St. Patrick's Day

A little over a decade ago, an obscure law in Maine was passed that put special rules into place for alcohol consumption on St. Patrick's Day.

With the rich Irish ancestry we have here in Maine, it’s no surprise that we have plenty of great Irish pubs. But one of them is now getting national attention!

Every March 17 we are greeted with the traditions of wearing green, parades, corned beef and cabbage, and someone inevitably using the wrong abbreviation for St. Patrick's Day.

Maine's own take on Fat Tuesday celebrations, hilarious comedian Nikki Glaser is coming to the Merrill Auditorium, and St. Patrick's day is going to be insane. Here's more details on all of that.

Not what we expected, but also pretty valid.

Here are some interesting facts to know, before you knock back a few! With one of the biggest drinking days of the year coming up on March 17th, it seemed like a great time to highlight some odd laws about booze, right here in the great State of Maine...

There's no better place to be than in Boston for St. Patrick's Day.

Check out Kristi's favorite drink; it'll make you feel like you're Irish even if you're not.

Geaghan's Pub has announced that they will be cooking traditional Irish meals for the resident's at the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter

Thing You May Not Know About St. Patrick's Day

We’ve all heard there was a saint and something to do with snakes in Ireland and now we have parades and drink green beer. But what do we really know about St. Patrick’s Day?

St. Patrick's Day Bigger in U.S. Than Ireland

If you're celebrating your Irish heritage, or just chuggin' beer and putting an O' in front of your last name, you're eventually going to hear these songs today.

Are you ready for St. Patrick's Day? Are you looking for the closest pub that will be open, or how about a classic Irish drink, or how to make corned beef? Where do you go for answers? Well, 'The Google,' of course!

The moon was really bright this morning, Monday, February 22, because it is a full moon. In February, the traditional name of the full moon is Snow moon or Full moon.

As they say, everyone has a little Irish in them on St. Patrick’s Day. Maybe that’s true or maybe we just like to drink green beer and eat ham and cabbage. Either way, the Irish are famous for their blessings and toasts, so here on the ‘wearin’ of the green day’ are some famous Irish quotes: