Undocumented Irish immigrants living in America have released a video to point out they “are not criminals”.

One World Trade Center in New York City — rebuilt after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks — is to go green on St Patrick’s Day for the first time.

Many young Irish people are taking a chance and leaving for New York. John Riordan meets some of them to talk about how they adapted to life in the Big Apple and their plans for Christmas