U2, Andrea Corr and Daniel O’Donnell were among those who attended the service in Donegal on Friday afternoon.

While Irish wakes and funerals are well known for being large affairs full of emotion, reminiscing, prayer, and song, these traditions are nothing new. As far back as the 12th century, the Irish were ...

The funeral arrangements of The First Lady of Celtic Music Moya Brennan have been revealed following her death at 73 years ...

Ali Dunworth explores the culture, customs and craic surrounding pints in Ireland in her new book "A Compendium of Irish Pints". In this extract, she explores the complex relationship between the ...

It was a grave situation. A serious dustup in an Irish cemetery has so far resulted in the arrest of seven men and one woman from a pair of families in Galway that had been at odds, according to the ...

Of all the cultural differences between the Irish and British, practices around death and funerals are among the most pronounced. This succession of little differences is of increasing importance for ...

A prominent Irish theologian has strongly criticized the absence of Irish bishops from the funeral Mass of moral theologian, Marist Fr. Sean Fagan, who was censured by the Vatican in 2008, and who ...