The 17 of March is St Patrick’s Day. Who was St Patrick and why is he the patron saint of Ireland? This is the story ...

According to the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference ... While the proper observance of fasting may have fallen away, hot cross buns are already lining shop shelves in Ireland.

The miraculous origin of the spring at Lourdes in France is well-documented, but in Ireland, there are about 3,000 holy wells, most with the names of forgotten saints, and some with legends of ...

Isabel Gibson, a Catholic, received several ... Union's cohesion policy PEACE IV programme, a cross-border initiative designed to support peace in Northern Ireland. Betty Carlisle, executive ...

Although it's not an official U.S. holiday, many Irish and non-Irish Americans spend St. Patrick's Day celebrating and binge drinking.