every day. Anyone who […]
The music genre of metal has always been quite diverse with many different nuances and subgenres. One of these subgenres is Celtic Metal, a subgenre of folk metal that developed in the 1990s in Ireland. It was born out of a fusion of Heavy Metal and Celtic Rock. The genre has since expanded beyond the […]
You don’t have the patience to walk through a whole museum but still want to see a bit of Irish culture? No problem, just visit one of the stunning Cathedrals you can find all over Ireland. Babylon Radio has prepared a list of 16 Cathedrals in Ireland that could interest you. Province of Ulster St […]
Compared to England, Ireland wasn’t ever madly trigger happy when it came to witchcraft and witch-hunting. Whilst it was common practice across the pond to torture and burn women who were suspected of being part of the occult, Ireland has a much fewer incidents on record. In fact, there are six cases that keep coming […]
From its roots in the remote banks of the Mississippi to New Orleans, such a genre like the Blues can’t help but settle in one of the most musically advanced countries, Ireland, too. Although with its limits and eternally feeling of eviction from its importance and perhaps too often compared to Jazz, the great ancestor […]
So we finally made it. West: where the wild Atlantic roars and the final part of our Ireland Island series concludes. Prepare yourself for a wild ride as we wind down the wonderous, wet, whimsical and wistful west coast of Ireland. For once there is an abundance of islands to choose from and not just […]
We already talked about the museums in Dublin and in the North of Ireland. But what about the South? Since, statistically, there are more people living in the south than in the north of Ireland, it is safe to say that there would be more museums as well. Babylon Radio took a look at 12 […]
Let’s get down to business now. Participating in a 2/3 day festival in Ireland is a unique experience. Most of these festivals are held in the Irish countryside, on the shores of some picturesque lake down the country or in the middle of wilderness. The only warning is that if you decide to go camping […]
Do you want to learn a bit more about Ireland’s history and culture but don’t have time or the money to travel to Dublin to visit one of the museums there? Or maybe you want to learn a bit more about the history of the different cities around Dublin? No problem, Babylon Radio has a […]
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