Any Irish person who is still seriously asking that question today would want to take a serious look at themselves, and perhaps especially if you're reading this in the United States now. Ireland owes ...

I have long backed government spending on public works as a useful way to employ people and get stuff done in tough fiscal times. But once upon a time—and with dreadful consequences—the British drove ...

Information about the famine is from the following books: “The Great Irish Potato Famine,” authored by James Donnelly, Jr. The Author based his book in large part on the publication, “A New History of ...

You can learn a lot from Irish history. In the aftermath of the Easter Rebellion of 1916, the British unwisely executed several of the Irish rebels. What was initially seen by most Irish as the ...

Galway man John Walsh of the Irish Society in Uganda has helped introduce Irish dance to children in Namuwongo, an impoverished area in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. “What great fun the kids have ...

To get a measure of how much Ireland has done right since the middle of 2010, there are many places one can look: bond yields that once tracked Greece are now at 8% compared with Greece’s 28% and GDP ...

NEWTOWN — For the owners of Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance Academy, St. Patrick’s Day is easily the busiest day of the year. Craig and Christina Ashurst, who got married after meeting on tour with ...

bail them out. Ordinary Irish people are now paying the price. With very few edits, the word “America” could be inserted into this Irish story. However, there is one very big difference: Ireland, ...

As any reputable talk show host knows, when you've got a guest with a name like "Saoirse Ronan," it's only natural to want to brush up on your Irish accent. But why not kill two birds with one stone ...

If you've got more than the Academy Awards on your mind, there's plenty to keep you busy this weekend before the next storm heads our way. "A Lesson Before Dying," about a black teenager wrongfully ...

(Mass Appeal) – Irish step dance is a form of dance that originated in Ireland. Performed in groups, or solo, it’s intricate footwork while the upper body stays stiff. For a lesson in the traditional ...