Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)1h
Why the color of St. Patrick’s Day changed from blue to green
St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color ...
St Patrick: 13 facts you need to know about Ireland’s patron saint
In the old Irish calendar the day after St Patrick’s Day is Sheelah’s Day, in commemoration of the woman who many believe to ...
End of segregation in Northern Ireland is a long way off, report finds
More than two-thirds of parents in Northern Ireland want their children to be educated alongside those from the other ...
The Irish News29d
Why is the Protestant Population in Decline? – On This Day in 1975
According to the paper, “Trends in the Religious Composition of the Population of the Republic of Ireland 1946-71”, between 1946 and 1971 the total Protestant population declined from 158,000 ...
Christianity Today12d
Was St. Patrick a Protestant?
“St. Patrick” is symbolic in the United States of Irish Roman Catholicism and all it stands for. But the Protestants of Ireland, usually called “Scotch Irish,” take a very different vie ...
The Citizen1d
Celebrate with the Irish and go Green for St Patrick’s Day
Local historian Professor Donal McCracken shares a bit of history about St Patrick's Day and how the day is celebrated.
VP Vance, Irish Taoiseach bond over socks and shared heritage at St. Patrick’s Day breakfast
Vance's friendly banter with Taoiseach Martin differs from his critical comments to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy last month.