The illustrious nutritional profile of the humble potato was further proven by the commitment of one Australian man to eat nothing but the starchy root vegetable for the entirety of 2016. Andrew Taylor, an Irish Australian man from Melbourne, lost over 100 pounds in 12 months by adhering to this diet, and has no plans to stop now. Taylor, who dropped from 335 pounds to 218 … [Read more...] about One Hundred Pounds Peeled Off with Potato Diet
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Donegal Woman Bakes for Unity
The third annual “International Bake Bread for Peace Day” was celebrated across the world on October 24th this year on Facebook, with countless people baking and posting photos of their bread loaves on the site. As global as the day now is, its origins are resolutely local, begun by Breezy Kelly of Glenties, County Donegal. Last year, Kelly took to the roads of Northern Ireland … [Read more...] about Donegal Woman Bakes for Unity
Weekly Comment:Irish American Tavern Named World’s Best Bar
Irish American tavern The Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog in New York claimed the top spot on Drinks International magazine’s World’s 50 Best Bars list for the second year in a row in October. The Lower Manhattan establishment arrived in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, brought to New York by Jack McGarry (named 2013’s International Bartender of the Year by Tales of the … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:Irish American Tavern Named World’s Best Bar
Sláinte! The Joyous Season
Ireland’s ancient Christmas traditions and the magic of Newgrange. The winter holidays are a time to gather with family and friends, to share abundance, to feast, to reflect on joyful memories, and to hope the future will be peaceful and prosperous for all. It seems someone is slicing a fruitcake or pouring a glass of holiday cheer wherever one goes. Bombarded as we are … [Read more...] about Sláinte! The Joyous Season
America’s Oldest Irish Pub Closes
The oldest Irish pub in America shut its doors once and for all in September. Patrick’s of Pratt Street, a tourist attraction and local haunt alike, was established in Baltimore by Patrick Healy in 1847. The business lived out its first fifteen years on the corner of S. Schroeder and Lemon Streets, during which time it went by Healey’s. Eventually it was moved to its permanent … [Read more...] about America’s Oldest Irish Pub Closes