Craft retailer Hobbycraft has revealed that growing interest in crochet and knitting helped spark stronger sales in the run-up to Christmas. The retail chain - which has Northern Ireland stores at ...

A Co Antrim creative has spoken about how crocheting has helped ease her anxiety and connect her with what she describes as an “amazing” global community of crafters. Caitlin Armstrong (32), who is ...

Dermot O’Leary has built his entire career on being inoffensive. Everything about him - from his chipper demeanour to those middle-aged menswear Instagram posts – present him as amiable, benign and ...

A groundbreaking new monolingual dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge that provides people with a new way to understand, use and learn the Irish language, without relying on dictionaries in English or in ...

There is scope for more imports of Australian beef, because only 30% of the total 2025 beef quota in the Australian–UK Free Trade Agreement had been used, up to November 10 Ireland remained the ...

Combine a bar, a microwave, a patronising invocation of “craic” and an Irish-sounding name, and you have a thriving business anywhere By Finn McRedmond Paddy’s Irish Pub in Cusco claims to be the ...

A new policy and a plan to strengthen the teaching, learning and use of Irish language in schools has been announced. Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee unveiled the policy for ...

Voters in Ireland will head to the polls on Friday to elect a new president for a seven-year term. While the Irish presidency is a mostly ceremonial role, this election takes place amid a historic ...

Knitting and crocheting are cosy pastimes that also bring a sense of accomplishment, friendship and community to those who practise the crafts Maeve Lee on knitting during covid: "It probably saved my ...

A SECTION of a busy Irish playground is set to be closed for weeks from today due to “significant refurbishment works.” Fingal County Council has alerted Irish parents about the temporary closure on ...

Charles-Rose Greenhart (31) and their partner Raine Greenhart (29) moved from Seattle in the US to Dublin in April and are enrolled in an intensive Irish-language course. Charles-Rose was adopted by ...

Amid strong ratings, Acorn TV has renewed Irish Blood, starring and executive produced by Alicia Silverstone, for a second season. The news comes as the series debuts its Season 1 finale today, The ...