Ho cominciato da poco un corso serale di danze irlandesi, poiché mi hanno da sempre incuriosita. Movimenti rapidi e precisi a tempo (di solito) di 9/8, vestiti sgargianti, strane parrucche coi ricci… e tutte quelle cose che l´immaginario collettivo solitamente associa alla parola “Irlanda”. Be´, come accade per tutti gli stereotipi, le danze irlandesi sono [...]

Rapid, precise and beautiful steps, colourful dresses, fancy curly wigs…and a lot of Gaelic language. That is how Irish dancing looks (and sounds) like. Read the article to find out more about it.

Relativement méconnu en dehors de la Grande-Bretagne ou de l’Irlande, le hurling ou Iománaíocht en Gaélique, sport âgé de plus de 2 000 ans est le troisième sport en Irlande en terme de popularité. Il est difficile de le comparer à une autre activité sportive ; il est en effet unique de par sa pratique [...]

Relatively unknown outside Ireland and Great-Britain, albeit over 2,00 years old, hurling – or Iománaíocht in Gaelic – is third most popular sport in Ireland. It is hard to compare it to anything else for it is quite unique – and sometimes even dangerous!

Pour le second épisode de notre série « l’anglais dans les oreilles », nous avons recueilli le témoignage Guy. Guy habite à Phibsborough dans la banlieue dublinoise, capitale de l’Irlande où il habite depuis plus de cinq ans : « Je voulais partir dans un pays anglophone pour apprendre a parler anglais couramment. Un organisme [...]

For the second instalment of our series “away from home”, I met French globetrotter Guy, who lives in Phibsborough, a district of the suburbs of Dublin.
“I always wanted to go to an English speaking country to learn to speak English fluently. An association next to where I lived in Valence, in France offered me a three month internship in Ireland, I took up the opportunity Since then I have been working as a sales assistant in a toy and video game shop.”

It’s this time of the year again! On Thursday 17th March, Ireland is celebrating its national bank holiday – Saint Patrick’s Day. Saying that Ireland’s national day is popular at home would be a euphemism, however “Paddy’s Day”, as they call it, is known and celebrated all over the world.

Enfin le mois de mars est arrivé! Le 17 mars, l’Irlande fête sa journée nationale, le jour de la Saint Patrick. Ce serait un euphémisme de dire que leur fête nationale rencontre un franc succès, néanmoins, «Paddy’s Day» comme ils disent, est connu et fait l’objet de fête à travers le monde. Un Bref Historique [...]

In Ireland there is no particular drink which is exclusively associated with Christmas. However, there are numerous hearty beverages which Irish people consume in winter in order to combat the frosty chill in the air.

There appears to be a common misconception abroad, that the Irish language is a dialect of English. Some people don’t realise that Ireland has 2 official languages.