The St Patrick’s Day parade will return to Ireland this year after a two-year break, with Hollywood actor John C Reilly as international guest of honour.

The First Minister and Deputy First Minister will not travel to Washington for St Patrick’s Day this year due to the pandemic.

Last year’s visit by then taoiseach Leo Varadkar to former president Donald Trump was cut short amid the first coronavirus outbreak in Ireland

An Irish-American teacher has launched a legal challenge after his employers scheduled a parent-teacher meeting on St Patrick’s Day.