Ireland. The land of the little people; the Emerald Isle of Yeatsian yearning and pastoral simplicity; a Celtic oasis free from the madness of modern life. As if. This week we present the Oirish issue of Shift Control, inspired not so much by St Patrick's Day as by the clichés enveloping it. Our Hibernian hypertour starts with a look at 10 Legends of Blarneyland, an examination of fables and stereotypes that takes the 'pub' out of 'Republic' and identifies the myths in the mist. Following this, Connor O'Conn, one of the great Conns of Irish letters, casts his sceptical eye over 10 Irish literary masterpieces. And in Shamrock 'n' Roll Nicholas Allen tunes his ear to Irish contributions to the world of pop music, from Daniel O'Donnell to Boyzone. Our quiz this week asks how wild you are about Wilde, and in Around the Word we bung 'Cork' into the search engines. Also this week: a man gets high on skis, hygiene-freaks get a mouthful of foam, Kate Spicer gets drunk, and you get a chance to win books, CDs, fame, and £200. And finally Freebee, our animated bee and pop historian, presents a new chapter of his memoirs and lets you send another animated online postcard. It's all yours, it's all free, and it's all at http://www.shiftcontrol.com Cheers, The Shift Control Team Shift Control is produced by the Guardian's New Media Lab with help from Boddingtons and Stella Artois Dry