Let's toast to all the happy couples with some words of kindness and a great Irish wedding blessing! Wise old words from Ireland abound, and Irish blessings and sayings for weddings are no exception.

We've decided to put together a list of words that are uniquely Irish. More to the point, words that the writer (an Irish immigrant in New York) uses regularly which never fail to stump Americans.

"When comfortably middle-class people die of drug overdoses, it is described as ‘tragic’, they are ‘troubled’ and we are ...

“Calennig”, a New Year’s Day gift, and “Iechyd da” — for good health as well as a popular drinking toast — also make ... The 414,825-word OED, which makes additions every quarter ...

The Fresh Toast - Darker night and chilly temperatures make for a the spooktacular holiday - here are some fun facts about ...

Irish actor Nicola Coughlan has been vocal about her support for Palestine and has called for ceasefire in solidarity with ...

Sir, – In Ireland we love talking about the weather. All of the soundbites and euphemisms to describe its fickleness should have been aired by now. However, Totò Schillaci’s observance that ...

More than 50 members of Graphic Studio Dublin have contributed original fine art prints on the theme of ‘Echoes of Home’ in a ...

The BKT URC returned with a bang and if this is any kind of yardstick or barometer then we’re in for a blast. Granted, with the pitch a picture , conditions were well nigh perfect on a slightly ...

Three words have been highlighted by tech experts ... to see if the institution truly was trying to contact you." Join the Irish Mirror’s breaking news service on WhatsApp.

Irish Independent presents Focail and Conundrum, two popular daily word puzzles designed to test your vocabulary and lateral thinking skills. Focail is a word-guessing game.

Trump lacks a topic sentence. And while there is no Reaganesque orator in this bipartisan word-salad toss-off, you don’t need the man to remember his wisdom. The job of a party leader is to lead ...