How Limerick celebrated St Patrick's Day in the 1950s From elaborate mayoral ceremonies to fancy industrial floats, Limerick went all out out for the big day st patricks day • 16 Mar 22
5 things about Ireland you may have never heard before Some lessons from ancient folklore and mythology that may have escaped your attention before now st patricks day • 16 Mar 22
Why do so many US presidents like to say 'I'm Irish'? More than 30 million Americans identify as Irish so it's no surprise that some occupants of the White House like to wear the green jersey st patricks day • 16 Mar 22
The 1965 opera with St Patrick as a labourer on a building site The ambitious TV opera Patrick portrayed the saint as an Irish navvy in contemporary 1960s England rather than a bearded man in robes st patricks day • 15 Mar 22
How important is St Patrick's Day to Irish tourism? St Patrick's Day is a key opportunity to promote Irish tourism, trade and investment interests overseas Tourism • 14 Mar 22
A day off from Lent: St Patrick's Day traditions from the past March 17th was always a day for special rites and rituals throughout the country. st patricks day • 14 Mar 22
CSI St Patrick: just where is the saint's body? The exact location of the body of St Patrick has been a bone of contention for over a millennium st patricks day • 10 Mar 22
From Elvis to The Muppets, the story of "Danny Boy" Just how did "Danny Boy" became a song loved and hated in equal measures? st patricks day • 03 Mar 22
Was St Patrick a feminist? What do the myths and legends have to say about St Patrick's relationship with feminism? st patricks day • 16 Mar 20
Meet St Patrick's spin doctor A cleric who lived 200 years after St Patrick's death is the one responsible for many of the stories around the saint's life. st patricks day • 16 Mar 21
How do you create a pageant for the St Patrick's Day parade? Brainstorm St Patrick's Day: notes from DIT's School of Creative Arts on designing and making pageant pieces for the Dublin parade st patricks day • 26 Mar 18
Ireland on ice: how the Ice Age influenced our placenames Brainstorm St Patrick's Day: hundreds of Irish placenames are descriptions of the environment which was formed over 15,000 years ago Heritage • 20 Mar 18
St Patrick the migrant for all migrants Attending to the brutal reality of human trafficking and forced migration would be one way we could fully embrace the legacy of our national saint st patricks day • 15 Mar 21
Lá 'le Pádraig agus ceiliúradh an Éireannachais Léiríonn Lá 'le Pádraig gnéithe éagsúla d'fhéiniúlacht na hÉireann atá casta agus go minic frithráiteach ó laistigh agus lasmuigh den tír Lá 'le Pádraig • 18 Mar 18
What was St Patrick's Day like in 1918? Brainstorm St Patrick's Day: there were parades, demonstrations and festivities galore around the country a century ago st patricks day • 15 Mar 18
Learning to be Irish Brainstorm St Patrick's Day: schools play a crucial role in shaping national identity so what happens when the state outsources education to private institutions? st patricks day • 14 Mar 18
