Half a million people are expected to throng the streets of Dublin City for the annual St Patrick’s Day parade through the centre of the capital. On Sunday, Boston is expecting double that for its St Patrick’s day parade — one of the oldest in the world — through “Southie”, but it comes as officials have warned of a “zero tolerance” for the kind of behaviour that has plagued the celebrations in recent years. "It was a black mark on this parade run by the veterans, and it didn't shine the best that Southie has to offer," Randy Greeley, commander of the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, said of 2024’s parade. American Revolutionary War reenactors fire musket blanks during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in South Boston, Massachusetts, on March 19, 2017. It’s an altogether different vibe just 90 minutes down the road in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where preparations are almost complete for their own St Patrick’s day celebrations.

Noah Sikora (3) died after being struck by a vehicle in a Dublin shopping centre. Photograph: Rip.ieThe funeral of a three-year-old boy who died after he was struck by a car in the car park of a shopping centre in north Dublin earlier this week will take place on Monday. Noah Sikora was treated by paramedics at the scene at Charlestown Shopping Centre in Finglas last Wednesday and was rushed to hospital. The incident occurred at about 8.40am in the underground car park of the Dublin 11 shopping centre. More than €21,000 has been raised for the young boy’s funeral costs and family in a GoFundMe page online.

Junior Andre has shared a first look from his new movie role as he posted a behind-the-scenes insight on Instagram on Friday. The nepo baby, 20, who is the son of Peter Andre and Katie Price, has taken a step in his parents' shoes, starring in a new flick titled Finding My Voice. The movie's Instagram account shared the news of Junior's role in the film as they wrote: 'Meet Johnny, played by Junior Andre. They also shared stills of Junior in the film wearing a school uniform and interacting with his fellow co-stars. Proud dad Peter flocked to the comments section to support his son as he gushed: 'Yea my son,' with flame emojis.

Gunman had killed two people in the parking lot of a Walgreens pharmacy. It was later reported that the suspect, Christian Joseph Barrios, was apprehended on Saturday morning. Play was unaffected but a brief statement from tournament organisers read: “Due to operational considerations, gates for today’s third round will now open at 9am ET (1pm GMT). The Sheriff’s Office’s alert read: “Residents in the area of CR 108 and Middle Road are asked to lock their doors and stay inside. If you see this individual or anything suspicious, do not approach, and call 911.”

With the 2026 Cheltenham festival already behind us, attention switches to the opening of the new flat season at the Curragh tomorrow. And highly-tried filly Signora might prove the best bet on a card which boasts 135 runners. On the strength of that promising debut effort, Signora was sent off 15/8 favourite for another Group 3, the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot. Such form stands out in the context of a filly’s maiden on the opening day of the new campaign. And with Ryan Moore in the saddle, the Tony Martin-trained Orandi should make a bold bid to repeat last year’s win.

Pep Guardiola fires Man City Premier League title warning ahead of Arsenal showdownManchester City boss Pep Guardiola has warned his side's Premier League title hopes will end if they drop points against West Ham on Saturday, with Arsenal seven points clearView 2 Images Pep Guardiola has given his take on Man City's title chances (Image: Getty Images)Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reckons the title race will be finished for his team if they suffer defeat on Saturday against West Ham United. City currently sit seven points behind Premier League pacesetters Arsenal heading into this weekend's matches. ‌Both clubs are in the hunt for an unprecedented quadruple this campaign as they battle for the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup. FOLLOW OUR MAN CITY FB PAGE! Follow our Manchester City Mirror Football Facebook page‌He said: "Now it's West Ham that defines the Premier League.

Man Utd have plan to sell five stars as brutal £422m transfer truth laid bareManchester United could have a busy summer transfer window ahead as a fresh update emerges about their plansView 2 Images Manchester United could look to sell several players this summer (Image: Getty Images)Manchester United are reportedly prepared to allow five players to leave the club when the summer transfer window opens. ‌Regardless of where United finish in the Premier League table this season, a fresh update has emerged about the Old Trafford hierarchy’s plans for the summer transfer window. FOLLOW OUR MAN UTD FB PAGE! Article continues belowUgarte, meanwhile, has started just seven top-flight matches for United this season and faces an uncertain future. Join our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football.

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Sasha Donnellan's interpretation of the classic Aran knit at Irish Fashion Week. A Sasha Donnellan piece at Irish Fashion Week. The Aran sweater was “the largest cottage industry that Ireland ever had”, says Vawn Corrigan, author of Irish Aran: History, Tradition, Fashion. “In rural areas, it was possible to assemble teams of over 200 women knitting to a professional standard,” she tells me. “The money would never have been big, but it was theirs.”Vawn Corrigan, author of 'Irish Aran: History, Tradition, Fashion'.

Sir, – What a pleasure it is to see The Irish Times has been hosting a debate on “the meaning of life” (“In Ireland, we’ll talk about anything except the meaning of life”, Opinion, March 9th; Letters, March 13th). With the decline in religious practice (if indeed it is a decline) we need a way to articulate some of our deepest concerns. Such an innovation might even help us to escape the error of overrating the importance of artificial intelligence (AI). Sir, – While on holiday, one thing I find important is having the time to consider existential questions and draw conclusions around the meaning of life. In the case of the latter, such behaviours tell me everything I need to know about them as human beings.

The housing crisis has tormented governments for years now, and will likely continue to torment governments into the future. Also on Friday, a report from Sherry FitzGerald praised a number of moves made by the Government. “At this point in time, there is much reason for optimism regarding a meaningful increase in housing output over the medium-term,” Sherry FitzGerald said. Just this week, data from banking lobby group Banking & Payments Federation Ireland showed there were just over 16,000 housing commencements during 2025, down from more than 69,300 in 2024. If you listen to Glenveagh and Sherry FitzGerald, it seems it has finally got the policies in place to spur new construction.

Thursday is the busiest day on the M50, with peak traffic times between 7am and 9am and 4pm and 6pm. “When public transport offerings increase and they become a choice for people, they will take it,” he says. “I’ve asked State agencies to work with us in identifying practical, deliverable solutions to tackle traffic congestion in Dublin,” he says. The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) says the situation on the M50 is “getting worse on a monthly basis”. “We’ve known what 100 years of building roads and motorways and underinvesting in public transport has done in Ireland.

Farmers demonstrate against the EU-Mercosur trade deal, but will they turn out in the same numbers to oppose the pact with Australia? Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Getty ImagesThe Government expects the European Union to conclude a big trade deal with Australia in the coming weeks, which will open the European market to significant amounts of agricultural products. Dublin will endorse the agreement, it is expected, but the new agreement will alarm farmers, who recently fought a campaign against the Mercosur trade deal with South American countries. Thousands of farmers from across Ireland turned out to protest the EU-Mercosur trade deal in Athlone. According to one source, having opposed the Mercosur deal, the State could not seek to block another trade agreement “and still claim to be a pro-free trade country”.

The GNI submission was sent to the Department of Defence for consideration as part of the drafting of the Government’s national maritime security strategy, which was launched by Minister for Defence Helen McEntee in late February. “The threat to Ireland’s subsea gas interconnector is very much a realistic possibility”, it said. GNI also said it was important that steps to mitigate risks to gas supply were taken. [ Proposed law would enable Minister to decide on process relating to State gas reserve ]It said last year the Government had announced the development of a strategic gas emergency reserve, earmarked for the Shannon estuary. “Projects such as these are critical to mitigating risk, and ultimately ensuring Ireland’s energy and economic security and, as such, their timely delivery should be seen as a key component of Government policy in the wider context of national maritime security.”

Irish speakers who used the site formerly known as Twitter will be familiar with the word “tvuíteáil” for “tweeting”, for example. Irish is not alone when it comes to adopting words from other languages. As is the case with other languages, words emerge in Irish that describe new concepts as the language evolves. pre-drinks / réamhdeochannaSampla: réamhdeochanna san árasán / pre-drinks in the apartmentneurodivergent / néara-éagsúilSampla: duine néara-éagsúil / a neurodivergent persontechnology / teicneolaíochtIrish words for modern life: doomscrolling / gruamscrolláil. drone delivery / seachadadh le drónSampla: is féidir le siopaí earraí a sheachadadh le drón / shops can send products by droneIrish words for modern life: scam call/glao scamála.