Medieval writer Cogitosus described Kildare as a 'vast and metropolitan city' thanks to the presence of the tomb of St Brigid ...

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

With the new St. Brigid's Day becoming a bank holiday in 2023, Ireland's other St. Patrick's Day is now sharing the spotlight ...

With crowded celebrations of Ireland’s patron saint no longer appealing to her, Nicola Brady discovers why St Brigid’s ...

St. Brigid is symbolized by fire in old Irish tradition. What better way to memorialize a stubborn, fiery woman? In her honor, a perpetual fire was kept burning in her monastery in Kildare for ...

Over 100,000 spectators are expected to flock to Kildare over the coming weeks as Ireland's largest St. Brigid's festival prepares to celebrate the legacy of Ireland's iconic female patron saint, ...

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

And they let me join in. I kicked things off at a candlelit concert in St Brigid’s Cathedral in Kildare town, a 30-minute train ride from Dublin. Over the course of the evening, some of Ireland ...

In the 1,500th anniversary year of St. Brigid’s death, scores of craftswomen, pupils, and writers have been celebrating her legacy in Bringing St. Brigid’s Cloak to Life. The project was imagined by ...