A secret map of Ireland's coastline played a crucial role in taking down a powerful alliance of pirates that had based itself in the southwest of Ireland in the 17th century.

St. Patrick may be Ireland’s most famous saint, but a new biography for young readers sheds light on another great Irish holy ...

I am reminded that while we may not choose where we come from, we can choose how we celebrate it, says Leigh Lillbridge.

JUST three hundred years ago a highly important piece of work was being carried through in certain parts of Ulster by a worthy gentleman called [Thomas] Raven. It was nothing less than a complete ...

When Rosie Schaap was 39, her husband, Frank, died on Valentine’s Day. She buried her mother just over a year later, leaving ...

Though only 1 in 9 people in the U.S. claim Irish heritage, about 61% of Americans plan to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, according to the National Retail Federation. Wearing green, hosting a ...

Ireland and the UK have announced closer collaboration on subsea energy infrastructure to “harness the full potential” of the Irish and Celtic seas as part of ongoing efforts to reset post ...

Maps help us to connect with our localities and many of us are familiar with maps of our local area. Historic maps in particular provide us with an important window onto our past and reveal how a ...

As part of the long-overdue and painstaking process of transforming our health and social care system, the Department of Health finally published a document addressing the future of our hospital ...

To mark the 30th annual Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade a deputy grand marshal in this year’s march collaborated with The ...

Dublin is a village as much as a city, with the feel of a tight-knit community spread along the River Liffey. It’s incredibly walkable, especially if you want to pop from pub to pub following in ...