This story has been developing since I’ve gotten to Ireland. Garth Brooks was planning to play five shows in a row in Dublin at the end of July. He scheduled these shows. and sold tickets for them, without getting proper licenses from the Dublin government. After people from the neighborhood surrounding the venue began to […]
While I’ve only been in Armagh for a brief period of time, there has been one reoccurring phrase I always hear after I explain where I’m from and what I’m doing in Armagh: “Well you’re very welcome here.” The incredible hospitality has been like nothing I have seen in any of my travels so far. So many […]
A Recent Memory In Armagh Can you take me to Around-A-Pound? I am searching for affordability but I think I have lost my way. My search for greatness made me sad, then I looked up at the sign of what I found… “LET’S GO INSIDE NOW”, I say 1 pound sterling soda, there’s so […]
After being in Ireland for almost 2 weeks now, one of the biggest things that has stood out to me about the people here is how proud they are to be Irish. I realized I had never really thought about my nationality. I am Irish, Polish, and German, but probably the biggest part of my […]
I have noticed a good deal of people in Armagh with a very specific mindset: that the city itself is not worth seeing much of, that most anywhere is better than here. Last week I was talking to a few people late at night in a bar in Armagh who thought the weather in Nebraska, […]
As a journalist, one of the hardest parts of an interview is actually getting people to talk to you. When I went to visit the Armagh Cider Company, I was expecting to have a hard time getting my subject to open up, which is usually what happens in the states. I was pleasantly surprised when […]
Linked bellow is an article about Martin Lynch, discussing is background as a writer, his style of writing, and the impact of his plays. http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article/757/martin-lynch His sometimes controversial writing style makes him standout as a playwright. Here are the questions I would like to ask him: 1. Some consider your writing style to be controversial. […]
Here is an article I found on Martin from last September. The article talks about some or the most shocking scenes from his latest play. http://ulsterherald.com/2013/09/25/shocking-scenes-in-new-martin-lynch-play/ One question I would like to ask Martin is how long it took him to write “The History of the Troubles According to my Da”
You’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t consider their nationality as part of their identity, either as a large or small factor. The assumed reasoning behind this is that people like to take pride in where they are from, and there are certain characteristics that we assume people have based on their nationality. […]
Something I find very unique to Northern Ireland is the sense of reverence and recognition of the past. Here even more so than in the Republic, there seems to be a huge reverence for things that have passed. While in the Republic we were told that artists and the community have only just begun to […]
