St bridget's Day

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Conor McGregor's bizarre St Brigid's Day scarf ritual to ward off sore ... (Sunday World)

Conor McGregor has advised his hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram to hang a scarf or cloth outside their door as protection against headaches ...

“They would hang them over the door and around the home to welcome St Brigid. “They say the saint will pass and bless them,” he adds. “Saint Brigid's Eve tradition,” he wrote.

Conor McGregor tells of 'St Brigid's Eve tradition' as he urges fans to ... (Irish Mirror)

The UFC star shared a photo from inside a church with his son Conor Jr.

Find his mojo, knock someone out, get his confidence and potentially set up a title fight." "Whether you like it or not Conor's still the biggest start in the sport," Bisping explained to fans during a YouTube stream. "I don't agree with it, but that's just the way the world works. "Tony's in a tough spot right now and Tony should probably retire. "They say the saint will pass and bless them. "Before you go to bed tonight hang a scarf or a cloth outside your door.

Síofra O'Leary to deliver St Brigid's Day lecture (Irish Legal News)

Judge Síofra O'Leary, president of the European Court of Human Rights, will tonight deliver a lecture on Ireland's European connections at a government ...

Peter Burke, the minister of state for European affairs and defence, will introduce Judge O’Leary. Her talk, which will focus on Ireland, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights, is the second lecture in the Department of Foreign Affairs’ EU50 Iveagh House lecture series. Judge Síofra O’Leary, president of the European Court of Human Rights, will tonight deliver a lecture on Ireland’s European connections at a government event marking St Brigid’s Day.

Kildare calls for a Pause for Peace on St Brigid's Day (Kildare Nationalist)

Into Kildare, the tourism board for Kildare, and Solas Bhríde Centre & Hermitages have joined forces on the global initiative.

“She was compassionate, a protector of the natural world and a formidable force for justice whose light shines ever more brightly today. “St Brigid was renowned as a peacemaker and one of the most popular stories associated with her is that of her giving away her father’s precious jewelled sword to a poor person so that he could barter it for food to feed his family,” she said. This movement aims to awaken and build a spirit of global solidarity in our search for peace,” Sr Rita Minehan of Solas Bhríde said.

Protest against gender-based violence and cultural events to take ... (The Irish Times)

Bríd Smith, PBP TD for Dublin South Central, organised the rally to protest against the “appalling number of women who face and experience violence in Ireland”.