All the interest folks are having in tracing their ancestry, my mother included, is complicating my St. Patrick’s Day. It turns out I may not be as Irish as I thought but I’ll still find something ...

DUBLIN — Guinness is inviting its first sleepover guest in the Dublin brewery’s 258-year history — by transforming its rooftop bar into a penthouse with the city’s most panoramic view. The maker of ...

In this special feature, “Today” Food Editor Phil Lempert brings you recipes “stolen” (with permission) from notable restaurants across America. See how much money you can save — and fun you can have ...

Looks like Michael Jackson has taken a liking to the wee folk of Ireland. The “Thriller” singer, who left the U.S. for the Mideast following his acquittal on sex charges, has been spending time on the ...

The Leprechaun from Leprechaun An annoying American steals a leprechaun's gold and returns to the US, where the leprechaun (Warwick Davis), understandably in my view, goes on a killing spree. This ...

Nadine Dorries Head of Zeus, pbk, £10, 368 pages MP Nadine Dorries has Irish roots Available with free P&P on www.kennys.ie or by calling 091 709 350 British critics have ridiculed Nadine Dorries' ...

William Butler Yeats wrote of the Irish that they have “an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustains them through temporary periods of joy.” These past 12 months have seen too infrequent periods of joy ...

From semtex to shamrocks to talking spuds, the Emerald Isle has always been well represented on the big screen, though maybe not best served when it comes to our (apparently) tricky accents. To be ...