Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you." Hardly momentous words, but their implications were enormous.Author Iwan Rhys Morus Professor of History ...

Alexander Graham Bell was not the only person trying to invent the telephone. But 150 years ago, he won the race – just – and ...

To alter an Irish saying, "a good festival is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have." Such is the case with Milwaukee Irish Fest, set to return to Henry Maier Festival Park Thursday, ...

LEGENDARY singer Christy Moore has been forced to cancel his gig just days before the show. The Kildare native completed the 10th of his 11-night Vicar Street residency, which has been running across ...

Irish singer/songwriter Foy Vance did the interview for this story via a Zoom call from a camper van somewhere along the coast of Scotland. He stopped briefly while "driving north with no real place ...

Dublin Airport unveiled a new music wall celebrating Ireland’s greatest artists - but fans of Irish music are fuming that some legendary acts are missing. The wall of fame is now in place at Terminal ...

PARIS, Feb X (Reuters) - Jack Lang, a former French culture minister under President Francois Mitterrand, has resigned as president of the Arab World Institute, the French Foreign Affairs ministry ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Savannah doesn’t wait for St. Patrick’s Day to celebrate its Irish roots, and one of the first signs the season has arrived is the return of the Savannah Irish Festival. The ...

The world once again marked the end of the year by playing the iconic song Auld Lang Syne in countless places. Featured in numerous movies and covered by many artists across various genres, Auld Lang ...

At midnight on New Year’s, there’s a good chance you’ll hear it: “Auld Lang Syne.” At the end of the seminal rom-com classic When Harry Met Sally, as they embrace in a room of people singing the song ...

The Robert Burns poem set to song remains popular almost 250 years after he wrote it down Moviestore/Shutterstock "Auld Lang Syne" plays during New Year's celebrations around the world The iconic song ...

I’m a year-round listener of “Auld Lang Syne,” the Scottish folk song about distanced friends catching up over a few pints, so the countdown to the new year is my time to shine. When the clocks strike ...