#St Patricks Day

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Donald Trump's comment on Irish merger was 'just banter', says North's deputy first minister
Donald Trump's comment on Irish merger was 'just banter', says North's deputy first minister
'It’s absolutely just a bit of banter, anybody who watches his speeches knows that he highlights people in the room and has a bit of banter with them'

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
Five things we learned from the Taoiseach's Oval Office meeting
The Oval Office meeting was dominated by international affairs

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
Taoiseach presents shamrock bowl to Donald Trump as St Patrick's Day visit wraps up
Micheál Martin also addressed both the war in Iran and Ukraine

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
St Patrick's Day: A carnival in Ireland, just another sideshow in Donald Trump's circus
Like many another visiting leader, Micheál Martin was left sitting in silence as Trump held forth in his White House

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Cork's 'largest parade ever' celebrates community and friendship
Cork's 'largest parade ever' celebrates community and friendship
Garda estimates said as many as 60,000 people gathered in the city centre

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
Iran war, European immigration, and Kier Starmer dominate discussions between Donald Trump and Taoiseach
After the White House visit, Micheál Martin travelled to Capitol Hill for the annual speaker’s lunch

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
Paul Hosford: Getting out of Oval Office unscathed as good as Micheál Martin could have hoped
Under pressure at home to raise the legality of the Iran war as well as the ongoing situation in Gaza, few would envy Micheál Martin's position in having to deal with the US president on St Patrick's Day

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

St Patrick's Day Parade - Dublin
St Patrick's Day parades and events take place at home and abroad
Families and tourists thronged the streets in cities and towns across Ireland for St Patrick’s Day, while reflecting on what it means to be Irish

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
Donald Trump tells Taoiseach he will try to visit Ireland later this year
Asked about Catherine Connolly's comments that his war against Iran was illegal, Mr Trump said that the President was 'lucky I exist'

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Ireland's tiniest and shortest St Patrick's Day parade celebrates 25th anniversary
Ireland's tiniest and shortest St Patrick's Day parade celebrates 25th anniversary
'It’s just incredible to bring the community out every year'

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
US 'loves and admires' Ireland, JD Vance tells Taoiseach ahead of Trump meeting
'In the Republican Party, of course, we revere Ronald Reagan, a great Irishman and a great president of the United States,' Mr Vance said

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

'Even though the first few months were very difficult the community accepted me'
'Even though the first few months were very difficult the community accepted me'
Single father Bukhrosi Mabhena, who became an Irish citizen in December, and his son Thamu, 9, who moved from their native Zimbabwe to join him, are looking forward to watching Cork City's parade 

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

St Patrick's Day parades in Munster and Dublin: Start times, routes, latest weather forecasts
St Patrick's Day parades in Munster and Dublin: Start times, routes, latest weather forecasts
The Cork City St Patrick's Day Parade kicks off at 1pm at the top of the South Mall near Parnell Bridge

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
Tadgh McNally: Micheál Martin may face storm during Oval Office meeting with Trump
Severe storm warning in Washington DC is not the only threat hanging over Taoiseach's Oval Office shamrock ceremony

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
Taoiseach: Ireland will not join mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Micheál Martin echoed other countries' stance, ruling out Irish involvement in any EU mission to reopen the strategic oil route

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
Taoiseach urges US firms to expand operations to Ireland
'Earlier today, I was delighted to mark the launch of Irish lamb in the US market, another sign of the quality, credentials, and reputation of Irish food'

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Mark Guiducci - Arrivals
'We might call it St Jessie's Day': Oscar winner's family raise the roof back home in Killarney
Jessie Buckley's Academy Award was the toast of Los Angeles — but the Arbutus Hotel in her hometown of Killarney was also buzzing in celebration

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Conor McGregor 'the very worst of Irish society' – Simon Harris
Conor McGregor 'the very worst of Irish society' – Simon Harris
Tánaiste's comments come amid uncertainty over whether McGregor will again visit Donald Trump on St Patrick's Day

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
Taoiseach rules out involvement in Strait of Hormuz mission, says it is matter for Nato, not EU
Micheál Martin: 'We don’t have that offensive military capacity in any shape or form, so obviously it’s not something that’s on our agenda'

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Leprechaun Man Celebrating
Suzanne Harrington: Irish in Britain have gone from being despised to celebrated 
Unlike in the US, March 17 in the UK used to be a small thing that happened in a handful of Irish pubs in immigrant postcodes... that has changed

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
Oscars presenter Conan O'Brien among many in US reflecting on Irish-American identity
The Irish diaspora in the US is getting older and is mingling in new traditions with the old, writes Sean Murray in Boston

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
Taoiseach hints at excise cuts for fuel amid soaring cost of energy
Micheál Martin said the Government is planning to target any reliefs on energy to those 'most in need'

Sun, 15 Mar, 2026

Tanaiste visit to France
Simon Harris to visit London in second St Patrick’s Day trip
It follows a gathering of the UK-Ireland summit in Cork on Thursday and Friday and the Tánaiste’s trip to Paris earlier this week

Sun, 15 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
From Rocky Balboa to Ronnie Delany: Taoiseach's US trip kicks off with sporting theme
Ronnie Delany, Rocky Balboa and the World Cup all played a part in the Taoiseach's trip to Philadelphia, writes Tadgh McNally 

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Late Late Show talking points from Jonathan Rhys Meyers' farm to poker with Tommy Tiernan
Late Late Show talking points from Jonathan Rhys Meyers' farm to poker with Tommy Tiernan
Plus Cork singer Mick Flannery, sparkly handbags, and the How to Gael podcast hosts

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

IRELAND
David O'Mahony: Identity is a malleable thing — don’t forget to shape yours how you like
None of us are who we were when we started out

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to the US
Paul Hosford: With so much to balance, Martin’s White House visit will be a high-wire act for the ages
Like many who sit next to Mr Trump as he bloviates, there is a risk of the Taoiseach seeming like a bystander, watching on as Mr Trump bounces from issue to issue

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

2023 South Boston Parade
'Zero tolerance' warning issued ahead of Boston St Patrick’s Day parade
Organisers tighten security and change parade route in Boston while Dublin prepares for huge St Patrick’s Day crowds

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

'It is a great honour': Cork historian to lead St Patrick's Day parade in Canadian city
'It is a great honour': Cork historian to lead St Patrick's Day parade in Canadian city
Christy Roche from Fermoy will be the grand marshal of the Peterborough parade in Ontario in honour of his research on the 2,000 Irish settlers who took part in a 1825 immigration programme from Cork and Limerick

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

'It's daunting having thousands of people in Cork City staring at you as you walk through the parade' 
'It's daunting having thousands of people in Cork City staring at you as you walk through the parade' 
Cork Arts Link, where volunteers, refugees and community groups unite to create floats for the city’s St Patrick’s Day parade

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Nightclub lights and silhouette of a party crowd
HSE warns of lethal 'pink powder' ahead of St Patrick’s Day weekend
Each bag or dose of pink powder 'is multiple times the average adult dose' with substances from MDMA to benzocaine to ketamine in a batch

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Bord Bia reveals St Patrick’s Day promotions across 15 countries
Bord Bia reveals St Patrick’s Day promotions across 15 countries
Bord Bia will have over 40 coordinated promotions across 15 countries in North America, Europe and Asia for St Patrick's Day celebrations

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Limerick St Patrick’s Day parade to be livestreamed worldwide for the first time
Limerick St Patrick’s Day parade to be livestreamed worldwide for the first time
Limerick’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations will feature 14 parades and the first-ever livestream of the city parade

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Accelerating Infrastructure launch
Government moves to finally scrap emergency Fempi pay measures
Plan to wind up the legislation that cut public service pay during the financial crisis comes before Cabinet today

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to the US
Irish Examiner view: St Patrick’s Day visit may be a poisoned chalice
Donald Trump’s volatility and the war against Iran make the Taoiseach's trip to the White House an even more complicated assignment

Thu, 05 Mar, 2026

Departments scramble to change St Patrick's Day plans to avoid travelling over Middle East
Departments scramble to change St Patrick's Day plans to avoid travelling over Middle East
Several ministers have had their flights changed, cancelled, rebooked, and rerouted in recent hours

Wed, 04 Mar, 2026

Irish eyes in Minnesota hoping to smile for Patrick's Day after ICE unrest
Irish eyes in Minnesota hoping to smile for Patrick's Day after ICE unrest
The ICE operation may have receded, but the economic fallout from the violence seen in Minneapolis in recent months lingers. Its Irish community hopes to bring people together for its parades in March

Mon, 02 Mar, 2026

Sinn Féin to boycott St Patrick’s Day events in Washington for second year
Sinn Féin to boycott St Patrick’s Day events in Washington for second year
Sinn Féin leadership is traditionally invited to the Shamrock Ceremony in the White House, as well as other events, including the Speaker’s Lunch on Capitol Hill

Mon, 16 Feb, 2026

Taoiseach visit to the US
Gareth O'Callaghan: Traditions matter but it's time we were honest about the St Patrick's Day trip
Irish people no longer emigrate to America out of desperation. Those days are long gone. We need to stop thanking them for gifting us a better existence

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Taoiseach visit to the US
Why don't we showcase Ireland properly on St Patrick's Day, by bringing dignitaries here?
The annual export of all our ministers around the world on St Patrick's Day misses the point, argues Simon Tierney

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026

Taoiseach visit to the US
Taoiseach formally invited to White House on St Patrick's Day
Micheál Martin said Donald Trump's letter 'expresses that this visit would be an opportunity to celebrate the warm and historic friendship between the US and Ireland'

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026

Taoiseach Micheal Martin visit to Wexford
Taoiseach concedes housing shortfall but insists 50,000 homes a year is achievable
The Taoiseach said stronger investment conditions could drive housing supply higher, while confirming a St Patrick’s Day White House visit

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Micheál Martin’s White House visit leads 41 St Patrick’s Day Government trips worldwide
Micheál Martin’s White House visit leads 41 St Patrick’s Day Government trips worldwide
Taoiseach’s US trip anchors an extensive St Patrick’s Day diplomatic programme spanning Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Cabinet to discuss plan to speed up infrastructure delivery
Cabinet to discuss plan to speed up infrastructure delivery
National Development Finance Agency expertise could shave up to 12 months off completion time for major infrastructure works

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

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