By Trevor Hunnicutt and Padraic Halpin WASHINGTON/DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor used a St. Patrick’s Day visit to President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday to criticize Ireland’s immigration policies, drawing a rebuke from the country’s prime minister. McGregor, wearing a green pinstripe suit, visited with Trump and…
While St. Patrick’s Day celebrations often produce images of T-shirts donning “Kiss me, I’m Irish,” leprechaun hats and pubs full of people, the holiday holds a deeper meaning. Here’s a look at who Ireland’s patron saint was and why he is celebrated each year. When did we start celebrating St. Patrick’s Day? The first historical…
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The prime minister of Ireland, Michael Martin, is the latest European leader to visit United States President Donald Trump during his second term in the White House. But the occasion was a markedly light-hearted one: to hold receptions and events in advance of St Patrick’s Day, a popular Irish holiday held each year on March…
They run businesses. They tend bars. They pay taxes. While they are in the U.S. illegally, they are largely spared the scrutiny of that label. But still they live in fear. They are the thousands of undocumented Irish immigrants in America today. Recent estimates from the Irish government suggest that there are as many as…
My paternal grandfather died years before I was born, and I only knew him through photos. A few years ago, I started looking into genealogy to understand my family better. I learned so much about my grandfather, and while I won’t know him in person, I’m so proud of him. I never met my paternal…
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be on an official visit to the United Kingdom and Ireland from March 4 to 9, during which he will hold discussions to provide renewed impetus to India’s friendly ties with both the UK and Ireland. A Ministry of External Affairs release said…
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For a small island of just over 5 million people on Europe’s western edge, Ireland is playing an outsize role in the travel plans of China’s top leadership. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to land in Dublin on Sunday to meet his Irish counterpart Simon Harris and the Irish prime minister Micheal Martin on…