Highlights

‘Did you know Irish for potatoes is spuds?’ In Vietnam, I began to teach my son about Ireland

Try today’s Daily Eight: A new eight-clue Irish Times crossword

St Patrick’s Day in pictures: Fine weather and downpours at parades around Ireland

‘I rarely bring up my sexuality in front of family, for fear they will not love me’

Loneliness hides inside ordinary lives, even behind bustling facades

Watch: ‘I am looking Irish but I’m not.’ The world descends on Dublin for St Patrick’s Day

‘In Dublin people say they’re exhausted. Danes look down on idea of always being busy’

Seán Burke, Irish comedian in London: ‘My accent goes a long way when I’m on stage’

Glenroe, Bosco, Mrs Brown’s Boys: The best and worst Irish TV shows ever made

Maria Steen: St Patrick’s Day is a celebration of everything other than Christianity

An Irishwoman in New York: ‘You can be who you want here if you learn to climb the ladder’

How to invest in shares: Pros, cons and the smart way to keep costs down

Your letters: Those who can afford to retrofit can also afford to overheat their homes

Proud to be Irish: Aidan Gillen, Joe O’Connor and more on their cultural treasures

Hardliners gain ground in French local elections

That infuriating fixture of office life: the protected species who gets away with murder

Oscars 2026 red carpet fashion: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Kerry Condon and more

Irish National Opera is showing us how to sing like a pro. Can we pull it off?

Mews tucked away off Serpentine Avenue in Sandymount

Beyond Irish Stew: What to cook on St Patrick’s Day