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We’ve taken a short hiatus but the Hip-hop series is back! This time we’re hitting up Galway to check out the small but strong hip-hop scene. Disclaimer: Not all of the artists are from or currently based in Galway, however they all are influenced by life in the city. Without further ado, here’s Babylon Radio’s […]
by Emma GroveI met a girl recently who when we spoke, I realised was in an almost identical living situation to the one I had been in only a couple of weeks ago. Like me, she was living in Dublin hostels and using these temporary homes as a base to get to work every day. Anyone who […]
by Leora Mansoor
The music genre of metal has always been quite diverse with many different nuances and subgenres. One of these subgenres is Celtic Metal, a subgenre of folk metal that developed in the 1990s in Ireland. It was born out of a fusion of Heavy Metal and Celtic Rock. The genre has since expanded beyond the […]
by Jacqueline Russe
You don’t have the patience to walk through a whole museum but still want to see a bit of Irish culture? No problem, just visit one of the stunning Cathedrals you can find all over Ireland. Babylon Radio has prepared a list of 16 Cathedrals in Ireland that could interest you. Province of Ulster St […]
by Jacqueline RusseCompared to England, Ireland wasn’t ever madly trigger happy when it came to witchcraft and witch-hunting. Whilst it was common practice across the pond to torture and burn women who were suspected of being part of the occult, Ireland has a much fewer incidents on record. In fact, there are six cases that keep coming […]
by Leora Mansoor
From its roots in the remote banks of the Mississippi to New Orleans, such a genre like the Blues can’t help but settle in one of the most musically advanced countries, Ireland, too. Although with its limits and eternally feeling of eviction from its importance and perhaps too often compared to Jazz, the great ancestor […]
by Carlotta CutraleSo we finally made it. West: where the wild Atlantic roars and the final part of our Ireland Island series concludes. Prepare yourself for a wild ride as we wind down the wonderous, wet, whimsical and wistful west coast of Ireland. For once there is an abundance of islands to choose from and not just […]
by Leora Mansoor
We already talked about the museums in Dublin and in the North of Ireland. But what about the South? Since, statistically, there are more people living in the south than in the north of Ireland, it is safe to say that there would be more museums as well. Babylon Radio took a look at 12 […]
by Jacqueline Russe
Let’s get down to business now. Participating in a 2/3 day festival in Ireland is a unique experience. Most of these festivals are held in the Irish countryside, on the shores of some picturesque lake down the country or in the middle of wilderness. The only warning is that if you decide to go camping […]
by Carlotta Cutrale