Brown Eyed Girl: The Belfast Man’s 1967 Hit That Still Fills Every Dance Floor
Brown Eyed Girl, recorded in 1967 by Belfast’s Van Morrison, went top ten in America and never left the dance floor. The story behind the song.
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Chasing Cars: The Snow Patrol Song That Never Hit Number One, Yet Became UK Radio’s Most-Played of the Century
Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol, fronted by Bangor man Gary Lightbody, is the most-played song on UK radio this century. The Grey’s Anatomy moment and the story behind it.
11 Years of Heartbreak, Then This: Rory McIlroy’s Masters Win, Shot by Shot
Watch every shot of Rory McIlroy’s final round at the 2025 Masters, the playoff win over Justin Rose that completed his career Grand Slam after an 11-year wait.
Derry Girls: The Scenes That Taught the Whole World to Say “Catch Yourself On”
Watch the best Derry Girls scenes and find out why Lisa McGee’s sitcom about five teenagers in 1990s Derry became a worldwide hit, from Sister Michael to the finale.
Thousands Stormed the Fairway: The Day an Offaly Man Won the Open in Ireland
Watch Shane Lowry win the 2019 Open at Royal Portrush, the first Open in Northern Ireland for 68 years, and the story of the Offaly man’s walk up the 18th.
A Tiny Irish Pub Made a Christmas Ad on a Shoestring. 6 Million People Cried
Watch the Charlie’s Bar Christmas ad, the homemade video from an Enniskillen pub that moved six million viewers. The story behind it, the song and the man in it.
Casualty by Seamus Heaney: The Fisherman Killed After Bloody Sunday
This week, I am sharing the Irish poem Casualty By Seamus Heaney. It’s a piece that reflects a critical period in Irish history and showcases Heaney’s incredible skill in capturing …