Many people associate Irish music with folk songs played in pubs, poignant lyrics rooted in oral tradition, distinctive instruments like the fiddle, the penny whistle, drums and the uilleann pipes, a ...

In most places, “Irish potatoes” means exactly what you think: starchy, dirt-covered tubers. In Philadelphia, it means something else entirely — a sweet, sugary confection that looks like a tiny ...

Alliance deputy leader Eóin Tennyson has said speculation about a rift between his leader and the party’s sole MP “smacks of misogyny”. The Upper Bann MLA was commenting on claims by Lagan Valley MP ...

Brooklyn native Séamus Ó Fianghusa has never uttered a single word of English to his nine-year-old daughter Áine. He attributes her current fluency in Irish to the fact that “before she was even born, ...

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On St. Patrick’s Day, Boston heads out in force to paint the town green. In our local Irish pubs and restaurants, staff are pouring more pints of Guinness and serving up more fish and chips than at ...

If you ask Kozo Toyota how he discovered Irish music, he offers a surprising answer: Tokyo Disneyland. “I loved the atmosphere of the Western area,” Toyota said on a recent Zoom call from his home in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Éabha was the second most popular girls' name in Ireland in 2025. (FreshSplash via Getty Images) From Niamh to Saoirse, Irish baby ...

From Niamh to Saoirse, Irish baby names are a popular choice for parents both in Ireland and across the world, particularly if you want to honour your family’s Irish heritage. But while most of us ...

Government security briefings on the Middle East conflict give Northern Ireland "a seat at the table" to raise issues, an Alliance Party MP has said. Sorcha Eastwood was responding after First ...