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St Patrick's Day
About Saint Patrick
Find out everything there is to know about the life of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, and the places and prayers associated with him.

Saint Patrick's Day around the world
St Patrick's Day is celebrated all over the world from Moscow to Montseraat. Find out how and where St. Patrick's Day is celebrated all over the world.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT OF IRELAND MARY McALEESE

St. Patrick's Day E-cards
Share the fun and laughter on St Patrick's Day. Send St. Patrick's Day postcards to your friends and family around the world. Something for everyone.

How Irish are you?
Test your knowledge of Ireland and the Irish people and find out just how Irish you really are in the Irish quiz.

Events and Parades Worldwide
Make sure to see what's on in your neighbourhood.

Britain turns green as thousands celebrate
In a display that would have made St. Patrick proud, the Irish in Britain came out in force with Tricolours at the ready to mark the annual event.

NYC Parade Expects a Huge Crowd
The 244th New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade marches up Fifth Avenue, from 44th to 86th streets starting at 11am on St. Patrick’s Day (Thursday, March 17th). Up to 2 million people are expected to watch.

News & Features

Fake Condoms Spark Fear
Thousands of men and women across the country are facing some sleepless nights after the astonishing revelation that fake Durex condoms have been sold here for the past 10 months.

Bunratty treasures come under scrutiny
PRICELESS antique furnishings and tapestries in Bunratty Castle are being assessed to ensure they do not contain works stolen by the Nazis.

Irish pubs online quiz causes outcry
PUB chain O'Neills has landed itself in hot water over a quiz aimed at celebrating St Patrick's Day.

The sky's the limit
Former Aer Lingus chief Willie Walshs appointment as the head of British Airways has pitted him against Ryanair's Michael O'Leary in the battle to claim the title of Europe's favourite airline. JON MYLES looks at the struggle ahead.

Raising a glass to an Irish institution
FOUR hundred years of history and still going strong - its set to be a very special year for Britain's oldest Irish pub.

Aer Lingus make it a dogs life for pooches
DOG rescue groups have urged Aer Lingus to reverse their decision to stop carrying animals on short-haul flights.

May his god go with him
Wit, raconteur, actor and comic genius. The death of Dave Allen has seen the world lose one of its greatest entertainers. JON MYLES salutes a unique Irish talent.

POLITICS

SF: Cops Stalling McCartney Case
Police are deliberately stalling on a murder investigation in a bid to increase and prolong political pressure on Sinn Fein, a leading member of the party claimed Tuesday.

Orange Order Dumps Ulster Unionists
The exclusively Protestant Orange Order is to split from the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and end the special relationship which has linked the two groups for 100 years.

McCabes Dismiss Killer Apology
Politicians in the south, as well as Gardai (police) and the family of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe, who was killed in Adare almost 10 years ago, have dismissed an apology from his IRA killers as "too little too late."

Adams: Breakthrough Will Happen
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams firmly believes that with Irish American help a breakthrough can be achieved in the Irish peace process - including an end to the IRA.

Kennedy Defends Snub of Adams
Senator Edward Kennedy has defended his decision not to meet with Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams this St. Patrick's Day.

Ahern Says Peace Has a Chance
Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern told an upstate New York college audience on Tuesday that Northern Ireland is closer to a lasting peace than ever before.

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Entertainment & Culture
Theyre Finally Famous!
U2 were inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame on Monday night at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York, with none other than Bruce Springsteen doing the honors.

Bono and Alis dream marriage
Bono's wife Ali Hewson has lifted the lid on their 23-year marriage and declared: "He's the love of my life because he makes me follow my dreams."

Inside, Im Still Dancing!
After seeing Riverdance for the first time on Saturday night at Radio City Music Hall, I desperately wish I stuck with Irish dancing.

Pub session inspires Sharon
Sharon Shannon has revealed her new album came about from a pub session in Galway.

The Politics of Crime
Notorious Irish American gangster Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll was born in the Gaelic speaking village of Gweedore, Co. Donegal before his family emigrated to the U.S. in 1909.

Keano plays it again
Millionaire footballer Roy Keane has said that he would watch a hit Irish musical based on his World Cup walkout but only if producers stump up a free ticket for him.

Peace Process Made Real
The Irish peace process can sometimes be an excruciating subject to write about, but Adams does a good job making it human. This is the new U.S. paperback release of a book already released in Ireland.

NY Entertainment Guide
Entertainment Guide From 16 WEDNESDAY of March to 31 THURSDAY of March.

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Travel
Boston's Celtic charm
As the St. Patrick's festivities approach, John Crowley discovers how they celebrate the big day American style in the Irish stronghold of Boston.


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Comment & Caint
Niall O'Dowd: Teds Big Mistake
"I will bow to no one in my admiration for Senator Edward Kennedy and the work he has done on the Irish peace process...."

A St. Patrick's Wish List
Is it just us or does it seem like only six months or so since last St. Patrick's Day? Of course, the older you get the more time flies, because each passing year is a smaller percentage of your life - or so the experts assure us.

Sidewalks: Kelly Clan to Honor Heroes
On St. Patrick's night, when the New York Kelly Gang of high profile Irish American movers and shakers takes over Michaels on West 55th Street, a good time will surely be had by all.

Storyteller Cormac MacConnell: A Childs Memories
"I remember my first wake. I think I was seven or eight years old...."

Sinn Féin snubbed
British Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson once famously said that a week is a long time in politics. A Conservative predecessor, Harold Macmillan, asserted that there was no such thing as politics but merely events.

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Irish Sport
Harrington Win Makes PGA History
Padraig Harrington has the Masters in his sights after he became the first Irishman to win a U.S. PGA Tour event with a playoff victory over Vijay Singh in the Honda Classic in Palm Beach on Sunday.

O'Sullivan Wants to Move On
Ireland coach Eddie OSullivan has told his team to forget about the Six Nations Championship and concentrate on a Triple Crown tonic against Grand Slam chasing Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

Keane Back in Irish Squad
Roy Keane is back in the Irish squad for next weeks World Cup qualifier in Israel after injury kept him out of the friendly win over Portugal in February.

Rule 42 Stuck in the Mud
The bid to rid the GAA of the antiquated Rule 42 and finally open Croke Park to purely Irish sports - those other than Gaelic football, hurling, the Special Olympics and Bono worship - seems doomed to failure.

Sports Digest: 'Bellamys Pricetag Too High?'
Celtic boss Martin ONeill believes he has finally found a successor for Parkhead legend Lubomir Moravcik in the shape of on loan striker Craig Bellamy.
Other News: Grants Cut - Antrim Against - O' Se Targeted? - Limericks Boss - Keanes Cup - Keane Sub - Eircom Start - GAA Shorts

No joy for Exiles against Tigers
London Irish are still in deep relegation trouble following this defeat by leaders Leicester Tigers.

Triple crown defence now seems hollow consolation
Ireland's Grand Slam ambitions lay in ruins after a French rugby masterclass at Landsdowne Road on Saturday.

Back of the net
The mind games have already started ahead of Ireland's vital World Cup qualifier against Israel in Tel Aviv on Saturday, March 26, with the home side's manager Avraham Grant claiming his side will win and that he has already worked out how Brian Kerr's team will play.

Harrington ranked sixth in the world
Padraig Harrington's first victory on the PGA Tour in Sunday's Honda Classic was the only real bright note of a generally depressing weekend for Irish sport.


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Greencard

Divorce in Ireland
"I am an American citizen. I married an Irishman in New Jersey in 1993. He was illegal at the time, but he received his green card through me and eventually, his U.S. citizenship..."

Irish Roots

Irish Family Name Register
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Traditional Irish Names
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