These traditional Irish blessings and sayings will fill you with St. Patrick's Day cheer on March 17 and every other day of the year.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with one of these short, funny or traditional Irish sayings. Use these expressions for Instagram or send to friends and family.

Long Island Suffolk Only in Newsday Irish independence leader, onetime Manorville farm owner, to be remembered for heroism at 'Mass rock' ceremony ...

According to data from the Irish Census Bureau and the Iona Institute, only 69 percent of Irish identify as Catholic, down from 84 percent in 2011 and over 90 percent in 2006.

Abortion remains such a taboo in Ireland that it's rare for women to speak openly about it. A public admission could result in a 14-year prison sentence.

More than 200 state-run secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland will begin to phase out historical Catholic symbols and mandatory Masses, Irish sources have reported.

Quality Logo Products appears to have since scrubbed the ranking of the "offensive" football mascots, including the Fighting Irish Leprechaun, from its blog.

Children making their Confirmation in Ireland will be invited, from next year, to take an expanded “pledge”. As well as vowing to abstain from alcohol until adulthood, they would abstain from ...

St. Patrick’s Day is a Roman Catholic holiday, celebrating the patron saint of Ireland. It was first celebrated in 1631. But not all Irish citizens are Catholic. Some are Protestant. While the ...

Today's St. Patrick's Day Google logo celebrates the patron saint of Ireland with a green stained-glass style illustration featuring a Claddagh symbol - ...

An Irish professional soccer player is calling for action from the sport’s governing authority in England after he received racist and anti-Catholic abuse during a match in Sunderland.

The Catholic hierarchy’s statement to the electorate underscored the social and moral concerns that should shape voters’ choices.