Whether it's a pint of the black stuff, a strong cup of tea or a McDonald's Shamrock Shake, St Patrick's Day's a day for giving thanks. So raise your glass and give thanks with this witty Irish quips.

St. Patrick’s Day - a world wide celebration of all things Irish. People from Dublin, to New York, Sydney to Beijing take the day off work (in Ireland it’s a complete holiday) and celebrate all the great thing about being Irish.

It’s the season where folks celebrate St. Patrick, the man best known for banishing snakes from the green fields of Ireland.

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From the Cliffs of Moher to the Hill of Tara what better way to celebrate Irishness than with the beauty of Ireland

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From the Pogues to Paul Brady, these Irish tunes are sure to get your friends and family's feet tapping.

Who could ever have doubted that Ireland's favorite dinner is the St. Patrick's Day favorite bacon and cabbage.

Lets call it the "new Irish" - a twist on the traditional much loved Irish recipe for St. Patrick's Day.

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As well as attending the parade and taking part in community fun with your children, here are some ideas to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with your little ones.

Plan your outfits: Plan exactly what green outfits you're going to wear, and the crazier the better. Make hats, masks and entire outfits if need be. Go wild and have fun.

Make a green breakfast: No, we don't mean eating broccoli and kale for breakfast. How's about Lucky Charms, or porridge with fruit?  Over breakfast talk with your children about why we celebrate St. Patrick's Day and who St. Patrick was.

Read some Irish stories: There are no better tales for children than the old myths and legends of Finn MacCool or Tir na nOg. Another literary favorite are the children's stories from Oscar Wilde including "The Happy Prince" and "The Selfish Giant.”

Treasure hunt: This is a great idea, especially if the weather is good. Bring the kids to the park and send them on a treasure hunt to find the leprechaun's gold. Hide gold-foil covered chocolate coins in the park and send the kids on a scavenger hunt.

Stay at home and do crafts: There are loads of ideas for St. Patrick's Day themed crafts including making shamrock potato stamps or a shamrock made out of three moss-covered paper plates. If the stamps are a success set the kids to work on decorating St. Patrick's Day cards for the family.

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The Irish sense of humor and wit is renowned around the world and here's our pick of the best, or maybe worst depending on how you look at it, of Irish jokes for this St. Patrick's Day. There is nothing the Irish like more than sitting around a cup of tea, or a pint, and telling stories or a good joke.

What better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than cooking up some dishes with the vegetable most associated with the Irish - the potato of course!

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Whether you believe in superstitions or not almost everyone you know takes note when it’s Friday the 13th and is more careful crossing the road, pouring hot coffee or walking down the stairs.

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This the family together for St. Patrick's Day and enjoy this traditional Irish side with this colcannon recipe

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This St. Patrick's Day remember this list when some asks "Are you Irish?"

The countdown to St. Patrick's Day is on! It's time to brush up on your Irish charm and banter and get your head around these ingenious chat up lines. Pick up an Irish lad / lassie this St. Patrick's Day. 

What better way to gear up for St. Patrick's Day than with a Irish movie. From the comic genius of the late David Kelly in "Waking Ned Devine" to the brilliant soundtrack in "The Commitments" we've put together our choice of the top Irish movies that you'll want to add to your Netflix list.

If your buddy feels compelled to sing a famous Irish ballad this Saint Patrick’s Day, be a good pal and make sure he or she scraps the following ten numbers off their party pieces.

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It’s no secret that the Irish are fond of a nice bit of homemade, comfort grub and over the years, especially around St. Patrick’s Day, we’ve noticed that our recipes are hugely popular.

The underwater hairdryer, the inflatable dartboard the water proof teabag; the Irish get a fairly bad rap for being slightly dopey when it comes to the technical side of things.

So you are all set for Saint Patrick’s Day, right? Good. Got your lucky green socks? Check. Leprechaun hat? check. Shamrock face stickers? check. Green bagel? Yep. Kiss me I’m Irish T-shirt? All good.

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So you partied hard for St. Patrick? Thoroughly drowned the shamrock and you've some green paint still on your noggin?

The world's most influential and successful traditional Irish band, The Chieftains have confirmed a 28-date US tour kicking off February 9, at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, FL.

1. I wasn’t kicking him. I was “Riverdancing” and he got in the way.

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Last week the ShamROCK Chicago Council told IrishCentral they were petitioning to have the Windy City named as the United States’ headquarters for all St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Now Boston have protested their petition. However, you have to wonder have both these great American cities forgotten about New York City?

The St Patrick's Day Parade in Des Moines, one of the largest in the Midwest, is in danger this year because the organization that sponsors the parade is facing financial trouble.

Dallas city officials are aiming to revamp the annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations into an upscale “family friendly event” that will honor the tradition and pageantry of the parade.

With only 46 days left until St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish themed food products have already begun to emerge.

Background: Connolly has been appointed grand marshal of the 39th annual Greenwich St. Patrick’s Parade on Sunday, March 17. A life-long Greenwich resident, he still serves as what he calls the world’s oldest altar boy at Sacred Heart Church in Port Chester.

Did you know there is an Emerald Isle in North Carolina that has 3,702 residents?

The US premiere of “These Halcyon Days” a new play by Deirdre Kinahan, an eight-show residency by Irish songwriter and singer Declan O’Rourke and the seventh Masters in Collaboration instalment, pairing award-winning Irish traditional musician Karan Casey with vocalist and bluegrass musician Aoife O'Donovan are among the highlights of the Irish Arts Center’s spring season.

After seven exciting seasons, NBC’s ‘30 Rock’ series is coming to an end on Thursday night.

The news that Hoboken’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade has been cancelled for the second year running will come as unwelcome news for local business owners, still recovering from Superstorm Sandy. However, Lepre-Con pub crawl, will still go ahead.

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The Newark St. Patrick's Day Parade  has chosen attorney and leading Irish American Patrick Dunican as Grand Marshal 2013. Newark is the oldest parade in the state first organized in 1936.

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