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Yeats and Beckett, Guarding the Irish Coast

The Irish Navy’s small fleet of warships may be named for celebrated poets and playwrights, but its mission is anything…

World

‘I’m Comin’ Home’: Biden Takes a Tour of His Irish Heritage

With his sister, Valerie Biden Owens, and his son, Hunter Biden, in tow, the president spent the first day of…

World

Biden Must Tread Rocky Path in Belfast Before Tending His Irish Roots

President Biden, who has ancestral ties to Ireland, will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern…

Finance

How a Tiny Literary Magazine Became a Springboard for Great Irish Writing

The Stinging Fly has helped launch several of Ireland’s most promising writers. How has a publication with 1,000 subscribers carved…

World

In ‘The Quiet Girl,’ an Irish Loneliness Rarely Seen Onscreen

The first Irish-language film to be nominated for an Oscar, directed by Colm Bairéad, tells a gentle story of cultural…

World

‘Bursting Proud’: Ireland Cheers Paul Mescal for Embracing Irish Language

On the red carpet for the British Academy Film Awards, the Oscar-nominated actor gave an interview in Ireland’s national language.

News

‘The Smuggler’ Review: A Barman’s Rambling Yarn

The one-man show means to draw the audience into a moral quandary pitting immigrants and the American poor against each…

World

Family Loosens Grip on New York Irish Group and Its Gilded Age Mansion

The American Irish Historical Society had been dominated by a single family. It had planned to sell its Fifth Avenue…

World

Once a Figurehead of Change, Ireland’s Returning Leader Has Lots to Prove

In Leo Varadkar’s first stint as prime minister, he embodied for many his country’s move into modernity. But after several…

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