Irish people feel compelled to drink alcohol on St. Patrick’s Day, according to a new study

Maine State Representative Maine Barry Hobbins is pushing what has been nicknamed the ‘Irish Bill’ in order to accommodate earlier drinking hours for St. Patrick’s Day this year since it falls on a Sunday.

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

Independent deputy and police critic Clare Daly is under suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and faces a ban.

Coffee. Whiskey. Cream. Sugar. The ingredients are simple enough for the drink known the world over as Irish coffee.

A good Irish coffee should look like a pint of Guinness? No seriously, there should be a cold, thick, firm, creamy head on top of the dark, clear, scalding hot, coffee and whiskey mixture. It definitely should not have mixed or curdled, if it has, send it back and insist on a proper one. Half the pleasure is sipping the hot coffee through a layer of cold cream.

As the Irish actor Alex Levin said, “Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. ”

Three bottles of a rare, 19th century Scotch found beneath the floorboards of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton’s exploration base were returned to his base in Antarctica on January 18. The bottles have been returned 102 years after Shackleton had left them behind during his South Pole expedition.

Knappogue Castle, producer of a super-premium line of single malt Irish whiskies,  has announced the first-time release of 14 Year Old Twin Wood Irish whiskey.   

A 14-year-old African girl’s miscarriage in an Irish hospital last year is being investigated after allegations that the girl may have been raped by her father, and that her father may have fed her a “witch doctor potion” to abort the pregnancy.

A Cameroon judge has overturned the conviction of two men who were found guilty of homosexuality and sentenced for five years in prison for “looking gay” and ordering Bailey’s Irish coffee.

The Guinness Storehouse in Dublin had a record-setting year in 2012 that saw 1,087,209 guests visit the location.

The Irish Vinters’ Federation of Ireland (VFI ) has accused the Irish government of not appreciating the role Irish publicans play in business after on of the worst years on record.

Slainte!

Try this recipe as a winter-warmer over the holidays. A hot whiskey is  a traditional 'cure-all' for those seasonal sniffles. It’s also a delicious digestif or a night cap (drink before bed).