Irishness

Migrants and riots

Is Ireland on a knife edge?

Far from assuaging anger, it would appear that this new government is intent on making the same mistakes as the previous one

Ian O’Doherty

How the shamrock became a symbol for St. Patrick’s Day

There is in fact no consensus about what a shamrock is

Melanie McDonagh

Public support for Ireland’s Sinn Féin is falling

Its two leaders will attend the annual White House St. Patrick’s Day shindig, to the anger of their pro-Palestine base

Andrew McQuillan

Dublin is on edge — and things can get worse

Ireland has been a powder keg waiting to explode for quite some time

Ian O’Doherty

Europe

Plastic Paddy Joe Biden’s hatred of Britain shames America

In Scranton, Biden was steeped in the exaggerated but dated folklore of Irish grudge

Lee Cohen