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Founded 500 years ago in Punjab, North India, the Sikh religion, under the guidance of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, promotes a spiritual revolution with the belief in "Ek Onkar," signifying the belief in one supreme reality or God.

Even without its bloodcurdling myths of Dracula, werewolves, haunted castles and curses, Romania is an atmospheric destination.

A Mayo county councillor has highlighted some questionable accounting techniques being applied to car-parking income generated at Murrisk Car-park, where tens of thousands come to climb the pilgrimage mountain of Croagh Patrick every year - which includes payments towards salaries of council staff and random invoices that could come from previous years.

Upcoming St Patrick's Day trips are under fire from Galway's People Before Profit representatives.

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The origin of Halloween lies in the Celt's Autumn festival which was held on the first day of the 11th month - the month known as November in English, but as Samhain in Irish.

Irish filmmaker Dónal Foreman’s bold new film The Cry of Granuaile will screen at the EYE Cinema in Wellpark for one week only at 7pm daily from tomorrow Fri September 9.

It’s back after two years — Galway Hospice has announced the return of the Croagh Patrick Climb which will take place on Saturday June 18 at the famous Mayo mountain.

Over one hundred young musicians from Music Generation will come together at St Patrick's Festival Quarter in Collins Barracks in Dublin from 1pm on Saturday, March 19.

Former RTÉ news reporter Charlie Bird received an emotional welcome last Friday from the 340 pupils at Scoil Phádraig, Westport, during a visit in advance of his ‘Climb With Charlie’ fundraiser on Croagh Patrick on April 2.