6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (226+ words) New York and Irish America at large have shown visible expressions of their Irish influence throughout the late 20th and early 21st centuries, but what does Irish identity actually feel like today, relative to the many other identities we carry as we…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (556+ words) The St. Patrick’s Day Parade of Morris County has selected Walter Hansberry, longtime manager of the Grand Café in Morristown, to serve as its 2027 Parade Starter. At noon on Saturday, March 13, Hansberry will cut a green ribbon spanning South Street…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (460+ words) Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan is preparing to ask the government to fast track a bill that supporters are calling the biggest shake up of Ireland's naturalization process in decades. The changes would affect anyone applying for Irish citizenship through residency,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (437+ words) Ireland's average weekly earnings increased just 1.7% from €1,031.03 to €1,048.49.Getty Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show average weekly earnings in the second quarter were €1,046.88, up 3.9% from €1,007.58 during the same period in 2025. On a seasonally adjusted basis, average weekly earnings…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (580+ words) The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show increasing numbers of older people living in Ireland and falling numbers of children. They also reveal a drop in the number of immigrants coming to Ireland over the past year,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (383+ words) More than 45 pounds of coins - the equivalent of some 10,000 coins - have been removed from Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. Tourists who visit the World Heritage Site have been wedging coins into the basalt columns for some 40 years, though…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (517+ words) The number of baptisms in Ireland has declined by 29.6% over ten years, according to a new analysis by the Dublin-based Iona Institute, which describes itself as a Christian advocacy and research body. The Iona Institute claims that falling births account…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1901+ words) From Irish words for love and Irish words for drunk to just general Irish phrases, learn this Irish slang and you can't go wrong! Before you come to Ireland, you're going to need to get yourself acquainted with some of…...

1+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (1003+ words) An Garda Síochána published figures today, Friday, August 14, on Hate Crimes and Hate Related Incidents reported across Ireland during 2025. According to the figures, the number of Hate Crimes and Hate Related (non-crime) Incidents increased by 15%, rising to 780 in 2025 from 676 in…...