St. Brigid's Day, celebrated on February 1st, honors both the Christian saint and the ancient Celtic goddess Brigid. It marks ...

Kildare’s celebration of St Brigid takes place over the bank holiday weekend and beyond, and will commemorate St Brigid ...

Many, on meeting the bird, raise their cap to it or even salute it to avoid bad luck. Seeing a lone magpie before going out ...

It is not often that a Bloody Sunday commemoration, St Brigid of Kildare’s feast day, a football match, and a desire to ...

The new Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, played a key role in persuading the previous Government ...

The festival kicks off with a grand opening ceremony to mark St Brigid’s Day, celebrating the saint’s legacy and connection ...

Saint Brigid’s Day is one of Ireland’s newest official holidays and celebrates a goddess and saint. Dublin has a whole host of activities this weekend.

Modern society must adopt an approach similar to that of St Brigid, “recognising that working for justice is an essential element of true compassion”, ...

Sinéad Strong is founder of Catholic Mothers Ireland, an organization that has drawn upon the life and example of St. Brigid ...

From the Biddy boys and Brat Bríde to holy wells and Brigid's crosses, February 1st was marked with great gusto in old ...

As the birthplace of St Brigid, Louth is the ideal place to visit to celebrate our matron saint and Celtic Goddess over the ...

As the ritual closed and the evening wound to an end, attendees enjoyed a community potluck and friendly conversation. With the scent of incense still hanging heavy in the air, ritual participants ...