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A bronze rendering of St. Brendan and his monks courtesy of Wild Goose Studio
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Hargaden
Trump’s tariffs hit an unlikely target—handmade Irish Christian art—and echo an ancient struggle over the sacred across borders.
Solemniser Neasa Ní Argadain officiates a wedding through OneSpirit Ireland. (Photo courtesy of Neasa Ní Argadáin)
FaithDispatches
Connor Hartigan
While Catholic weddings in Ireland have dropped over the past three decades, New Age marriages are rapidly gaining in prominence.
A girl who was part of a procession holds the flag of Ireland on St. Patrick's Day in Dublin March 17, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Clodagh Kilcoyne, Reuters)
FaithDispatches
Kevin Hargaden
Tens of thousands of tourists flock to Ireland each year for the St. Patrick’s Day Festival. But in the midst of the concerts, parades and art installations, one figure is strikingly absent—Patrick himself.
FaithNews
Bryan McGovern - The Conversation
Ireland's patron saint hasn't always been associated with the color green.
The actress Lola Petticrew dresses as a nun robbing a bank in ‘Say Nothing’
Arts & CultureTelevision
Molly Cahill
The series succeeds in the same way Patrick Radden Keefe’s book did: It makes you love these people.
A homeless person sleeping in the city center of Dublin in July 2024. Rising homelessness is part of the housing crisis facing Ireland‘s new government. (iStock/Derick Hudson)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Hargaden
The new government in Ireland (which looks remarkably like the last one) faces a housing crisis that has become an economic and demographic emergency.