Late December marks the start of the 2024 winter season. When does winter officially start? Here's what to know about the ...

IrishCentral Contributor Terry Brannan shares a fantastic Christmas tale for his children, inspired by Ireland's rich history ...

Mr Willet was unable to experience his idea when it came to fruition, but his great-great-grandson, the singer of Coldplay ...

"It's much older than people think," said Dr Kelly Fitzgerald, head of the School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore at ...

The public might be able to get a rare glimpse inside Dowth, one of the three great tombs of Brú na Bóinne in Co Meath, for the winter solstice. The Megalithic passage grave is nearly 300ft in ...

like Stonehenge in England and Newgrange in Ireland. While Newgrange points to the winter solstice sunrise, Stonehenge marks the winter solstice sunset. Communities with Persian ancestry mark the ...

38 winners have now been selected to have the opportunity to access the Newgrange Chamber in Co Meath over this year's winter solstice period in December. Ireland's Office of Public Works (OPW ...

Ireland's rich cultural heritage also plays ... Autumn, astronomically, will last until the Winter Solstice on Friday 22 December which marks the start of winter for astronomers.

At 02:00 BST on 27 October clocks will go back by one hour, providing an extra hour in bed for many. However, it also signals ...

The exact moment of the winter solstice varies from year to year due to a slight misalignment between the Gregorian calendar and the actual rate of the Earth’s rotation around the sun.

our days have less and less sunlight until we reach the winter solstice. What is it? It's the day of the year that has the least amount of daylight. It happens when the part of the world you are ...