Last year before I went to Uganda, I needed to get a number of shots and vaccinations. It never entered my head that Ireland would have the capacity to fulfill this requirement for me and that I return to Ireland often enough that this course of action might even make sense. In order to get…
I think back to this time two years ago. It was a regular occurrence for me to stay up until midnight to walk down in the blackness of night, lit dimly by the moon as it glistened on the frost crystallizing on the road that I was trudging down. There would inevitably be a cow that was in the…
The first six months I spent in America made me a bit of a recluse. I find this funny because I lived out in the countryside on a farm in the West of Ireland for the first 23 odd years of my life. I had to come to a beautiful, leafy suburb of one of…
When an Irish man says goodbye to his native shores and dives head first into the international community, he does so to gain new experiences, to meet interesting people, try foods that are not popular in his home country, and drink exciting beers. He attempts to soak in the culture of the place he is…
“Sure we’ll be home in June for a week for a wedding. We’ll have to pop in for a pint. I’ll probably be up in Mullingar at some stage anyway and she’s *points at girlfriend* after finding you on Twitter already so we’ll let you know”. The above is an imagined** excerpt from a conversation…
Follow the audio blog in Spotify This is a rather tongue-in-cheek article not intended to personally offend you if you are of Irish heritage and do know that it is not Patty’s Day. I don’t hate America as many people suggest. This holiday just brings out the scrooge in me. Dear America, First of all, I…
The first Christmas away from home is always the most difficult one – but why? Christmas at home was always a horrible experience filled with fighting, farming, and frozen pipes – so why do I miss it so much? Being a complete gobshite, I feel quite homesick today. It probably helps that I have a…
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