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Moneygall pair spend 'unforgettable' St Patrick's Day with Obama
IT could have been any pub, anywhere around the country as the topics of conversation ranged from the unpopular household charge to the state of the economy.
'Enda Kelly' drives college MC around the Bend
"Please welcome the Irish Prime Minister, Enda Kelly." Excuse me?
Landmarks worldwide turn green for our national day
FROM Niagara Falls to the Prince's Palace at Monaco, the world turned green at the weekend to celebrate Ireland's national holiday.
Bandon 1,263 -- Glenties 1,024: Cork town beats Donegal rival in record for most leprechauns
THERE may not have been a crock of gold at the end of the rainbow, but one Irish town proved it is a world beater for leprechauns.
Stars don green to promote year of festivities
Film stars Liam Neeson, Pierce Brosnan and Stephen Rea, writer Maeve Binchy and rugby captain Paul O'Connell are among a host of celebrities who will promote Ireland in a year-long festival called 'The Gathering 2013'.
From New York to Pisa, the world turns green
FROM the leaning tower of Pisa to Niagara Falls, the world turned green yesterday to celebrate St Patrick's Day and as nearly 500,000 packed the streets of Dublin for the big parade, even Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, celebrated Ireland's national holiday.
Dublin hosts St Patrick's Day party
More than half a million people have packed Dublin city centre as the annual St Patrick's Day parade got under way.
Slave trader or saint? Doubt over Patrick's origins
THE popular legend that St Patrick was a slave taken to Ireland by force is untrue, according to researchers in England, who claim he was actually a slave trader.
Tourist bosses keen to cash in as world goes green for a day
THE world will be painted green today for St Patrick's Day. In every corner of the globe, Irish communities have organised events to remind them of home on our national holiday.
Eight million shots in arm for whiskey industry as sales boom
More than eight million glasses of Irish whiskey will be drunk worldwide today, as sales of the drink continues their dramatic rise overseas.
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