#St Patricks Day

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Mick Clifford: The land of a hundred thousand welcomes — and unwelcome truths
Mick Clifford: The land of a hundred thousand welcomes — and unwelcome truths
Ireland’s global image took a hit this week as Conor McGregor, social media, and viral headlines shaped the narrative

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Deirdre Garvey: Kindness and compassion are a mainstay of Irish identity
Deirdre Garvey: Kindness and compassion are a mainstay of Irish identity
St Patrick's Day brings out all sorts of ideas about what Irish identity means, but our humanitarian response remains at the core of who we are 

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Conor McGregor praises Donald Trump's 'inspiring' work rate during Oval Office meeting
'My heart fell': Paschal Donohoe slams McGregor’s White House visit
The finance minister criticised Conor McGregor's representation of Ireland after Trump meeting, defends national values

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Driver caught doing 124km/h in 50km/h zone over St Patrick's weekend
Driver caught doing 124km/h in 50km/h zone over St Patrick's weekend
More than 2,600 people were detected by members of An Garda Síochána for speeding offences over the St Patrick's bank holiday weekend

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Watch: All the action from Cork’s St Patrick’s Day parade
Watch: All the action from Cork’s St Patrick’s Day parade
The Kabin Crew led the city's St Patrick's Day parade with their energetic performance. More than 2,500 participants, including artists and community groups, filled the streets. The event celebrated Cork’s cultural diversity and creativity. 

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Donald Trump has found a new weird friend in Conor McGregor. Yes, we should all be worried
S Donald Trump has found a new weird friend in Conor McGregor. Yes, we should all be worried
Summit between a felon and the man found by a jury in a civil rape case to have assaulted a woman shows that wealth and power can buy friends and influence

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Brothers, 60s, struck by car in Donegal were just 100 yards from home when collision happened
Brothers, 60s, struck by car in Donegal were just 100 yards from home when collision happened
A man who had been arrested in relation to the incident has been released without charge

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Conor McGregor praises Donald Trump's 'inspiring' work rate during Oval Office meeting
Conor McGregor ‘does not speak for Ireland’, says Harris after White House visit
McGregor told reporters in the West Wing that he was going to voice concerns about immigration issues in Ireland when he spoke to US President Trump

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Dublin's St Patrick's Day Parade 2025
Limerick, Killarney, and Dublin paint the town green for St Patrick's Day
Hundreds of thousands of people, many of them bedecked in green costumes and face paint, lined the streets of Ireland's towns and cities to celebrate our national day

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

Watch: Colour from the Cobh St Patrick's Day parade
Watch: Colour from the Cobh St Patrick's Day parade
Watch some of the procession and participants of the 2025 Cobh St Patrick's Day celebrations, including the parade's former St Patrick, Joe Devlin, handing the job over to Michael Geasley. 

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

Conor McGregor praises Donald Trump's 'inspiring' work rate during Oval Office meeting
Conor McGregor praises Donald Trump's 'inspiring' work rate during Oval Office meeting
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Conor McGregor’s White House remarks today were 'wrong, and do not reflect the spirit of St Patrick’s Day'

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

Watch: Kabin Crew bring The Spark to Cork City's St Patrick's Day parade 
Watch: Kabin Crew bring The Spark to Cork City's St Patrick's Day parade 
The Kabin Crew took centre stage as parade grand marshals

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

St Patrick's Day Parade - London
Thousands of people attend St Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin
People gathered at the barriers from early Monday morning in green and tricolour gear

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

Vivid Green Irish Shamrock or the Three-leaf Clovers on the Field for Background
Peter Dowdall: How the shamrock became a symbol of Ireland
'Trifolium dubium's association with St Patrick is well known. But it doesn’t end with religion. Shamrock's creeping stems have spread into our very psyche'

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

Cork St Patrick’s Day parade schedule: Full list of parade times across the county
Cork St Patrick’s Day parade schedule: Full list of parade times across the county
Find out when and where St Patrick’s Day parades are happening across Cork, from city celebrations to local festivities

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

Watch: Dingle hosts Ireland’s first St Patrick’s Day parade at dawn
Watch: Dingle hosts Ireland’s first St Patrick’s Day parade at dawn
At 5. 55am, the streets of Dingle, Co Kerry, echoed with the sounds of fifes and drums as Ireland’s first St Patrick’s Day parade of the year began.

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

From Kneecap to Claddagh rings, how pride in Irish culture became cool again
From Kneecap to Claddagh rings, how pride in Irish culture became cool again
Being Irish has never been more in vogue. Ciara Byrne asks, what’s behind our renewed pride in Irish culture?

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

Cork’s Funky Leprechaun: 'If I go to jail it will surely make world news'
Cork’s Funky Leprechaun: 'If I go to jail it will surely make world news'
Despite criticism from local businesses, street entertainer says he would go to jail if necessary after falling foul of busking bylaws

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

'It's important to learn the language': Meet the migrants who are embracing all things Irish
'It's important to learn the language': Meet the migrants who are embracing all things Irish
From learning the cúpla focal to Irish dancing, to enjoying a full Irish breakfast, immigrants from Ukraine to Nigeria have become more Irish than the Irish themselves, writes Sarah Horgan

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

Terry Prone: Irish identity was riven with irony as the shame was too real to bear
S Terry Prone: Irish identity was riven with irony as the shame was too real to bear
One of the saddest threads running through Ireland's economic stagnation and abject poverty 80 years ago was the paradoxical self-esteem drawn from concealing it

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

Traditional Irish boiled bacon and cabbage
Darina Allen: How to make Ireland's true national dish — bacon and cabbage
Irish stew may be legendary abroad, but bacon and cabbage is a really comforting feast and a trip down memory lane for many Irish people

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025

CIAN GRIFFIN
Cian Griffin: I cried going to bed so often as a teenager, like ‘I hope I wake up straight’
One of the internet’s best-known gaeilgeoirs, Cian Griffin’s recent stint on Grá ar an Trá is sure to further raise his profile. He chats to Megan Roantree about using his profile to educate and have the craic

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025

Cork St Patrick’s Festival: Parades, concerts and family events — full guide and highlights
Cork St Patrick’s Festival: Parades, concerts and family events — full guide and highlights
Cork’s St Patrick’s Festival features parades, concerts, céilís, fireworks, and cultural events across a vibrant four-day celebration

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025

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Trump, the Burkes, and chicken fillet orders: Micheál Martin's week in the US
From SXSW to Washington, the Taoiseach’s US trip was filled with protests, odd questions, and political chaos

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025

I’m not a gaeilgeoir but I spent a day as an extra on Ros na Rún — here's how I got on
I’m not a gaeilgeoir but I spent a day as an extra on Ros na Rún — here's how I got on
From fake drinking to silent sipping, Bernard O’Shea brings us behind the scenes of Ros na Rún

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025

President Michael D Higgins thanks the Irish people for their trust, in final St Patrick's Day message
President Michael D Higgins thanks the Irish people for their trust, in final St Patrick's Day message
President Higgins was delivering his final St Patrick’s Day message as this year he will exit Áras an Uachtaráin after two terms in office

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

PATRICKS PARADE
'No intelligence' suggesting extremist threat to St Patrick's weekend
Garda HQ has said that a policing plan was also in place over the long weekend in Cork, with Chief Superintendent Tom Myers reminding people that 'drinking alcohol in public is illegal and won’t be tolerated'

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

Sunny St Patrick's Day in store after bitter bank holiday weekend
Sunny St Patrick's Day in store after bitter bank holiday weekend
Ireland will bask in the sun on St Patrick's Day, but it may be worth packing a woolly jumper for any parade

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

St Patrick was a great hiker — here's how to follow in his footsteps and walk more
St Patrick was a great hiker — here's how to follow in his footsteps and walk more
Renowned for bringing Christianity to Ireland, St Patrick also blazed a trail as one of our greatest hikers. Modern research confirms he was on the right path

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

Cahirmee horse fair
Ireland could lose pharma tax to US after Trump accusations, experts warn
Predictions that US firms could retain manufacturing plants in Ireland but move profits back to America

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
Irish Examiner view: We need to prepare now for Donald Trump's warnings
US president warned 'America is going to take back a lot of what was stolen from it by other countries'

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
Trump praises Ireland, but the Taoiseach’s smiles hide a more awkward reality
Trump’s mix of charm and tough talk left the Taoiseach smiling — but beneath the flattery lay trade warnings and tax tensions

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

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Donald Trump welcomes Taoiseach to White House's East Room for shamrock ceremony
Riverdance star Michael Flatley was among those in attendance for the ceremony, as were TDs Mattie McGrath and James O'Connor

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

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Five things we learned from Micheál Martin's Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump
Over the course of 50 minutes, Donald Trump claimed Ireland had taken advantage of the US — but he loves Conor McGregor and Rory McIlroy, writes Political Editor Elaine Loughlin

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

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Terry Prone: Taoiseach exits Oval Office stage left, with a smile. Phew
Micheál Martin's years of experience and a nice mention of Clare County Council's planning prowess gave him a win when it wasn't guaranteed

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
Watch: JD Vance shows off shamrock socks in meeting with Taoiseach 
Mr Vance spoke of how he learned of 'sock diplomacy' while he was a senator 

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Temperatures to drop to -3C as cold snap in store for next few days
Temperatures to drop to -3C as cold snap in store for next few days
Temperatures will drop to -3C this week, bringing frost, sleet, and hail as St. Patrick’s Day approaches

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
Elaine Loughlin: Texas visit a dry run for Taoiseach's meeting with Donald Trump
Mr Trump is a transactional politician who looks for business opportunities everywhere, and a hint on what message Mr Martin might be wise to take into the Oval office came from Texas governor Greg Abbott

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
Taoiseach hails Trump’s role in Ukraine peace talks ahead of White House meeting
The Taoiseach on Tuesday paid tribute to Mr Trump’s 'unrelenting focus on peace' after the ceasefire proposal was hammered out with Ukraine

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
S Fergus Finlay: Can the Taoiseach navigate Trump’s unpredictability during White House visit?
As Micheál Martin visits Washington, he faces diplomatic challenges, Trump’s unpredictability, and Ireland’s critical US ties

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach says Donald Trump ‘always welcome’ to visit Ireland ahead of White House meeting
Taoiseach says Donald Trump ‘always welcome’ to visit Ireland ahead of White House meeting
Taoiseach Micheál Martin says Donald Trump is "always welcome" in Ireland ahead of his meeting with the US President in Washington

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Enoch Burke at Wilson's Hospital
Enoch Burke’s family travels to Washington ahead of Taoiseach's White House visit
Enoch Burke’s family spotted traveling to Washington, DC, sparking speculation of an Elon Musk invitation amid ongoing legal battles

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
Martin to pitch Trump on ‘two-way street’ of US-Irish investment
Mr Trump will host the Taoiseach in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday as part of the Irish Government’s traditional St Patrick’s programme of overseas engagements

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
Taoiseach: 'Very challenging' to get deal for undocumented Irish in US
Micheál Martin's trip to the US will culminate in a meeting with Donald Trump in the White House this week ahead of St Patrick's Day

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

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