Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan’s art commission hits a hot button. “I thought they might say, ‘We don’t want to wade in these waters’ — and the opposite happened,” the painter said. By Arthur Lubow and ...

Paddy’s Bar & Grill, Portland’s oldest Irish bar, will attempt to claim a Guinness World Record by brewing a massive 264-gallon Irish coffee during its 14th annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival on March ...

This article is part of Letters home for Christmas, an Irish Times series exploring views about Ireland among young emigrants as the year draws to a close As golden Christmas lights line Amsterdam’s ...