This post describes how and why the political salience of Irish-American identity has declined enormously over the last century, and what can be learned from that experience. An excerpt: Today is St.

HEATHER HUMPHREYS HAS recommitted to learning Irish, 11 years after first making this pledge. In 2014, Humphreys became the Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Minister, but faced criticism due to her lack ...

Galway man John Walsh of the Irish Society in Uganda has helped introduce Irish dance to children in Namuwongo, an impoverished area in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. “What great fun the kids have ...

You can't celebrate St. Patrick's Day without a bit of Irish dancing, and on Monday, you could get some lessons right from the pros. Dancers from the production of "Riverdance 30: The New Generation" ...

The one constant of the troubles in Ireland, Israel, and Palestine is that the more a security solution is sought, the less secure the parties in the region become. In Ireland, it was not until the ...

What a pleasure it is to be able to open a book and relax into the flow of a beautifully written narrative. This is how it was with Nuala O'Faolain's bestselling memoir, Are You Somebody?, and this is ...