Last Thursday night, myself and himself had the great pleasure of attending the 18th Annual Chicago Irish Film Festival. I had been excited for the event for a long time as I watched it approach - and let me tell you, the festival did not disappoint!! The place was buzzing! Such a great atmosphere, great company and a great film! Let me tell you all about it! We arrived at the Gallery Theatre in Chicago and were greeted by the big screen and theatre seating. The venue was great and decorated with beautiful art pieces. We immediately met with...
Your First Holy Communion is definitely a big deal in Ireland. I’m not sure how people do it here, but at home, people go all out! I remember mine. It was a really nice day actually - surprising given that I live on the West Coast of Ireland. The Mass was lovely. Mam and Dad had the house lovely for all of my family to have a party afterwards. It should be noted that my family is about 3 times the size of any normal family so there were 15+ Uncles, 15+ Aunts, 3 Grandparents and about 1,800 cousins (might...