Photo essay: In the footsteps of ancient pilgrims in Co Donegal
We follow a route used since the Middle Ages to St Patrick’s Purgatory on the shores of Lough Derg
St Patrick
News about Ireland's patron saint, the St Patrick's Fesitval and March 17th celebrations from Ireland and around the world.
Why a tiny tropical island treats St Patrick’s Day as a national holiday
Montserrat’s March 17th mixes an Irish celebration with honouring African history and a failed slave rebellion against the British
Celebrating St Patrick’s Day and Irish traditions
It seems correct that we celebrate all Irish culture new and old
St Patrick’s role in setting the date for Easter in Ireland
Agreeing a way to calculate when the movable feast should fall took centuries
The Irish Times view on St Patrick’s Day: a celebration for all
Today’s celebrations are an affirmation of the rich complexities of our shared national experience
St Patrick’s Day abroad: From Pennsylvania to Perth, readers share their photos
Irish people around the world wore green, watched parades and danced a jig
St Patrick didn’t banish snakes and had a top-notch animal protection record
I’m not sure St Patrick would be happy with Ireland’s ecological status
St Patrick’s Day celebrations are not a new invention
Rite & Reason: The evidence for the spread of Patrick’s renown in medieval Europe is found in a whole range of objects, stories and sites
St Patrick’s Day Quiz 2026: 50 questions to test your Irishology
Expert on all things Irish? You could be in with a chance to win this great prize
St Patrick’s Day: Irish abroad how are you celebrating? Send us your photos
From parades to shamrock lapels, where and how are you celebrating your Irishness?
Annual St Patrick’s Festival to begin this Saturday with more than 150 artists
The national St Patrick’s Day Parade will return on Tuesday, March 17, following its established route from Parnell Square
A history of Ireland, as told through the medium of... rain
It has rained in Ireland every day of 2026 so far. From Samuel Beckett to Flann O’Brien, the country’s literary heritage is awash with the stuff
Irish Caminos: On Brigid’s Way, we learn that it is better to bend than break
On the walking trail in Donadea Forest Park, Co Kildare, we skip through centuries as we pass part one of Ireland’s ancient roads, a 9/11 memorial and a link to a church thought to have been built by St Patrick
The ancient Irish town battling against decline: ‘It used to be the centre of things, but those days are gone now’
Downpatrick is the reputed burial place of three Irish saints
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