‘Good old hedonistic Galway has a tendency of catching you,’ says a Lithuanian in Ireland
Emilija Jefremova from Lithuania first moved to Ireland in 2006
How to add zing to your Christmas party: ‘Hosting is all about being generous and looking after your guests’
What makes a great party, for guests and host? Private chef Tracy Rennie has some suggestions
A Californian woman in Dublin: ‘Ireland’s not perfect, but I do think as a whole it is moving in the right direction’
Morgan Steele from Los Angeles, California, first moved to Ireland in 2017
An Englishman on Irish life: ‘There is an underlying positivity in Ireland, certainly in comparison to your Anglo-Saxon neighbours’
Barnaby Sandow recently moved to Ireland from England with his wife, Gwendoline
Goodbye to the 46A: End of legendary Dublin bus route made famous in song
The bus memorialised by Bagatelle, which runs from Phoenix Park to Dún Laoghaire, is a cross-section of the city, geographically and socially. It will soon be replaced by a 24-hour service
The Abbey has fun with Jane Austen’s Emma: ‘Our production is curious about her libido’
Kate Hamill’s adaptation, starring Toni O’Rourke, explores the psychology of what drives the much-loved protagonist, says director Claire O’Reilly
From Afghanistan to Ireland: ‘We had no choice. While we were sitting on the plane, everybody was crying’
Marwa Zamir moved to Ireland in 2016 when she was 13. She says she was the only one in her family who was excited
Mary Poppins comes to Dublin: Behind the scenes of the all-singing, all-dancing Christmas show
There’s a burble of excitement at this intimate preview of scenes and songs from the Sherman brothers musical
The Dead brought to life: how James Joyce’s celebrated short story is being re-created as an immersive experience
Featuring Marty Rea, Maeve Fitzgerald and Marie Mullen, Louise Lowe’s re-creation is taking over Newman House, on St Stephen’s Green in Dublin
Irish education and food are great but ‘as a sober person, it’s very odd to be here’
Max Wolpoff, from near Washington DC in the US, moved to Dublin this autumn
Éanna Ní Lamhna: ‘In 1970 we had twice as much biodiversity as we have now. Twice as much: 90 per cent of our curlews are gone’
The wildlife expert on her new book of Irish biodiversity, staying hopeful, and why dandelions are better than daffodils
From east Belfast to Inishbofin through crafting: ‘They’re just like us, friendly, just get on with things’
A trip to the island of Inishbofin sees women from the North and South take part in Birds of a Feather, a Shared Island initiative
‘We moved in with each other after seven days. We got engaged after eight months’
Kilkenny is now home to Nicole Server, from the Philippines, and Bart Pawlukojc, from Poland
Holiday like a hobbit at Mount Congreve in Waterford: ‘It’ll be like heaven’
New tiny holiday houses and a refurbished gate lodge are now available to book, and they include 24-hour access to glorious gardens
Freefalling: A wild, extraordinary story that you couldn’t make up
Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: Georgina Miller’s account of her recent life mixes daredevil adrenaline with humour and a lightness of touch