Co Laois is home to a towering medieval fortress that allows visitors to experience a different chapter of Ireland's past ...

At over a thousand years of age, Sean's Bar in Athlone holds the title of oldest pub in Europe, according to Guinness World Records. Despite its age, it still operates as if nothing was amiss.

A look at upcoming Irish/Celtic music-related events in Greater Boston (and somewhat beyond)•Jean Butler, who played a major ...

Brendan Rodgers is refusing to give up hope of having Kieran Tierney and Greg Taylor “dovetailing” as Celtic’s left-backs next season. The Hoops have already agreed a pre-contract to bring ...

Time was when every household in the little old harbour village of Howth was entitled to keep a goat ... Or have the "new" goats - sent from Old Irish Goat Central in Mulranny in Mayo in September ...

Mayo will again host the world's only arts festival dedicated to the ancient arts of the Irish Wake on May 3 in Mulranny in the Old Convent. Followers and fans from all over the world in record ...

Though rare today, the Líadan carries with it a legacy of poetry, mysticism, and strength that continues to captivate those seeking a meaningful Irish name. Líadan (pronounced LEE-uh-din or ...

The place in question is Llansteffan, a quiet seaside village in West Wales, near Carmarthen. It sits on the banks of the River Tywi, Wales’ longest river, and was recently named the second-best ...

Their genetic makeup was shockingly different to what scientists usually expect to find among ancient humans travelling around Africa. Between 5,000 and 14,500 years ago, the desert area was lush ...

by the Irish who came to work on the Erie Canal and thereafter during the Famine. A more sedate form of Halloween was always very popular in Ireland, known as Oíche Shamhna, literally “Samhain ...

EirGrid and other leading European power transmission system operators (TSOs) have backed moves to develop an offshore electricity grid for the Irish, Celtic and North seas. The next stage in a ...

But having thought long and hard about their differences, he admits there is part of the ex-Ireland star’s temperament that reminds him of himself. Strachan — who led Celts to three titles ...