Debate over symbols of a united Ireland shows up a big North-South difference. A sense of unease: Potential changes to flag and anthem make voters in Republic less likely to support unity.

Voters in the Republic are strongly hostile to symbols of Northern Ireland, according to the latest research on attitudes to symbols and flags as part of the Irish Times/ARINS North and South series.

We just love finding facts that most people don't know, the one that Guinness formally registered the harp symbol in on April 5, 1862, long before Ireland had its own government. On April 5, 1862 ...

Analysis: the reticence to commemorate the day Ireland became a republic is down to the complexities and controversies of our history. 75 years ago on April 18th 1949, a significant milestone in ...

For more than 1000 years, St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in Ireland every year on 17 March. Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the patron ...