Irish Examiner View: Sharing our values and our culture

A man dressed as St Patrick on O'Connell Street in Dublin. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

As we celebrate our national feast day it is timely to reflect on what it means to be Irish. It should not be dependent solely on blood ties or family connections but on shared values and connections, friendship and community. 

We now have more than 5m people in the Republic, many of them born elsewhere.