With Ireland's biggest festival on the horizon, Ireland's towns and cities are gearing up for the annual St. Patrick's Day celebrations on March 17.

Today, Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated worldwide in more than 200 countries. It is a national holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, the Canadian province of Newfoundland and ...

To see where St. Patrick’s Day, as we know it, began in Ireland, head to Waterford. “They held the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in 1903,” said Sugrue.

Over the past five years, Brigid has become the face of a profound cultural reclamation. The third annual Brigid’s Day, celebrated as a national holiday since 2023, positions Ireland among the ...

Ireland is set to make 2 February ‘National Hijab Day’ to celebrate Muslim women and a video shows an Irish senator saying it “should be a national celebration within Irish society”. Our verdict This ...