St Patrick

Events are springing up for those who want an old-school club experience without the attendant exhaustion the next morning

A selection of photographs from across the country of St Patrick's Day parades and celebrations

Once I was near dragged away from this Emerald Isle

The world now faces record heatwaves, crop failures and ecosystem collapse – a much greater threat than the famines we faced before 1909. What are we doing?

When does the St Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin start? And other questions answered

My devotion to Ireland is one-sided; the country rarely reciprocates

Follow in the footsteps of St Patrick in eight trails beginning in six counties around Ireland

What do we really know about our national apostle and what is merely myth?

The older people looked serious and earnest, or maybe they were sad

A panel of more than 60 experts (authors, critics, academics, festival curators and booksellers) select their favourite Irish novels and short stories of the years 2020-2025

Consumerism has taken hold and celebrations for our national day can generate a lot of waste

March 15th-21st: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

We are hospitable and irreverent, but also cynical and parochial. When things get difficult, who do we want to be?

Two recipes with wide appeal, using great Irish ingredients, that can be re-created anywhere in the world

Silver, china, porcelain to jewellery, banknotes and coins and small furniture will be on sale in Limerick

The growth in anti-immigrant sentiment in the EU tends to ignore the significant economic contribution made by inward migration

If you think you’re an expert on all things Irish, you could be in with a chance to win a great prize

Television: Fizzy documentary by numbers has all the weight and insightfulness of a shamrock shake or a fake leprechaun beard

Unthinkable: Asking whether we have lost something from our lapsed Catholicism is not about rushing back to the past. It’s about facing the future with greater self-awareness

Even if this year’s White House visit goes well, Trump could still accept the shamrock bowl then promptly announce 25 per cent tariffs on Irish imports

Have a fanfare sound as you unfurl some paper decorated with squiggles. Tell him it is an invitation written in ancient Ogham from the Little People inviting him to visit the land of the leprechauns

The French president recognised the need to stroke Trump’s ego even as he confidently reasserted Europe’s position on several issues

‘Legendary adventurous spirit’ of the Irish to be celebrated

In total, 38 State representatives will visit more than 90 cities in 40 countries

Irish influence in the US may be moving to a different phase rather than declining

Éanna Ní Lamhna on Irish jays, the blackcap’s call and a non-dinosaur tooth

‘Every year I say the parade is going to be bigger and better. This year, I’m saying it’s going to be higher,’ says festival boss

Rite & Reason: Cork woman born in 1907 has been declared Venerable by the Catholic Church - a step on the road to canonisation, but with no guarantees

Television: The podcaster and author taps into the sense of haunting weirdness that runs through Irish history

Rite & Reason: The self-sacrifice of Jesus affects us more than you might think, and more than any saint ever did.

Average cost of airfares to and from the country put at €271

Mixed picture for the week ahead, with clouds, showers and dry spells

This is the original one-pot thrifty dish for a busy household

A traditional Irish dish to fuel you for the St Patrick’s Day parade

Collision occurred on Main Street in Stradbally at about 11.30am

Leo Varadkar moves Joe Biden to tears when he quotes the president’s late son, Beau Biden

Locals and tourists alike gather for good food, good beer and good humour, as one New York visitor remarked

Celebrations from New York to Newbridge take place as people take to the streets

I grew up in a nice part of town. In less fortunate circumstances, I may well have turned against this city

The fourth Earl of Iveagh has been prominent in trying to resolve the long-running debacle over the ‘fabulous’ but dilapidated site and hopes soon he will ‘not see the weeds inside, the trees growing up on the rafters’