Tokyo boasts regular Comhaltas traditional music sessions and an annual St Patrick’s Day parade, while Enya and Riverdance have strong Japanese followings
Nearly seven million transactions were made from March 15th to 17th, with bars, cafes and restaurants seeing the biggest rise, Revolut says
Plus: Olivia O’Leary wants to save the snails; An Post chief accuses WHO of anti-Irish message; and Ryanair enters the culture wars in Germany
The working assumption had been that Trump would use the threat of tariffs to get people around the table, but that has changed
Taoiseach was questioned about actor and comedian, who now lives in Howth, during visit to the White House
Conor McGregor’s short encounter with US president Donald Trump amounted to little more than a photo op
The party’s code-switching in the US recently plays to negative stereotypes of unionism as a shallow identity. But could it be a response to a deeper shift?
Eclectic guest list included drag queen Blu Hydrangea, broadcaster Dermot O’Leary and Olympic swimming champion Daniel Wiffen
Garda criticises MMA fighter’s remarks on crime rates in Dublin in wake of contentious St Patrick’s Day visit to White House
Garda road safety campaign catches 900 motorists speeding, some at more than twice the speed limit
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says reports of fighter’s meeting with US president ‘shocking’ given recent civil judgment in Nikita Hand case
Mass and marching in the morning: a hard business warning from the Tánaiste in the afternoon
Belly dancers dazzle in Tullamore; Sharon Shannon leads the way in Galway; and Waterford marks its 1,111th anniversary
Revellers from across the world pack the city centre to see 4,000 performers, floats and marching bands on parade
Updates from parades across the world from New York to Newbridge
Several recent studies have reinforced how expensive Ireland is in global rankings. Here are 10 key areas where we pay well above average
Once I was near dragged away from this Emerald Isle
Given international turbulence, the unique diplomatic opportunities offered by the national day have taken on added significance
A new generation of emigrants never arrived to replenish the ranks who came in droves in the 1980s, but the connection is still precious
Remembering the days when one-third of Toronto’s population was born in Ireland
Police stepped up security measures but reported no serious incidents
Olympic boxer Kellie Harrington and London mayor Sadiq Khan were among those at the head of the parade winding through the West End
When does the St Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin start? And other questions answered
Despite Trump’s pledge not to do anything to hurt Ireland, his administration seems intent on pushing ahead with significant tariffs
Local communities across Ireland and the world are gearing up for celebrations for the Irish patron saint on Monday
We sometimes seem to be clutching Irish identity in a pinched fist. We struggle to reconcile our long history of migration with a generation locked out of Ireland over housing and growing unease about immigration
What do we really know about our national apostle and what is merely myth?
Hard to overstate level of trepidation in Taoiseach’s party before Wednesday’s meetings
Silver, china, porcelain to jewellery, banknotes and coins and small furniture will be on sale in Limerick
St Patrick’s Day visit: Micheál Martin meets groups in Washington after rejecting as ‘absurd’ claims of anti-Semitism
Protestant organisation sends greeting card to Irish embassies to mark St Patrick’s Day
Event comes a month after two died in a car attack in the city
Isaac and Ami Burke, along with their mother Martina, interrupted event attended by Taoiseach in protest at the imprisonment of Enoch Burke
Michael D Higgins thanks public for placing trust in him over two terms
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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