08/09/2021 - McDermott’s Castle Many tourist sites in Ireland are associated with famous legends, and McDermott’s Castle, on Lough Key in County Roscommon, is no exception. This...

02/09/2021 - The Giant’s Causeway Legend says that an ancient Irish giant called Fionn mac Cumhaill built ...

12/08/2021 - On Friday the 13th two phobias combine. First there is the fear of the number 13, superstitions about which have been around for...

05/08/2021 - Nearly a quarter of a century on from her death in a car crash in a Paris underpass, the legacy of Diana Spencer still occupies...

22/07/2021 - As Earth faces serious climatic challenges, the NASA Perseverance Rover peacefully roams the plains and craters of Mars, searching for evidence of ancient microbial life. No human being has...

24/06/2021 - Born in 1775, Jane Austen was one of eight children born to a middle class family in a village in Hampshire, southeast England. Her books are often called ‘...

18/06/2021 - Gin and tonic is arguably Britain’s favourite cocktail and one of the most popular in the world. In the last few years, consumption has ...

10/06/2021 - Oxford University is one of the top universities in the world, but unlike top American universities such as Harvard, it’s public. That means that students pay ...

03/06/2021 - Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best ...