Make a book review readers will finish and trustA useful book review does two jobs at once: it helps a reader decide whether a book deserves their time, and it shows why the book matters. A rating can answer…
What craic actually means and how to use itCraic is one of the Irish words that seems to arrive in Australian English with a ready-made meaning: good fun, a lively chat, a night people will talk about…
Ten Irish dishes worth crossing the sea forMy top ten Irish dishes you have to try (and where to get them) began with a simple rule: eat where Irish cooks and families actually eat. I left behind the…
The best Irish podcasts for politics and cultureIrish podcasts offer a compact route into politics and culture as they are actually discussed on the island, rather than through a Sydney or Melbourne news…
Coffee writing without an expert’s certificateI write about coffee even though I’m not an expert. I cannot roast a green bean to a prescribed moisture level, judge a lot at a cupping table, or prescribe an…
The Pint Glass and the Story of the Irish PubA pint in Dublin may arrive in a branded tulip glass, a heavy straight-sided tumbler or a handled “pint pot,” depending on the pub and the beer. Its usual…
What Irish cinema can teach indie creatorsWhat the Irish film industry can teach indie creators is how a small country can turn limited scale, constrained budgets and a modest home audience into a…