Craic Newspaper West Midlands

The Craic is a free magazine that can be picked up in a variety of places — mostly churches, community centres, social centres and pubs — it’s aim to provide articles and editorials on Irish issues for the local community in Birmingham and the West Midlands. I have to admit that this isn’t the reason I always look for it in The Anchor or Spotted Dog — I love it for two things — firstly for the cover, which generally features a pretty Irish girl (and has in the past featured, gasp, people I actually know) and secondly — and perhaps most importantly for its listings. The listings are great. Where else can you find places with these sort of names — The Craic House (in West Brom), the Sacred Heart Club (Aston), Casey Joes (Acocks Green and home to a roof terrace and all the Gaelic football and hurling matches you could ever wish to see), Behans (Karaōke every Thursday) and of course Cleary’s (Irish music bar, spirits plus dash for 2 quid).