The Catholic faith has, for decades now, been waning in what was once a devout stronghold of the faith, but a new survey is suggesting that Ireland may soon experience a sort of Christian revival, although it may not be…
Visitors to Western Europe have grown accustomed to young male migrants hawking selfie sticks, demanding a few euros, or — most often — simply loitering. Cities behind the former Iron Curtain have largely avoided this transformation. In Warsaw and other…
The title sounds like the start of a bad joke, but it’s not. There they were, seated inside The Black Forge in Dublin — one, a controversial media firebrand; the other, a controversial MMA legend. Carlson in his jacket and…
Our neighbors across the Atlantic are going through drastic political and social changes, but not for the better. The American Spectator contributing editor S.A. McCarthy joins hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on The Spectacle Podcast to discuss all things Ireland and Europe. Sam…
When rattling off the names of those who have played a pivotal role in shaping Western civilization, figures such as Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Henry V, Christopher Columbus, William Shakespeare, the American Founding Fathers, Napoleon…
My hometown Kilkenny has the Irish festival game sewn up. Comedy, art, folk music, animation, and, since 2010, economics. “Kilkenomics” has become an obligatory pilgrimage for paddies who self-identify as European. “Davos with jokes” sprang from a comedy show where…
It’s common, I think, for Americans to imagine Ireland as a quaint holdover from the 20th century — a lush, green island dappled with farms, leprechauns, and friendly pubs. It may, therefore, be a surprise to learn that the Emerald…
The October 7 atrocities took place on a holy day in the Jewish calendar. Like the German Nazis, who often scheduled roundups and slaughters on Jewish holy days, the Middle East Nazis carry on psychological warfare by staining Jewish sacred…
In the sixth century, the monk St. Columba left the Emerald Isle and sailed to Iona to build a new monastery and spread the Christian faith. For centuries afterwards, Ireland held a reputation as a deeply and even fundamentally Catholic…
