Irish Buzz - Food, Drink & Tradition

Porter beer pit stop, gas station in rural Ireland

Porter Beer! Explaining the Stout Irish

Porter beer long ago couped your local. Ever wondered why? Read about the dark obsession consuming Irish hearts ever further. Guinness being but only one producer of an Irish dark beer with a long shadow.

Beef Stew on the Stove

Engage with a timeless, hearty stove top beef stew. Cook up a recipe that is not too far removed from the rustic deliciousness of days gone by. Because a true classic never fades. Nor fails to deliver.

Irish Jokes

Irish jokes primer, featuring classics from down the years, the latest jokes on the street, and some we've made up just for the craic.

Potato Farm: Before the Great Irish Famine

The potato farm is at the core of the Irish people. Oppressed and poor, growing Irish potatoes was not a matter of choice but one of survival. This fourth part in the Irish Potatoes series depicts conditions on the typical potato farm in the lead-up to the Great Irish Famine.

Spiked Eggnog Recipe

Spiked eggnog recipe to set your tastebuds a-dancing! With this tasty Whiskey Eggnog in your arsenal, it has now never been easier to slurp your way through the holidays...

Irish Potato Soup

Simple recipe for traditional Irish soup. What a belly warmer! This has to be the perfect comfort food. Because isn't life harder when it's cold outside? And so easy! Leeks, onions, some herbs..

Irish Tea Cake

Baking a Halloween Cake with character is just so enriching! Get all you need to know about the iconic Irish tea cake – the ANCIENT Halloween rituals, history and, of course, the original recipe... And if you'd care to have your fortune told, just consult The Cake!