Churches in Ireland are taking steps to be better stewards of what is painful and broken
Rite & Reason: Stronger integration of worship and action also witnessed by growing number of parish communities embracing the Season of Creation
St Brigid
Has the St Brigid’s Day bank holiday helped tourism?
Boosting the tourism sector during a traditionally quiet time was one of the key arguments for honouring the 5th century nun
The cost of being a woman: pay gaps, pensions deficits and product prices
While we celebrate St Brigid’s Day, Irish women are being financially penalised simply for their gender
Rain clouds part for St Brigid as fifth annual parade winds its way through Dublin
‘She was a leader. Her helpfulness came from her inner strength and power and that’s something we should be showing our girls’
How a St Brigid miracle not taught at school was reclaimed by a graphic novelist
Hannah McCann: ‘Maybe graphic novels were sniffed at in the past as not really reading, but they’re an important literary device’
The Minister says ‘Death’ is calling and you must not answer
Given the anticipated global St Patrick’s Day ministerial airlift, concerns have sprouted on what to do in case of emergency at home
Born-Again Brigit - Birthday boy Frank McNally on the rebranding of February 1st
Unlike St Patrick, there is no historical record of her life, so her identity can be endlessly refreshed or reimagined
St Brigid’s Day: who was she, why do we celebrate her and did she perform miracles?
This weekend celebrates Ireland’s patroness saint but what do we know about her?
St Brigid’s bank holiday weekend: From parades to workshops, there’s lots on to celebrate Imbolc
Live podcast shows, fire displays and free concerts part of festivities across country
Blue Monday: Survival tips for the most depressing day of the year
From selling Brigid crosses for 15 quid to planning summer getaways, here are our top tips to improve your mood
A celebration of women: More than 120 events in Dublin for St Brigid’s festival
The four-day celebration will also mark the arrival of spring and its renewing qualities
How to maximise your annual leave in 2026 and hit the hotspots at the right time
Strategically planning your leave-taking could mean bagging yourself lots more time off for just 25 days’ leave
Irish Caminos: On Brigid’s Way, we learn that it is better to bend than break
On the walking trail in Donadea Forest Park, Co Kildare, we skip through centuries as we pass part one of Ireland’s ancient roads, a 9/11 memorial and a link to a church thought to have been built by St Patrick
The ancient Irish town battling against decline: ‘It used to be the centre of things, but those days are gone now’
Downpatrick is the reputed burial place of three Irish saints
From LA to Dublin: ‘When people see my name, they expect a granny from Tipperary’
Vietnamese-Irish-American actor and writer Brigid Leahy moved from Los Angeles, California, to Dublin in 2014 to study at Trinity College
Abortion: A History by Mary Fissell – Stories of reproductive autonomy and control
An empathic attempt to understand the women who sought abortions, and those who assisted them
A Dictionary of Irish Saints by Pádraig Ó Riain: Wonderfully written and incredibly valuable
A resource to return to time and again, a guide to understanding Ireland’s past and present, its people and land
‘The stand-up mingle is a social minefield, so I play it safe, these days’
Some people might say that, if you’re at a party, sit-down mingling is by its sedentary nature not mingling at all. It does have a downside
St Brigid, the matron saint of British journalism
Recent feast day of Irish saint a reminder of the challenges women face in British journalism, and also their growing power
Celebrate St Brigid with boxty and scones
Dairy and crops are at the heart of the traditional Celtic festival, and these simple recipes go back hundreds of years
St Brigid’s Day: 10 things to see and do this bank holiday weekend
Celebrate Ireland’s newest bank holiday centered on the goddess and saint Brigid
The people who really care about you shouldn’t abandon you over tricky conversations
This year my hope is that I have more difficult conversations, even if it means inviting more confrontation into my life
Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland – A quaffable and comprehensive history that leaves the reader with a thirst for more
In a manner not unlike Forrest Gump, beer meets famous Irish characters through history, from St Brigid to Daniel O’Connell
What is Rome waiting for? The life of Irish woman Edel Quinn was a miracle
Rite & Reason: Cork woman born in 1907 has been declared Venerable by the Catholic Church - a step on the road to canonisation, but with no guarantees
There may have been two St Patricks, and St Brigid might not have existed. But there are no doubts about Jesus
Rite & Reason: The self-sacrifice of Jesus affects us more than you might think, and more than any saint ever did.
Aoife Cawley: ‘I hope to make a living from all this weird art about saints. It’s bold, bright, crazy, funny’
What’s Next For?: Being introduced to the work of Harry Clarke led her on to iconography. ‘It’s all very bling’
Two Lives of St Brigid; Warriors, Rebels & Saints; Homage: A Salute to 50 Memorable Minds
Books in brief: New works by Philip Freeman, Moshik Temkin and John Quinn
Lí Ban the mermaid to Charles the healer: The strange lives of some less famous Irish saints
For St Patrick’s weekend, the back stories of some homegrown heroes of Christianity, from modern healers to mystical mermaids
Lindsay Lohan’s Irish Wish review: there’s a scandalous lack of begorrah, which may be a good thing
American star’s glossy movie has criminally little Irish involvement
Over 30 things to do around Ireland over St Brigid’s Day long weekend
Bank holiday guide: Fancy making brooches in Cavan? Seeing Imelda May and Denise Chaila in Kildare? Embracing the spirit of renewal in Kilkenny? There are many ways to mark the 1,500th anniversary of the death of Ireland’s only female patron saint
What would St Brigid make of 2024 Ireland? She wouldn’t know what vibes are, but she’d get the drift
Emer McLysaght: The saint performed Ireland’s first documented abortion and other things the church don’t want you to know about her
Brigidiplomacy: From Berlin to Beijing, the Irish saint is having a resurgence
In her name, multiple creative Irish women turned cultural missionaries have fanned out to 50 global locations
Celebrating Saint Brigid: the younger generations believe and they don’t believe
We have in Brigid the ancient and the ever-new, a symbol of the malleable moment that opens new possibilities
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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