St valentines day

The fascinating history of the Claddagh ring and its creator

How a Galway goldsmith with a colourful past created an Irish design icon of love, jewellery and folklore

"As an economist, I must admit to thinking about rationality more often than romance". Photo: Getty Images

Is a romantic Valentine's Day worth the economic investment?

People can be at their most irrational when it comes to romance and that certainly applies to spending money on Valentine's Day

St Valentines Day • 14 Feb

Who was St Valentine and why do we celebrate him?

Happy Valentine's Day!

lifestyle • 14 Feb

Valentine's Day cards from Puffin Rock to you!

Share the love on St Valentine's Day with these fun cards from the people behind the RTÉ KIDSjr cartoon Puffin Rock.

Puffin Rock • 13 Feb

GREENBRAE, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 12: Boxes of Valentine's Day chocolates are displayed on a shelf at a CVS store on February 12, 2025 in Greenbrae, California. Valentine's Day chocolates could cost up to 20 percent more this year as cocoa prices have surg

Why is Valentine's Day chocolate getting so expensive?

It's all down to the cocoa bean's supply chain and the journey which takes it from trees in equatorial areas to factories and shop shelves

Chocolate • 13 Feb

'When two strangers experience these small moments of shared positive emotion, it can look and feel very similar to some of the processes involved in our traditional idea of love'

How to fall in love with strangers

We can often experience the same psychological and physiological benefits of love with strangers

valentines day • 13 Feb

How to find a life-long partner, according to a psychologist

Counselling psychologist Niamh Delmar shares her tips for finding a partner for life.

living • 11 Feb

The RUN061 club holds social events around Limerick city

Run clubs bringing new route to finding romance

Valentine's Day has long been associated with candlelit dinners, handwritten love letters, and grand romantic gestures, but this year romance is taking a new route - literally.

Munster • 14 Feb 25

Watch: Six ways to say 'I love you' as Gaeilge

This Valentine's Day, an Irish language influencer is hoping that people will show their grá for Gaeilge while telling those closest to them that they love them.

Ireland • 14 Feb 25

Sparks fly for Irish comedian on First Dates Valentine's Special

Watch the First Dates Valentine's Day Special on RTÉ Player now.

First Dates • 13 Feb 25

The shrine of St Valentine at Whitefriar St Church in Dublin. Photo: Leah Farrell/RollingNews

From Valentine to Galatians, the roots of Feb 14th celebrations

Hollywood and Hallmark have commercialised Valentine's Day, but its origins were far from flowers, jewellery, chocolates and cards

valentines day • 13 Feb 25

The cost of a typical St Valentine's Day gift or night out has increased over the last five years, new CSO figures show

The price of romance on the rise, CSO figures show

New analysis from the Central Statistics Office has found that the cost of a typical St Valentine's Day gift or night out has increased over the last five years.

Business • 13 Feb 25