One of the last major infrastructural projects to be unveiled in Ireland in recent years is to be named after the patriot who first raised the green, white and orange tricolour which became our national flag.

Green, Blue and Grey.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern will deliver his historic address to the US Houses of Congress in Washington today, marking the high point of his final days in office.

THE Irish have always been a nation of emigrants, but if there is one day of the year when our global popularity reaches a new crescendo, it’s St Patrick’s Day.