I have long backed government spending on public works as a useful way to employ people and get stuff done in tough fiscal times. But once upon a time—and with dreadful consequences—the British drove ...

The free language-learning phone app Duolingo has reached an incredible one million Irish language learners around the world! It is just over a year since the Irish language course was released in ...

Any Irish person who is still seriously asking that question today would want to take a serious look at themselves, and perhaps especially if you're reading this in the United States now. Ireland owes ...

Global interest in Irish culture is driving a surge in demand for Irish language classes, with students of all ages and ...

For 100 years, Ireland’s Abbey Theatre has shown that a publicly funded troupe can deliver cultural riches and hard truths.

WEBVTT AND THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE WILL BE THERE TO HOST THE CELEBRATION.>> ST. PATRICK'S DAY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.IRISH DANCERS ARE OFFERING FREE CLASSES FOR THE KIDS.>> ANDY IS LEARNING A FEW OF ...

bail them out. Ordinary Irish people are now paying the price. With very few edits, the word “America” could be inserted into this Irish story. However, there is one very big difference: Ireland, ...

The violence that tore into Northern Ireland last month seemed sadly, infuriatingly familiar. First, two British soldiers were killed in County Atrium, then only 48 hours later, a policeman was gunned ...

John Grimes is a professional Irish step dancer. He toured with "Riverdance" but now he is back in New Hampshire and has opened up a new dance school where he is teaching kids the moves of the ...

NEWTOWN — For the owners of Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance Academy, St. Patrick’s Day is easily the busiest day of the year. Craig and Christina Ashurst, who got married after meeting on tour with ...