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News about Ireland's patron saint, the St Patrick's Fesitval and March 17th celebrations from Ireland and around the world.
Visitors spend in excess of €1,000 on trips to Ireland in March - CSO
Average cost of airfares to and from the country put at €271
Dry, bright St Patrick’s Day weather to give way to rain on bank holiday Monday
Mixed picture for the week ahead, with clouds, showers and dry spells
Lilly Higgins: My coddle is a bit different to the Irish classic recipe, but it’s still a one-pot wonder
This is the original one-pot thrifty dish for a busy household
Two hospitalised after car crashes into St Patrick’s Day parade float in Co Laois
Collision occurred on Main Street in Stradbally at about 11.30am
Taoiseach raises need for bombs to stop in Gaza, as central part of shamrock ceremony speech with US president
Leo Varadkar moves Joe Biden to tears when he quotes the president’s late son, Beau Biden
‘Where else would you celebrate?’: sun shines on Dublin’s biggest St Patrick’s Day parade
Locals and tourists alike gather for good food, good beer and good humour, as one New York visitor remarked
St Patrick’s Day: Parades across Ireland are bathed in glorious sunshine - as they happened
Celebrations from New York to Newbridge take place as people take to the streets
I love Dublin. But there’s no point in pretending it’s a great small city
I grew up in a nice part of town. In less fortunate circumstances, I may well have turned against this city
The Guinness heir on the future of the Iveagh Markets: ‘It’s going to turn into a jewel in the crown’
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’
Lí Ban the mermaid to Charles the healer: The strange lives of some less famous Irish saints
For St Patrick’s weekend, the back stories of some homegrown heroes of Christianity, from modern healers to mystical mermaids
Planning to hate-watch Lindsay Lohan’s Irish Wish? Micksploitation addicts should prepare for disappointment
Donald Clarke: Lindsay Lohan’s new Netflix film is a harmless romantic comedy. There really isn’t much to be furious about
Forgotten Irish classics: 16 books that deserve to be better known
Louise Kennedy, John Boyne, Roy Foster, Sinéad Gleeson, Helen Cullen and more on lost Irish books
Pro-Palestine activists protest Irish politicians’ White House attendance for St Patrick’s ceremony
Demonstration staged ahead of event in Washington DC on Sunday when Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is to present US president Joe Biden with a bowl of shamrock
Archbishop calls for tolerance in St Patrick’s Day message citing ‘patron saint of migrants’
St Patrick ‘endured many hardships, hatred and insults’ in Ireland for being a foreigner, Eamon Martin said
Palimpsest review: Emigration, Charvet shirts and the Anglo tapes – CoisCéim powerfully evokes Ireland’s past and present
Dance: David Bolger and his company turn events and people from Irish political and social history into a layered overview of 100 years of the Republic
Unsettled weather for bank holiday weekend, but some parades will stay dry
Showers to start the day in west and south on St Patrick’s Day, spreading across the country later
Who was St Patrick? More than one person, probably
Identity issues are central to many of today’s tensions and conflicts. Let’s embrace difference
Irish people thinking of ‘horrific circumstances’ of those in Gaza on St Patrick’s Day, says Higgins
President called for ceasefire in Middle East as he drew on patron saint’s experience as a migrant in remarks marking holiday
Senior baseball: Varadkar gives it Sox on guided tour of Boston ground
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‘So many Irish have come to Bavaria either to live permanently or to develop as a person’
Berlin may be political capital, but Munich is Germany’s boom town and Irish capital. Some Irish there would like to see the Dublin Government pay more attention
Washington witnesses nation-building at the National Building
Brightness and sincere optimism of Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly was a jolting invitation to look towards the future
You won’t find this in guidebooks but here’s what it really means to be Irish
Beware of the constant fear in Ireland of telling someone bad news. For example, instead of saying a restaurant is overbooked a manager might tell you they can find a table ‘in a bit’
Hail Irish horticulture: Five ways to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in the garden
Support Irish horticulture, grow an Irish plant or book into a festival
Mark Moriarty: My take on the traditional Irish stew, brought into the 21st century by the slow cooker
Two dishes where Irish traditional food meets the futre
Michael D Higgins’s dogs, Cillian Murphy’s blue eyes and Enya’s voice: Patrick Freyne’s 30 real Irish icons
Forget national heroes, martyrs and rank celebs. These are the certifiable emblems of our small but great nation
Biden singles out Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly for praise during Speakers Lunch
US president says both leaders have shown they are capable of rising above historic disagreements
US working towards Ramadan ceasefire in Gaza, Biden tells Taoiseach
Disclosure comes during meeting in Oval Office amid increasing signs that US administration support for Israel’s war in Gaza is waning
How do we Irish get away with the annual jamboree in Washington?
It seemed like Varadkar was in the room at the moment that signalled the limitations of White House patience towards Israel
The Irish Times view on the St Patrick’s Day parade: an import worth cherishing
it is its diasporic origins that set St Patrick’s Day apart from other countries’ national days of celebration
Harris and Varadkar toast US-Irish ties with glass of fresh orange juice and a smile
Taoiseach begins series of high-profile events in Washington with Kamala Harris breakfast
Biden agrees with Varadkar on need for ceasefire in Gaza and two-state solution
US president and Taoiseach meet in the Oval Office of White House to discuss the wars in Gaza and Ukraine
Shamrock sales on the decline: ‘No one seems to want to wear the emblem of St Patrick’s Day’
Co Louth grower Gearóid O’Neill fears a long-standing Irish tradition could wither and die entirely
How ‘green’ is our national day of celebration? St Patrick’s Festival organisers count the cost
Game Changers: This year festival organisers will be calculating the carbon emitted and waste produced during our biggest hooley
The St Patrick’s Day Movie Quiz: Wasn’t there a Derry Girl in Barbie? Which fair colleen was it?
Plus: What in the name of St Hooley McHooley was Jamie Dornan chewing in 2020?
St Patrick’s Day: All you need to know about this weekend’s parades and events
Thousands set to attend four-day festival in Dublin with parades on Sunday
Taoiseach insists he will not dilute Government’s criticism of Israel during US trip
Varadkar pledges to maintain pressure over Gaza when meeting US president and Congressional leaders
St Patrick’s Day Quiz 2024: 50 questions to test your Irishology
How much do you know about Ireland and Irishness? Take our quiz to find out and you could win a great prize
Patrick Freyne: 12 reasons why it hasn’t always been cool to be Irish - including Murder, She Wrote and Batman
Young Irish people are growing up with an unreasonable sense of confidence. St Patrick’s weekend is an ideal chance to correct the record
Real Irish food for St Patrick’s Day: Eight recipes to celebrate our national day
Irresistible dishes from Paul Flynn, the Happy Pear, Lilly Higgins, Carmel Somers and more
St Patrick’s Day Special Music Quiz: On which Dublin street was this photo of The Commitments taken?
Test your knowledge of Irish music down the years with these 10 questions
Ireland is a cabbage wonderland: take it from this blow-in chef
The first time I saw Savoy cabbage here, it was a thrill. And pointy cabbages might as well have come from another planet
Why did Irish-Americans make corned beef an Irish dish?
Should we be eating corned beef and cabbage on St Patrick’s Day?
St Patrick’s day is more important for the rest of the world than it is for Ireland
Are the St Patrick’s Day celebrations still relevant - or if we should be wary of projecting a narrow view of Irishness?
In March, a Minister’s place is still in the airport lounge, ready to depart
Ireland’s Global Greening is over, but the Great Global Scattering of Ministers is only warming up
St Patrick’s Day: Varadkar to visit Boston, Washington DC during week-long US trip
Taoiseach will hold talks with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and visit Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox
Mr Varadkar goes to Washington: Is the Taoiseach’s St Patrick’s Day trip to the US really worth it?
Ireland’s easy access to and close relationship with the most powerful nation on Earth remains a huge diplomatic asset
Celebrate St Patrick with a visit to Dublin’s best spots for great Irish food
Here are some of the Irish food landmarks that should not be missed when visiting Dublin
‘That’s the job for the choreographer: read the room and keep everyone involved’ – David Bolger on 30 years of CoisCéím
The dance company’s artistic director has drawn audiences by focusing on pure drama. But he has also paired visceral movement with conceptual ballast
Hoteliers advised to be more like airlines and charge for ‘add ons’
‘Digitising the guest journey’ can lead to additional revenue streams for room upgrades and room services
Thisispopbaby’s magic sauce: ‘Take Irish traditional culture, add some mirror balls, throw some glitter on it’
The innovative theatre company are bringing back Wake, their exuberant, life-affirming explosion of a show, for St Patrick’s Festival 2024
St Patrick’s Day 2024: Patrick Kielty announced as grand marshal of Dublin parade
Late Late Show host says he was ‘genuinely gobsmacked when the call came in’
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