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MYSTERIOUS: Brigid - You Need To See This

Saint Patrick’s Day and the mystery of the second Patrick

Celebrated every year with swathes of green and pints of Guinness, Saint Patrick is the most famous of Ireland’s trio of patron saints (the others are Brigid and Colm Cille, aka Columba).

The Conversation

Feshareki/BBC Singers/Goddard review – goddess-inspired soundscape stuck in the great unknown

Shiva Feshareki’s Divine Feminine fails to find its focus despite soprano Emma Tring’s incandescent, fearless performance of Celtic deity Brigid

The Guardian - UK

Little Brother review – gripping prize winner captures siblings in distress

Cormac McAlinden captivates as a young man on the brink, crying for help to his bewildered sister in Eoin McAndrew’s play

The Guardian - UK

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Forget St Patrick’s Day – here’s why you should head to Ireland for St Brigid’s Day instead

With crowded celebrations of Ireland’s patron saint no longer appealing to her, Nicola Brady discovers why St Brigid’s women-led festivities are worth a trip to the Emerald Isle

The Independent UK

This Viral $10 Hack Instantly Organizes Your Messy Bar Cabinet (Plus 9 Chic Stemware Options to Add to Your Cart)

Now that I know of this handy viral tool, my kitchen cabinets have no excuse being as messy as they are. Aesthetic cupboards loading ... and just in time for a spring refresh!

Livingetc

Festival numbers down as hot Easter weather hits capital

Cooler days ahead after a toasty long weekend in the capital.

The Canberra Times

Vince Power obituary

Visionary festival and venue promoter who changed the face of live music in Britain

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Move over Saint Patrick: why the world should be celebrating beer-brewing Brigid

She opposed forced marriage, assisted pregnant women, managed 15,000 sisters – and could turn muddy water into ale. This saint should be celebrated across the globe, not just in Ireland

The Guardian - UK

On the trail of a Celtic goddess: the Irish town celebrating St Brigid

Catholic saint? Pagan goddess? Mythical brewer? A break in Kildare sheds light on a woman now honoured with her own bank holiday on 1 February

The Guardian - UK

‘We found each other digging in the dirt’: singles flirt over worms at weed dating

At a community garden in Melbourne, combining a working bee with speed dating has yielded the city’s most wholesome matchmaking event

The Guardian - AU

Book opens up window into the rich world of Gaelic people and politics

MEG Bateman

The National (Scotland)

Short story: Ghost, by Emma Sidnam

The second of four consecutive weekly short stories about cats

Newsroom.co.nz

Ireland celebrates 'matron saint' with prayers, new holiday

Devotees in Ireland are marking the feast day of St. Brigid of Kildare

The Independent UK

Light shows and concerts just a short ride away from Dublin for Brigid 1500

Kildare County Council's ‘Brigid 1500’ programme celebrate the life and legacy of Ireland's female patron saint by hosting a series of events

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Derry Girls star Siobhan McSweeney 'couldn't identify' with show after it became hugely successful

The Cork star played Sister Michael on the show

Dublin Live

My Dublin: The city according to Dublin Gaelic football star Noëlle Healy

"The Boar's Head feels like a local pub, right in the middle of the city centre"

Dublin Live

Saint Brigid's Day 2022: All you need to know about Ireland's matron saint?

St Brigid will join St Patrick in having a bank holiday on her day

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