When the bagpipes play it’s time to eat at the annual Hibernian Saint Patrick’s Day Banquet on March 7, 2026. Have you signed up? It might not be too late. Find all the details of the evening here.

The centennial year of Saint Mary’s Cathedral in NW Portland began on Feb. 14, 2026 with a special Mass. One hundred years ago on that date thousands turned out to celebrate the “splendid edifice” that was the new epicenter of Catholic life in Greater Portland. Read what that occasion says about the persistence of the Catholic Church in Oregon.

Sean Connery doesn’t even try to fake an Irish accent in Darby O’Gill and the Little People, a Disney movie most likely to be seen in March. Filmed in Burbank with mostly non-Irish actors, it’s kind of delightful. Especially if you’ve never seen it.

The narrative in the case of Seamus Culleton shiftED this week when it emerged that the Kilkenny man picked up by ICE in Massachusetts for overstaying his visa has some unfinished business in the court system in Ireland. FIVE TAKEAWAYS.

Has anyone asked you what you’re giving up for Lent this year? Social media seems to be the popular choice these days. Chocolate and alcohol were once the people’s choice. Making small sacrifices for Lent used to be mostly a Catholic practice. Not any longer.

Abe Lincoln surrounded himself with Irish aides in the White House. They were called his “mick clique.” Despite his affection for the Irish, they never voted for him in great numbers. But they fought his war.

President Trump’s recent post of a video/meme showing Barrack and Michele Obama as apes hit home for the AOH. The president of the oldest Irish Catholic org in America has taken Trump to task in a recent statement. Irish immigrants in the 19th century faced the same racism, he recalls.

The Irish writer Brendan Behan was born during the Irish Civil War on Feb. 9 in 1923. Most people have heard of Behan, but only because he caused a media sensation with his outrageous behavior. No one would have paid attention if he was just a successful writer. Rebel prisoner. Writer. Roustabout. Hopeless alcoholic. He was all these things and more.

Consider some similarities between the outcomes in Derry in 1972 and in Minneapolis so far in 2026.

Background on the new, first-ever Oregon-Ireland Sister State Committee. Ireland is establishing official relations with more than 24 states. This initiative, headed by Sen. Mark Daly, is expected to enhance trade, cultural, educational and historical ties between Ireland and its diaspora in America.

Eric Trump, in Ireland to prepare for hosting the Amgen Irish Open in September, says his “niceness” comes from the Co. Cavan woman who raised him.

Forty years ago, residents of the West of Ireland began to see jets landing and leaving from Knock International Airport prior to its official opening in May 1986. Most had never seen such a sight and showed up on the big day. How Knock Airport got built is an amazing Irish story.

The Hibernian High Cross at the Oregon Potato Famine Memorial inspired the President of George Fox College to commission a second High Cross sandstone replica by the late artist Brendan McGloin. The Cross is expected in late 2026 or early 2027.

Recent Golden Globe winner Jessie Buckley of Killarney, Co. Kerry is descended from a woman who played a role in the 1916 Rising and War of Independence in Ireland. How her genealogy can be a teachable moment.

With the awards season starting tonight (10 Jan.2026) we take a look at and listen to the strong Irish element in Sinners.

Trump acolyte and advocate Stephen Kevin Bannon recently said the land of his ancestors,Ireland, is ripe for a MAGA-style revolution, complete with an Irish Trump. In this second of two columns I consider some comments.

Former top Trump adviser Steve Bannon is talking about Ireland again. He’s sure the Republic is ready for some Trumpism. Turns out Bannon has a close connection with Ireland through his third wife, a Limerick woman.

How did Freddie Scappiticci make it to the highest ranks of the IRA before switching sides and spying for he British? After years of investigation the answers are starting to come…..but very slowly.

The weather on December 13, 2008 was truly terrible at Mount Calvary Cemetery. That didn't stop the dedication of the Celtic High Cross at the Oregon Potato Famine Memorial. This year, on the seventeenth anniversary of the dedication, the father could not have been better for December in Portland.

Glen Hansard, formerly of The Commitments, busking on the streets of Dublin is a musical Christmas treasure acc. to Minister of Music Mike Phillips. You’ll never guess what his favorite Christmas song of all is.