While traditional religious practices may be on the decline, pilgrimages — meditative, multi-day hikes — are experiencing a resurgence. Explore the routes that are offering new, mindful journeys in ...

In the old Irish calendar the day after St Patrick’s Day is Sheelah’s Day, in commemoration of the woman who many believe to have been Patrick’s wife. According to Shane Lehane, a folklorist at ...

There’s more to this holiday than just an excuse to drink pints of Guinness... View on euronews ...

Green became popular in the 18th century when discontent with English rule grew and the Irish independence movement started using the Shamrock (linked to St. Patrick) as a symbol of unity and ...

In English, his account is usually called “The Confessions ... and one disputed tradition has it that he is buried in the grounds of Down Cathedral in Downpatrick. Unlike St Andrew who never went to ...

Police and forensic investigators examined the scene of the attack at a house in Stream Street, Downpatrick A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two women were stabbed at ...

Police and forensic investigators examined the scene of the attack at a house in Stream Street, Downpatrick A 26-year-old man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after two women ...

Jason Rhodes (26) of Stream Street in Downpatrick, was charged with a number of offences when he appeared in the dock at Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Saturday. The offences relate to an ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two women were stabbed at a house in Downpatrick ... two women at the house on Stream Street at 08:30 GMT on Friday.