Event: Fat Tuesday

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Darina Allen: It's time for a pancake party

SHROVE Tuesday is just around the corner again — a perfect excuse to have a pancake party. What fun that is. 

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016

Family of garda shot in New Orleans depart for US

The wife and mother of an Irish garda shot by an armed robber while on holiday in the US are on their way to his hospital bedside.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2015

Rio wraps up carnival with African roots celebration

Rio de Janeiro ended this year’s carnival parade in style today, wowing a capacity crowd of 60,000 revellers with a samba act celebrating Brazil’s African roots.

Tue, 20 Feb, 2007

Sopranos star to head Mardi Gras parade

Sopranos star James Gandolfini will reign as celebrity monarch Bacchus during the 2007 carnival season in New Orleans.

Wed, 13 Dec, 2006

Mardi Gras shakes off Katrina

Sunshine and mild temperatures helped bring the crowds out yesterday as New Orleans’ first post-Katrina Mardi Gras neared, but a stroll through the French Quarter is a lot easier now than it was this time last year.

Tue, 28 Feb, 2006