Guides, stories and insights for internationals building a new life abroad.
Aron: As a musician, I’m always interested in hearing how other musicians’ musical journey began. Can you tell me about the moment when you decided to get into songwriting and who gave you the inspiration to start your artistic project? Elly: Oh, Well, it’s going a while back. The first song I wrote came up […]
Nabil Gonzalez is a half Spanish, half Jordanian Singer-songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist. He is one of the artists who are going to perform his original songs on the 21st of April at The Cobblestone, organised by Babylon Radio. Prior to the concert, we had a chance to have a chat with him about songwriting, his years […]
Life can be hectic and exhausting, these days more than ever. So stress relief has never been more important. Stress can act as a poison amplifier on the body and mind, so what’s bad becomes worse. A minor annoyance becomes a rhythm shattering crisis, a rude stranger becomes an abrasive jerk, and a missed deadline […]
The pandemic has limited the way we work at Babylon. Connecting people from all over the world? Have conversations with strangers, spend funny evenings together and become friends afterwards? None of that has been possible for the last two years. It also means that many immigrants who came to Ireland to study or work had […]
Ahead of Babylon Radio’s upcoming event night at The Cobblestone, I was fortunate enough to sit down for an interview with Aron D, a.k.a. Aron Debrecen, one of the gigs headliners. An all too humble musician from Hungary, Aron is keen to re-enter Dublin’s music scene in a big way after the shake-ups Covid has […]
Calling all undocumented migrants! From 31 January 2022, applications have been open for Ireland’s regularisation scheme. Many of you may be wondering, what exactly is a regularisation scheme? Simply put, it is a governmental scheme that allows those who have no immigration status in Ireland to apply for legal residence. The scheme offers an estimated […]
In the age of digital natives, we always have our mobile phones with us. We use it for everything possible in life: Chatting with our friends and family, listening to music or playing games on it. Some of us even try to find the love of their lives with it. But different countries use different […]
Ireland has a reputation for being a somewhat conservative country, however, that reputation has been challenged in recent years by a wave of socially progressive policies and cultural changes. One of the largest being the landmark decision to legalise gay marriage in 2015. In the years since LGBTQ+ topics have not only become increasingly less […]
Spring fever is on its way, and what could be better than a successful date in times like this? But if you don’t know the city very well yet, it’s not so easy to drop any date ideas. Why not grab your fancy and explore your new home? At the same time you can figure […]
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