“Gardaí have begun a criminal investigation into the discovery of the bodies of two brothers in their late 60s.  The remains of the men were discovered at their house on New Antrim Street, Castlebar, Co Mayo, at 7am. One of the bodies was found inside the house and the other outside the property . . […]

I was tasked with paging through a Northern Ireland newspaper and commenting on an article within with my American sentimentalities. Fortunately, as would be the case, I frequently flout the prompts that we’re given to write about something I want to write about. I wanted to talk about what struck me when flipping through the […]

It’s really hard to write about one person here that I’ve been particularly moved. I’ve really just been moved by the whole visit. I’ve met so many people who are just utterly fascinated by the American way of life. It’s really nice to hear, considering I think they have such interesting lives. I’ve spoken to […]

Co. Armagh Students Flying the Flag in the U.S. Ten students from Armagh have been selected to study in the United States for a year with a prestigious study USA program. Before their departure, they received some advice from people of Belfast and a brief orientation. Study USA is a program set up by The British Council. The […]

I bought the Armagh Observer to read some articles for this blog. It’s quite a large paper full of a multitude of stories. One thing that caught my eye about this paper in particular, is the space they dedicate to small stories that wouldn’t make the papers back home. I suppose because Armagh is a […]

In a world where ghosts haunt the open seas . . . Two siblings come aboard their houseboat, celebrating the deaths of their parents and their subsequent inheritance of the floating domicile.  But as the night goes on, they begin to suspect they are not alone.  They go off to investigate the strange noises they […]

Tell us about the people you have connected with in Northern Ireland. I know this is supposed to be about an Irish person I met. It’s not said, but the prompt is pretty clear in its implication. So, moving on then, something I would much rather talk about, as an American, is the beauty of […]

While I could speak infinitely about the brilliant iEi students I’ve gotten to know, I feel that this would be a cop out… ;D Let me introduce Pearsey McGuigan:    [Pearsey is on the far right] Post PRIDE and Harlem Cafe, after lazing on the City Centre’s lawn among locals, my iEi friends and I […]

I have had the privilege of meeting so many interesting people so far! It makes me excited to meet so many more people. I had a particularly fun time talking to the youth at the hostel in Belfast. We compared slang, listened to each other’s accents, and giggled at what we thought of each other. […]