Person: Saint Patrick

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

home and gardens

Islands of Ireland: Eyrie story from Crump Island

It is probably the strangest method ever devised for establishing a sea border anywhere in the world.

farming

Cormac MacConnell: It’s an ill wind that blows no good...

farming

Batten the hatches, keep out of the water

home and gardens

Let the frequency of your joy vibrate with the frequency of spring

news

Married 'bishop and vicar' from organisation founded by St Patrick transform home into 'church'

farming

Cormac MacConnell: Saints on a shelf tell of changing times

John Creedon explores Ireland's Ancient East in new 'epic' 4 part series on RTE

John Creedon is back on our screens on Sunday, and this time he’s getting to grips with the East. Series producer Marie Toft reveals the highlights of their summer road-trip.

Sat, 23 Jul, 2016

Leaving Cert: Second Irish paper proves testing

The second higher level Leaving Certificate paper for students of Irish was much tougher than Monday’s first exam.

Wed, 15 Jun, 2016

An email from St Patrick to the people of the South of Ireland

Permit me to relay the contents of an email from Saint Patrick:

Fri, 22 Apr, 2016

Denis Lehane: Snakes, off-licences and other legends

St Patrick was a great man when it came to ridding Ireland of snakes.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2016

Shamrock is a great diet boost for birds

THE pasture field outside my study window has become a parade ground for birds. 

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Faith ‘should be protest against consumerism’, says Neary

Religious faith should act as a protest movement against consumerism, according to the Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, Michael Neary.

Mon, 27 Jul, 2015

Cormac MacConnell: Long suffering curse of Saint’s disapproval

As the green dust settles, and the austere old patron saint of the island shuffles away from the national and international spotlights for another year, I summon up all my courage, to confess I am delighted he has disappeared from the headlines for a while.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2015

What’s in a name? It depends on what you think of the question

LAST week, after I had bought a copy of the Irish Examiner for every member of my family to marvel at the wonder of mommy in a newspaper, I took five minutes out from children’s bath time to see for myself what it looked like.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2011

Historian reveals the fifth-century diet fit for a saint

SAINT Patrick might not have had it easy when he was shipped to Ireland as a slave, but at least the food was not bad.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2011

United by the exploits of green Graeme

LOOK at it this way.

Tue, 05 Oct, 2010

Prayers, tears and jubilation during Glasgow visit

BELLAHOUSTON PARK in Glasgow was awash with colour yesterday as thousands of flag-waving pilgrims welcomed Pope Benedict XVI for an open-air Mass.

Fri, 17 Sep, 2010

Leave us in peace

A HEARFELT plea from those of us loyal to Pope Benedict and Saint Patrick (“As you are Christians, so you shall be Romans”).

Wed, 18 Aug, 2010

Time to look at place of religion in society, says Colton

THE time has come to look at the place of religion in Irish society and the Constitution, according to the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork.

Wed, 17 Mar, 2010

EU has been great for us. Now we can make it work for everyone else

WE’RE lucky. As of last November, there were slightly more than 490 million people living in the EU.

Tue, 10 Jun, 2008

Orange Order issues first St Patrick's Day message

The Orange Order has issued its first ever St Patrick's Day message saying the festival should be about more than just green beer and leprechauns.

Fri, 17 Mar, 2006

St Patrick's Day cards to boost hospice foundation

The Irish Hospice Foundation is to benefit from the sale of St Patrick’s Day cards and postcards from An Post.

Wed, 08 Mar, 2006

If you are seeking the spirit of the nation, take the old road to Tara

IN September 2004 the Meath Chronicle reported that Meath county councillors had agreed a motion “to invite Pope John Paul II to light the Pascal fire (for Easter) on the Hill of Tara as part of his proposed visit to Ireland in 2005”.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2005

Primate questions Irish society’s ‘soullessness’

LIFE has become cheap and violence very common in a society where reverence and respect for all that is sacred has diminished significantly, the Catholic Primate of All-Ireland, Archbishop Seán Brady, declared yesterday.

Mon, 20 Sep, 2004

Weather and accidents mar pilgrimage

The annual pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick is being hampered by poor weather conditions and an increasing number of injuries have been reported.

Sun, 25 Jul, 2004

Thousands descend on Croagh Patrick

30,000 people are expected to climb Croagh Patrick today as part of the annual pilgrimage to the mountain.

Sun, 25 Jul, 2004

Eircom League: St Pat's take the lead

Saint Patrick's have taken the lead in their Eircom Premier League match against Kilkenny.

Fri, 27 Apr, 2001