The Claddagh ring has long been an Irish symbol, with its heart, hands, and crown worn as a symbol of love, friendship, and loyalty. The design’s popularity has surged recently, acting as a symbol of ...

The Claddagh, Galway. Photograph: Dr Chaosheng Zhang The Deputy Mayor of Galway city is leading calls for European legislation to protect the Claddagh ring symbol to combat a surge of imitations ...

Historian Laura Fitzachary delves into the history and popularity of Irish iconography. 'The Claddagh ring is having a moment,' is a phrase that has been banded about the last few months ...

Last week, a woman on the reception desk at my GP office complimented my earrings (way to beat the grumpy NHS receptionist allegations). “My sister has a pair,” she said. But what she meant, I ...

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LURKING in UK bedrooms, a toxic band of teenage predators coerce young girls into cutting themselves and sending explicit pictures, with some even encouraging their child victims to take their own ...

Easter in Galway is getting closer and with the holiday on the horizon, there’s already a litany of reasons to head west for the weekend. With a calendar jam-packed with events from Easter egg ...

Traditional fare was again to the fore as members of the Galway Association London held their annual Bacon and Cabbage Night at the Claddagh Ring in Hendon, London recently. The evening started off ...

The three then go on to discuss the recent BTS at NET-A-PORTER and a SheerLuxe April Fool’s prank that involved Pip getting a tattoo… Finally, they dissect this week’s hot topics and share their takes ...

I said Nige he’s got an Olympic ring tattoo let him take his beating like a man but then I could see through all the blood Pat was also crying so I let it go and went and did 15 rounds bar bag.” Brown ...