It’s a St. Patrick’s Day tradition, right up there with eating corned beef and cabbage and the “wearing of the green.”  Each ...

eclipsing nearly every Irish woman in history. Yet every March, millions worldwide eagerly don emerald garb, and take to the streets to celebrate a fifth-century British missionary: St.

Disney’s Snow White is being ushered into 651 sites, the widest release at the UK-Ireland box office of the weekend. Marc ...

To mark international Single Parents Day, Trinity College Dublin has partnered with One Family and Glasgow Caledonian University to launch a new campaign highlighting the history, lived experiences an ...

The solidarity group Noraid raised millions of dollars to support the Irish republican movement during the Troubles. Although Noraid attracted lots of hostile media coverage at the time, the group’s ...

As the last weekend before the clocks go forward, there’s a noticeable stretch in the evenings already – a welcome change ...

Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs remains one of the most famous and beloved children’s films: its ties to the classic ...

Meanwhile, just over 16 percent of those living in Maine, Vermont, and Rhode Island claim Irish ancestry, according to the Census Bureau data. Mary C. Kelly, a professor of history at Franklin ...

He was born in Roman Britain, kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave at 16, according to the History Channel. Patrick escaped slavery but returned to Ireland later. Legend has it that Patrick ...

NEW YORK -- If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in ...

An international group of historians, policymakers and NGOs has launched a powerful new animation to mark Single Parents Day ...

I HAVE a confession to make. I’m a third Irish, according to the DNA test my sister bought me for Christmas, yet it took me 40 years to learn anything about the history of Ireland. As the crow flies, ...