I find Irish culture to be extremely fascinating. Probably it’s because, being Ireland an insular Country, it managed to preserve many of its peculiarities, probably it’s just because I’m foreign and everything seems weird to me. Whatever the case, I often find myself, with a mixed feeling of curiosity and confusion, wondering “But why?”. I thought it would be interesting … Read More
Eurovision
Firstly, let me explain the term ‘guilty pleasure’ A guilty pleasure is something that you enjoy when you know you shouldn’t. The Eurovision is mine. The Eurovision Song Contest (to use the full title) started in 1955. This year is its 60th year. The most famous winners are ABBA, who won in 1973 for Sweden, with ‘Waterloo’ and Celine … Read More
10 Facts about St. Patrick’s Day
We love St. Patrick’s Day here in Alpha! Everyone celebrates being Irish on this day, no matter where you are on the planet. With St. Patrick’s Day celebrated across the world, did you ever wonder how much you actually … Read More
Stars on our street!
Life is never dull here on North Great George’s Street! Again, it’s being used as a location for film crews to use for their scenes. We’ve heard it’s a film called ‘Love & Friendship’. Chloe Sevigny and Kate Beckinsale are two of the main actors. The story is from a Jane Austen novella. Jane Austen was a famous English writer … Read More
Irish Dancing on youtube!
Michael Flatley, famous Irish-American dancer, came to fame in Riverdance in 1994. He went on to create his own dance show ‘Lord of the Dance’ and ‘Feet of Flames’. He now lives in Cork in a huge house in Fermoy called Castlehyde. He was a guest on a BBC chat show The Graham Norton Show this weekend. In the video… … Read More