School of Irish, Celtic Studies, and Folklore at University College Dublin’s courses examine how Ireland’s identity has changed and what key factors contributed to this. Comparative perspectives also ...

Rhapsodizing in a Dundalk pub over a distant relative who had played for Ireland against New Zealand, President Joe Biden declared: “He was a hell of a rugby player. He beat the hell out of the All ...

Éilís Ní Dhuibhne is no stranger to acclaim. The renowned writer, academic, university instructor, recipient of countless awards, and this year’s Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish studies received an ...

There is a particular feeling that anyone who grew up in an Irish parish knows without needing it explained. It is the feeling of standing on a sideline on a Sunday morning in October, the ground soft ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If elected -- and her father's account of the family's history is correct -- Kamala Harris would become the 24th U.S. president of ...

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. You are eligible for Social Security if you really do remember where you were when you heard the news, but the ...

Irish people and organizations all over the world can look forward to having their own distinctive digital identity from June 25 when ‘General Availability’ registration of .IRISH domain names begins.

Conflict between Irish-Americans and WASPs was once a major feature of American politics. Its near-total disappearance is a hopeful development that we can learn from. Today is St. Patrick's Day. And ...

As the Irish diaspora around the world prepared to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, a writer at The Telegraph scorched President Biden for being the "worst" public representative of Irish Catholicism’s ...

He admits he can have an Irish temper. If he gets heated, he may explain that his Irish is up. When he displays affection, it’s Irish warmth. A wry joke? It’s Irish humor. If he’s feeling down, it’s a ...