Dissident republicans in Northern Ireland have issued a warning to U.S. President Joe Biden as his visit to the U.K.-controlled territory comes amid heightened security concerns stemming from decades-long sectarian unrest.

On Friday, revelers will gather and march in festive parades throughout the country to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. This tradition predates the founding of the United States and its longevity speaks to the rootedness and prominence of the country’s Irish American population.

In the summer of 2019, we received renewed inquiries from readers about an unusual interpretation of the legacy of St. Patrick, one that claimed the patron saint of Ireland was responsible for the genocide of an African tribe who were purportedly the original inhabitants of that island. 

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday signed a new trade deal with the European Union designed to remedy problems caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Elon Musk’s decision to suspend the Twitter accounts of US-based journalists, among them Irish CNN reporter Donie O’Sullivan, is a “worrying development”, the general secretary of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has said. The social media giant could also face EU sanctions under the Digital Services Act, the European commissioner for values and transparency has warned.

An Irish teacher has, in his words, been place behind bars because he “would not call a boy a girl.”

Enoch Burke, who teaches history, politics, and German at Wilson’s Hospital School was arrested Monday after he violated a court order prohibiting him from teaching classes or even being present on the school’s campus in Westmeath, the Irish news outlet RTE reported.

He is now in Mountjoy Prison, where he will stay until he purges his contempt or the court issues further orders. The initial ruling was handed down by High Court Judge Michael Quinn.

President Joe Biden might have unwittingly stirred up controversy Friday, while visiting a hospital in Israel.

In a supposed bit of unscripted spontaneity, preceding his prepared remarks, the president compared Irish Catholics living under British rule to the plight of the Palestinian people.

The United Nations told its staff not to refer to Russia’s attack on Ukraine as a “war” or “invasion,” according to The Irish Times.

The organization instructed staff to refer to Russia’s invasion as a “conflict” or “military offensive,” the Irish Times reported. It also reportedly told its staff not to add the Ukrainian flag to personal or professional social media accounts.

It is the hottest day on record with Ballywatticock, near Newtownards in County Down, recording a temperature of 31.2C.

The previous high was 30.8C set in the summers of 1976 and 1983.

Record-breaking temperatures require a series of factors to line up, one after another, and today they did just that.

The hottest day of the year so far has been provisionally recorded in the other three UK nations too, and it could be even warmer on Sunday.

Authorities in Northern Ireland sought to restore calm Thursday after Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other. It was the worst mayhem in a week of street violence in the region, where Britain’s exit from the European Union has unsettled an uneasy political balance.