City officials have been asked to introduce designated alcohol-free zones across the city centre for Cork’s St Patrick’s Day festival.

A huge fireworks display will kickstart the City of Culture celebrations, writes Colette Sheridan.

THE heart of Dublin was transformed into a sea of green leprechaun hats and tricolours as hundreds of thousands thronged the Irish capital for the famous St Patrick’s Day parade.

The heart of Dublin was transformed into a sea of green leprechaun hats and tricolours as hundreds of thousands thronged the capital for the famous St Patrick’s Day parade.

A mix of drama, music and comedy will explode onto the streets of the medieval city of Kilkenny when the arts festival gets underway this August.

PEOPLE all around Ireland took to the streets over the weekend to celebrate the expansion of the EU.

JUST like Christmas, Paddy’s Day seems to be arriving earlier and earlier every year.