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St Brigid
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American star’s glossy movie has criminally little Irish involvement
Bank holiday guide: Fancy making brooches in Cavan? Seeing Imelda May and Denise Chaila in Kildare? Embracing the spirit of renewal in Kilkenny? There are many ways to mark the 1,500th anniversary of the death of Ireland’s only female patron saint
What would St Brigid make of 2024 Ireland? She wouldn’t know what vibes are, but she’d get the drift
Emer McLysaght: The saint performed Ireland’s first documented abortion and other things the church don’t want you to know about her
In her name, multiple creative Irish women turned cultural missionaries have fanned out to 50 global locations
We have in Brigid the ancient and the ever-new, a symbol of the malleable moment that opens new possibilities
Lá Fhéile Bríde on February 1st was one of the most important days of the year for our rural ancestors
St Brigid of Ireland is associated with new life and nurture, attributes inherited from her ancient namesake
Photographer Deirdre Brennan travelled Ireland photographing Brieges, Bríds and Bridgeens, Bridies, Brigids and Brigit
With classes, workshops, exhibitions and walking tours, the Liberties Weavers are proving there’s more to this south inner city area than just brewing
I would have thought an additional public holiday in February would have been potential boom to hospitality
Game Changers: Claire Anne Tobin is on a mission to make St Patrick’s Day an international day of climate action
Currach Books accused of turning St Brigid into a black woman
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