Most won't leave the town of Lisdoonvarna with a partner. But for a few nights each fall, they find something rarer — company ...

Country music has long had a bit of Ireland in it. Irish folk music's role in rooting commercial mainstream country music to its past, including those of the settlers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 400 ...

The Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival in Ireland, which runs for the whole month of September, brings singles from around the ...

When it comes to music, Ireland hits all the right notes. The island boasts a proud musical pedigree, and you don’t have to look far to find music being enjoyed in all its forms, whether it’s buskers ...

DEAR MOTHER ALIVE IN AN IRISH FAMILY TRADITION ISN’T JUST REMEMBERED, IT’S DEEPLY FELT IN THE BEATING OF THE DOUGH, IN THE RHYTHM OF AN OLD TUNE, OR IN THE WAY A MOTHER’S LOVE LINGERS LONG AFTER SHE’S ...

A chance moment in Ireland sparked research that now inspires movement-based programs — including Irish dance, boxing, ...

National anthems are not made to order. You can’t tell a person to compose one and then arbitrarily adopt it. They spring full-grown from the national consciousness. They are born, not in the study, ...

SITUATION DEVELOPS, DEVELOPS. ALL RIGHT. THE STRONG TIES BETWEEN PITTSBURGH AND IRELAND SHOW UP THROUGHOUT THE STEEL CITY AS WE CONTINUE OUR ROAD TO IRELAND SERIES. THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS PREPARE TO ...

Irish folk music has played a significant role in shaping the history of commercial country music in Nashville. Nashville has a long-standing Irish heritage, with a consistent Irish population and ...