St Patrick's Day falls on Monday, 17 March, with lots of events going on across Greater Manchester to celebrate the occasion. Last week, the 11-day Irish Festival kicked off proceedings over at St Ann ...

and as many people as possible are encouraged possible to wave Irish flags, county banners, and any other festive decorations. This year's parade is the headline event and forms part of the Manchester ...

The Irish flag - or, in Irish, the 'Bratach na hÉireann' – was flown publicly for the first time on March 7, 1848 during that year's Young Irelander Rebellion in Waterford City at the Wolfe ...