St Patrick's Day
# st-patricks-day - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Retro As Gaeilge Crisps of the Day
Tayto have gone right back to the eighties with this one.
27 Irish landmarks going green for St Patrick’s Festival
Castles, memorials and at least one Government department will get the green light from 14 to 18 March.
Gardaí to show leniency at checkpoints under new work-to-rule measures
The new measures will also see gardaí refusing to volunteer for overtime on St Patrick’s Day.
# st-patricks-day - Saturday 2 March, 2013
Poll: Should the anniversary of the Easter Rising be a public holiday?
It’s coming up to St Patrick’s Day – and Sinn Féin has published a bill to make April 24, when the Easter Rising began, a holiday.
# st-patricks-day - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Gilmore meets new US Secretary of State John Kerry
The pair agreed to formally meet again in Washington DC around St Patrick’s Day.
# st-patricks-day - Saturday 16 February, 2013
Ballymun set for All-Ireland final after triumph over Dr Crokes
Ted Furman’s first-half goal was a key score as the team managed by Paul Curran were victorious in Semple Stadium today.
# st-patricks-day - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
New iconic sites to go green for St Patrick’s Day
For the first time ever, Christ the Redeemer, the Pyramids of Giza, the ‘Welcome’ sign in Las Vegas and the Little Mermaid statue will all go green on 17 March.
# st-patricks-day - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Farewell 30 Rock: Remember when Jack spoke Irish?
The final episode of 30 Rock airs on US TV tonight. We’re remembering the show’s Irish touches.
# st-patricks-day - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
Calls to make St. Patrick’s Day a national holiday in the US
The AOH, who set up the petition, wants “to celebrate the contributions that the Irish people and their diaspora have made to society.”
# st-patricks-day - Friday 28 December, 2012
1982: Haughey, America and “The Troubles”
Newly released documents show Ireland’s attempts to engage American President Ronald Reagan on Northern Ireland and to counter British propaganda.
# st-patricks-day - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
Skehill targeting March comeback from shoulder injury
The Galway goalkeeper underwent surgery last week to rectify the problem that forced him off at half-time of September’s All-Ireland hurling final replay.
# st-patricks-day - Thursday 11 October, 2012
Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer to go green for Paddy’s Day
Irish emigration to Brazil was limited, but Diago O’Grady, Jorge Cowan and Bernardo O’Brien all made their mark.
# st-patricks-day - Saturday 5 May, 2012
Here’s the week’s news… skewed
BREAKING via The Mire wire: Continuity Irish Dancers turn vicious over ringlets row; 12 million bungalows for Athlone; Michael Noonan takes Miss Ireland crown as ‘warning’…
# st-patricks-day - Monday 2 April, 2012
€53,000 bill to send ministers away for St Patrick’s Day
A series of parliamentary questions reveal costs of €53,142 to send 12 ministers around the world to mark the national holiday.
# st-patricks-day - Saturday 24 March, 2012
Two due in court over Co Cavan death
Ciarán O’Connell, 22, died days after being assaulted at a house party in Mullagh in the early hours of St Patrick’s Day.
# st-patricks-day - Friday 23 March, 2012
Two men arrested over St Patrick’s Day party killing
Ciaran O’Connell, 22, died after three days fighting for his life in hospital.
# st-patricks-day - Wednesday 21 March, 2012
St Patrick’s weekend sales up on last year but retailers remain pessimistic
In its latest business sentiment survey, Retail Ireland has conveyed a pessimistic outlook among retailers for the months ahead.
# st-patricks-day - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
In pictures: Taoiseach visits White House as Obama pledges Irish return
It was all smiles and shamrock in the Oval Office earlier…
Enda Kenny: Queen Elizabeth II is ‘awesome’
The Taoiseach also extended the compliment to Barack Obama during a speech in Washington DC.
Taoiseach to meet Obama in Oval Office
Enda Kenny will meet the US President at the White House and attend a belated St Patrick’s Day lunch on Capitol Hill today, before flying back to Ireland on Wednesday.
# st-patricks-day - Monday 19 March, 2012
Thumbs up! Taoiseach rings opening bell at New York Stock Exchange
Taoiseach Enda Kenny looked delighted to ring the opening bell this morning, which was one of the many engagements planned for him during his five-day trip to the United States in celebration of St Patrick’s Day.
The burning question*: DIY shops on bank holidays – heaven or hell?
This and every Monday, let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
# st-patricks-day - Sunday 18 March, 2012
The Daily Fix: Sunday
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed along the way.
Want to see Niagara Falls turned green for Patrick’s Day?
The Prince’s Palace in Monaco and City Hall in Vienna joined a huge range of landmarks around the world which went green for the day yesterday.
This is what a record-breaking 1,263 leprechauns look like
Spot any leprechauns on Patrick’s Day? How about 1,263 of them? The people of Bandon in Cork have smashed the world record for the number of leprechauns in one place.
# st-patricks-day - Saturday 17 March, 2012
In pics: How you spent St Patrick’s Day from Auckland to Dingle
We asked you what you did for Patrick’s Day – and here’s what you told us.
The Daily Fix: St Patrick’s Day
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed.
How did the White House shamrock event first start?
In pictures: Shamrock sessions at the White House.
Giants, floats and face paint: The best pics from Dublin’s parade today
Over 500,000 people attended the parade in Dublin city centre today. Here’s all the best pictures from it.
Buses, oil and Facebook passwords: the week in statistics
Plus: An all-time record for Irish exports, and how many of the government’s 109 TDs were in the Dáíl on Wednesday night…
In pictures: Iconic sites go green for St Patrick’s Day
From San Francisco’s Coit Tower to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, check out the world sites to have already ‘gone green’ for Ireland’s national day.
Column: Our diaspora can make Ireland great – but we need to connect
We’re used to asking what the Irish community abroad can do for us. Maybe the real question is what we can do for them, writes Kingsley Aikins.
Ireland’s best bits – stuff the world thinks we’re great at
Baby names, Irish-American movies and green pancakes: some of the things we’re apparently brilliant at.
Buon compleanno, Giovanni: Ireland boss turns 73 today
There’s more to March 17 than St Patrick’s Day for the Italian. This is our gift to him…
The 9 at 9: St Patrick’s Day
Nine things to know this St Patrick’s morning…
Poll: Are St Patrick’s Day celebrations good for Ireland’s image?
Festivals and parades take place all over the country today to mark our national holiday – but do the celebrations really boost Ireland’s image internationally?
5 unusual places to spend St Patrick’s Day
TheJournal.ie has rounded up some of the more unusual spots to celebrate St Patrick’s Day this year.
Column: So what does St Patrick’s Day actually mean?
Parades, green costumes, drunk teenagers – but what’s behind the celebrations? John Gibney looks at the options.
A St Patrick’s Day message from the President
President Michael D Higgins gives his St Patrick’s day message today, where he says that in celebrating our Irishness, “we also remember that the Irish are an enterprising and resilient people”.
# st-patricks-day - Friday 16 March, 2012
Column: Poland turns green early as it waits for Irish fans
On the eve of St Patrick’s Day and ahead of Euro 2012, Warsaw-based journalist Liam Nolan describes a city ready to embrace Irish culture, traditions…and, of course, football fans.
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