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LifeHow the best Irish bars around the world celebrate St Patrick’s Day (and what they charge for a pint)With more than 6,000 Irish pubs dotted around the world, there’ll be plenty of glasses raised globally today to celebrate our patron saint. From the gateway to Machu Picchu to metropolitan Melbourne, we tracked down some of the best Irish bars …
Source:Irish Independent
March 17, 2026 10:54 UTC
Touching footage shows Anthony Joshua dancing with mums of his two friends who died - after heartfelt speech during Mother's Day party
Anthony Joshua danced with the mothers of his two late friends during touching scenes at a Mother's Day party. Footage of Sunday's Mother's Day celebration shows AJ making a short speech to the assembled guests. He said: 'To come under one roof and celebrate our mothers, celebrate our brothers, celebrate those that are not with us, and celebrate those that are with us. Anthony Joshua was seen dancing with the mothers of his two friends who were killed'Knowing that all of our fates will one day come, we just stay strong until that day. We lost people that we dearly care about and have been major players in all of our lives, major, major players in all of our lives.
Source:Daily Mail
March 17, 2026 10:52 UTC
Beef HealthCheck celebrates 10 years
The Irish flagship beef health programme, the Beef HealthCheck, celebrates a decade of work. Animal Health Ireland (AHI) credits the decade-long programme as a key to ensuring healthier beef animals in Ireland. Despite a weather-driven spike in liver fluke prevalence in 2024, the 2025 data show active infections down 29% year-on-year. Beef HealthCheck Programme Manager at Animal Health Ireland, Dr Natascha Meunier, said: "For 10 years, Beef HealthCheck has delivered real, measurable benefits for farmers, their vets and the wider industry. AHI report that 11.2% of herds sending 10 or more animals to slaughter over the past decade have shown no evidence of liver fluke.
Source:Irish Examiner
March 17, 2026 10:39 UTC
St Patrick’s Day parades 2026: use our interactive map to see what’s happening across the Republic of Ireland
Huge crowds expected for the St Patrick’s Day Parade in DublinOver half a million people are expected to get in on all the action in Dublin for the national St. Patrick’s Day Parade which will feature 12 large-scale floats from independent parade companies, with over 3,000 participants involved. In Cork city, the St Patrick’s Day Parade is expected to start at 1pm from South Mall, where it will roam to Grand Parade, St Patrick’s Street before finishing on Merchant’s Quay. The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Roundstone. Photo: Facebook Roundstone St Patrick's Day Parade. Celebrating St Patrick’s Day today?
Source:Irish Independent
March 17, 2026 10:32 UTC
Trump’s war on Iran could spell the end of the EU – The Irish Times
We are long past the point where any rational person expects the European Union to oppose Donald Trump’s war on Iran on such quixotic grounds as values, morality or law. The United States can (and sooner or later will) walk away from the wreckage of Trump’s war. The existing regime in Iran has sponsored international proxies, but it has not in general directed them against Europe. Iran is itself already the second biggest host country for refugees: it shelters 3.4 million refugees and an additional 1.1 million Afghans with varying kinds of legal status. The EU’s Agency for Asylum published its annual analysis of trends just before Trump launched his war on Iran.
Source:The Irish Times
March 17, 2026 10:32 UTC
St Patrick’s Day abroad: From Pennsylvania to Perth, readers share their photos
We asked Irish people abroad to share their photographs of how they celebrated St Patrick’s Day in other countries. Many events took place over the weekend and from Pennsylvania to Perth, Belarus to British Columbia, readers have shared their photographs. If you’d like to submit your photos please do so using the form at the end of this article. Let us know where your photograph is taken and include short description of what is happening in the photograph. And please use only photographs which you have taken.
Source:The Irish Times
March 17, 2026 10:31 UTC
‘It’s not just a male industry’: The young women changing farming stereotypes
The video will be watched far beyond her own parish – by students considering agricultural science, young women unsure whether farming is for them, and by an industry still reckoning with who gets to be visible within it. Emigration is an increasingly tempting prospect for young Irish farmers, with many seeking opportunities abroad in Canada, Australia and New Zealand – to name just a few popular destinations. Photograph: Alan BetsonBoth Bell and Larkin studied agricultural science in secondary school, and went on to pursue related degrees at third level. Of 24,670 senior cycle students studying agricultural science in the 2025/26 school year – 10,928 are female and 13,742 are male, the Department of Education said. “There aren’t as many young people going back into farming, let them be male or female, or definitely into full-time farming.
Source:The Irish Times
March 17, 2026 10:31 UTC
Inviting Donald Trump to Ireland
Sir, – It is breathtaking to hear Taoiseach Micheál Martin say there is an open invitation to US president Donald Trump to visit Ireland. Martin’s blinkered comments seem to normalise Trump, a man completely without empathy or a humanitarian bone in his body. Are we as a nation to be represented by our Taoiseach’s obvious agenda not to rock the boat with Trump? I can’t imagine what he’s going to say in the White House – invite him to Ireland? Ireland has a head start; the question is whether it will seize it, and whether the world will notice when it does.
Source:The Irish Times
March 17, 2026 10:31 UTC
Matt Fitzpatrick shows touch of class after missing out on Players title to Cameron Young
England's Matt Fitzpatrick walks the 18th hole during the final round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. In the immediate aftermath, one of Fitzpatrick’s first acts was to approach Young’s parents, who were greenside, to congratulate them on their son’s biggest win of his PGA Tour career so far. Matt Fitzpatrick congratulates the Young family despite coming up one shot short ❤️ pic.twitter.com/7EPnNRNju0 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 15, 2026“The crowd, that was literally child’s play compared to Bethpage [at last year’s Ryder Cup]. Her work ethic, humility and competitive spirit embody everything we stand for as a club,” said club president, Donal Boyle, of the new tie-up. By the Numbers: 375Cameron Young drives on the 18th tee during the final round of The Players Championship.
Source:The Irish Times
March 17, 2026 10:31 UTC
Taoiseach urges US firms to expand operations to Ireland
The Taoiseach has urged US firms to consider expanding their operations into Ireland, as he hosted business leaders in Washington DC on Monday. Micheál Martin said that companies that bring their business to Ireland would “not regret it”, as he touted the important trade and economic links between the US and Ireland. “Irish companies bring cutting-edge innovation in sectors such as life sciences, financial services, and technology. They are creating jobs and opportunities in communities across the United States,” Mr Martin said. “I am pleased that Ireland has decided to join the accords, and we look forward to exploring all the opportunities that this unlocks,” Mr Martin said.
Source:Irish Examiner
March 17, 2026 10:21 UTC
I travelled over 11,000km to find a faraway Irish pub, the Irishman who runs it, and a pint for €3.64
I travelled over 11,000km to find a faraway Irish pub, the Irishman who runs it, and a pint for €3.64A Dubliner has created a home from home in the Philippines, and travellers journey across land, sea and sky to experience a taste of Ireland in paradiseI travelled over 11,000km to find a faraway Irish pub and the Irishman who runs itHannah Daygo Today at 06:30“I fell in love with the place,” says Denis Patrick Comiskey. Irish trad music plays in the background as he sits in Paddy’s Irish Pub. A massive fan nearby cools him down.
Source:Irish Independent
March 17, 2026 10:02 UTC
How the best Irish bars around the world celebrate St Patrick’s Day (and what they charge for a pint)
How the best Irish bars around the world celebrate St Patrick’s Day (and what they charge for a pint)Seven Irish bars across the globe, in locations as far-flung as Peru and the Philippines, have big plans for our national day – here’s how they celebrate in styleClockwise from top left: Paddy’s Irish Pub in the Philippines; The Irish Haven in New York City; O’Reilly’s in Frankfurt; a traditional music session in The Drunken Poet in Melbourne; Vinny Cahill of Corcoran’s Irish Pub in Paris; The Auld Shillelagh in London; Paddy’s Irish Pub in Peru; the exterior of The Drunken PoetChrissie Russell Today at 06:30With more than 6,000 Irish pubs dotted around the world, there’ll be plenty of glasses raised globally today to celebrate our patron saint. From the gateway to Machu Picchu to metropolitan Melbourne, we tracked down some of the best Irish bars around the world to find out what’s planned for St Patrick’s Day.
Source:Irish Independent
March 17, 2026 10:01 UTC
VIDEO: High school pupil and uni student die from meningitis
Video: High school pupil and university student dead in 'invasive' meningitis outbreak in Kent: Eleven more youngsters 'seriously ill' in hospital - victims 'attended the same social event' with health chiefs battling to control wave of casesHigh school pupil and uni student die from meningitis. Eleven more people are 'seriously ill' in hospital according to health authorities. The cases are in the Canterbury area and concern the University of Kent. Antibiotics have been given to close contacts of cases.
Source:Daily Mail
March 17, 2026 09:53 UTC
Supply of homes still ‘critically constrained’ with fewer than 15,000 for sale in January
The current stock of second-hand properties for sale remains 28 per cent lower than January 2020, according to Sherry FitzGerald. Photograph: Dara Mac DónaillThe supply of second-hand homes for sale in Ireland remains “critically constrained” with fewer than 15,000 properties listed for sale nationwide in January, Sherry FitzGerald has said. The current stock of second-hand properties for sale remains 28 per cent lower than in January 2020, when 20,332 second-hand properties (1.1 per cent of total stock) were available. When compared with January 2020, several regions experienced sharp declines in available homes for sale. Delivering new homes at scale nationwide is essential to improving choice and easing pressure on the second-hand market,” she said.
Source:The Irish Times
March 17, 2026 09:42 UTC
Price of Michael Smurfit’s former Kildare home is slashed by €1 million
Photo: Daft.ieVilla Barton in Co Kildare is on the market for €3.5m. Photo: Daft.ieVilla Barton in Co Kildare is on the market for €3.5m. Photo: Daft.ieVilla Barton in Co Kildare is on the market for €3.5m. Photo: Daft.ieVilla Barton in Co Kildare is on the market for €3.5m. This property is up for sale with mandatory golf club membership at the K Club.
Source:Irish Independent
March 17, 2026 09:38 UTC