These Irish and Irish American quotes perfectly illustrate the long, complicated, and inspiring history of the Irish in America. The Irish have a long, complicated, and inspiring history in ...

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly blessing prayer. The “Birkat Cohanim”, or Cohen’s blessing, is a ritual ...

Sending love and light to you and your family this Christmas. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS May the blessings of Christmas fill your life with happiness. Wishing you peace, prosperity, and joy this ...

US tariffs could cost Ireland more than €18 billion in lost trade while posing a long-term risk to public finances, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has warned. The institute ...

Photo: Irish Photo Desk A graphic video captured Tristan Sherry’s final moments as he lay mortally wounded on the floor of a Dublin steakhouse on Christmas Eve in 2023. Minutes earlier ...

A blessing (from to bless, Old English bleodsian or bletsian) originally meant "sprinkling with blood" during the pagan sacrifices, the Blóts (reference: AHD). A blessing, (also used to refer to ...

Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news ‘Oh sweet Jesus, we’re ruined’ – Remembering when a teenage Rory McIlroy (15) became the youngest West ...

That story of half a dozen Irish sportsmen trying to break into American football is told in the enjoyable, if lightweight, Punt: The Irish and the NFL (RTÉ One, Monday). It’s a road trip as ...

President Donald Trump’s White House faith adviser Paula White is urging her followers to send her ministry $1,000 before Easter in order to “release 7 specific supernatural blessings” that ...

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu knows he cost his team when he was yellow carded at a crucial stage of the recent game against ...