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St Patrick
News about Ireland's patron saint, the St Patrick's Fesitval and March 17th celebrations from Ireland and around the world.
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
A Dictionary of Irish Saints by Pádraig Ó Riain: Wonderfully written and incredibly valuable
A resource to return to time and again, a guide to understanding Ireland’s past and present, its people and land
A ‘middle-aged rave’ that ends before midnight? I’ll get my dancing shoes
Events are springing up for those who want an old-school club experience without the attendant exhaustion the next morning
In pictures: St Patrick’s Day parades across the country
A selection of photographs from across the country of St Patrick's Day parades and celebrations
Jen Hogan: Let’s take an extra day to think of all the reasons we’re grateful to be Irish
Once I was near dragged away from this Emerald Isle
Blindboy Boatclub: ‘We took the blue from the sky and put it in the ground’
The world now faces record heatwaves, crop failures and ecosystem collapse – a much greater threat than the famines we faced before 1909. What are we doing?
St Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin: What time does it start, where does it begin and is Dublin Bus running?
When does the St Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin start? And other questions answered
Kelly Earley: ‘Mass emigration has robbed me of friends and Dublin feels like a ghost town, but I’m still here’
My devotion to Ireland is one-sided; the country rarely reciprocates
Walk the trails of St Patrick this weekend: From Tipperary to Donegal
Follow in the footsteps of St Patrick in eight trails beginning in six counties around Ireland
St Patrick: 13 facts you need to know about Ireland’s patron saint
What do we really know about our national apostle and what is merely myth?
‘Longing for the old sod’: The New York St Patrick’s Day parade, 1995, in pictures
The older people looked serious and earnest, or maybe they were sad
The 100 best Irish books of the 21st century: No 25 to No 1
A panel of more than 60 experts (authors, critics, academics, festival curators and booksellers) select their favourite Irish novels and short stories of the years 2020-2025
How to go green for St Patrick’s Day without the environmental toll
Consumerism has taken hold and celebrations for our national day can generate a lot of waste
The Guide: Paul Heaton, St Patrick’s Festival, a Radiohead jazz symphony and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
March 15th-21st: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Patrick Freyne: Here’s what I see when I see Irish people at their best
We are hospitable and irreverent, but also cynical and parochial. When things get difficult, who do we want to be?
St Patrick’s Day feasts: How to make tasty modern versions of two Irish classics
Two recipes with wide appeal, using great Irish ingredients, that can be re-created anywhere in the world
Celebrate St Patrick’s weekend with an Irish antiques fair
Silver, china, porcelain to jewellery, banknotes and coins and small furniture will be on sale in Limerick
St Patrick was an immigrant – and Ireland’s economy continues to benefit from them
The growth in anti-immigrant sentiment in the EU tends to ignore the significant economic contribution made by inward migration
St Patrick’s Day Quiz 2025: 50 questions to test your Irishology
If you think you’re an expert on all things Irish, you could be in with a chance to win a great prize
Catherine Fulvio’s St Patrick’s Way review: Glorified advertorial is a blizzard of bland. It’s a disservice to the celebrity chef
Television: Fizzy documentary by numbers has all the weight and insightfulness of a shamrock shake or a fake leprechaun beard
Three things we give up when we turn away from Catholicism
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
St Patrick’s Day is a celebration of the bits of our culture that are not worth celebrating
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
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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