St Patrick

We are hospitable and irreverent, but also cynical and parochial. When things get difficult, who do we want to be?

Silver, china, porcelain to jewellery, banknotes and coins and small furniture will be on sale in Limerick

The growth in anti-immigrant sentiment in the EU tends to ignore the significant economic contribution made by inward migration

If you think you’re an expert on all things Irish, you could be in with a chance to win a great prize

Television: Fizzy documentary by numbers has all the weight and insightfulness of a shamrock shake or a fake leprechaun beard

Unthinkable: Asking whether we have lost something from our lapsed Catholicism is not about rushing back to the past. It’s about facing the future with greater self-awareness

Even if this year’s White House visit goes well, Trump could still accept the shamrock bowl then promptly announce 25 per cent tariffs on Irish imports

Have a fanfare sound as you unfurl some paper decorated with squiggles. Tell him it is an invitation written in ancient Ogham from the Little People inviting him to visit the land of the leprechauns

The French president recognised the need to stroke Trump’s ego even as he confidently reasserted Europe’s position on several issues

‘Legendary adventurous spirit’ of the Irish to be celebrated

In total, 38 State representatives will visit more than 90 cities in 40 countries

Irish influence in the US may be moving to a different phase rather than declining

Éanna Ní Lamhna on Irish jays, the blackcap’s call and a non-dinosaur tooth

‘Every year I say the parade is going to be bigger and better. This year, I’m saying it’s going to be higher,’ says festival boss

Rite & Reason: Cork woman born in 1907 has been declared Venerable by the Catholic Church - a step on the road to canonisation, but with no guarantees

Television: The podcaster and author taps into the sense of haunting weirdness that runs through Irish history

Rite & Reason: The self-sacrifice of Jesus affects us more than you might think, and more than any saint ever did.

Average cost of airfares to and from the country put at €271

Mixed picture for the week ahead, with clouds, showers and dry spells

This is the original one-pot thrifty dish for a busy household

A traditional Irish dish to fuel you for the St Patrick’s Day parade

Collision occurred on Main Street in Stradbally at about 11.30am

Leo Varadkar moves Joe Biden to tears when he quotes the president’s late son, Beau Biden

Locals and tourists alike gather for good food, good beer and good humour, as one New York visitor remarked

Celebrations from New York to Newbridge take place as people take to the streets

I grew up in a nice part of town. In less fortunate circumstances, I may well have turned against this city

The fourth Earl of Iveagh has been prominent in trying to resolve the long-running debacle over the ‘fabulous’ but dilapidated site and hopes soon he will ‘not see the weeds inside, the trees growing up on the rafters’

For St Patrick’s weekend, the back stories of some homegrown heroes of Christianity, from modern healers to mystical mermaids

Louise Kennedy, John Boyne, Roy Foster, Sinéad Gleeson, Helen Cullen and more on lost Irish books

Donald Clarke: Lindsay Lohan’s new Netflix film is a harmless romantic comedy. There really isn’t much to be furious about

Demonstration staged ahead of event in Washington DC on Sunday when Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is to present US president Joe Biden with a bowl of shamrock

St Patrick ‘endured many hardships, hatred and insults’ in Ireland for being a foreigner, Eamon Martin said

Dance: David Bolger and his company turn events and people from Irish political and social history into a layered overview of 100 years of the Republic

Showers to start the day in west and south on St Patrick’s Day, spreading across the country later

Identity issues are central to many of today’s tensions and conflicts. Let’s embrace difference

President called for ceasefire in Middle East as he drew on patron saint’s experience as a migrant in remarks marking holiday

Planet Business: Lego’s outperformance, Reddit’s imminent IPO and the highest-paid actors of 2023

Berlin may be political capital, but Munich is Germany’s boom town and Irish capital. Some Irish there would like to see the Dublin Government pay more attention

Two dishes where Irish traditional food meets the futre

Forget national heroes, martyrs and rank celebs. These are the certifiable emblems of our small but great nation