The statement claiming that when prepared in the traditional manner Irish Stew is thick not thin like soup is incorrect. Every shtew I've had since childhood has had a thin to medium broth. Since emigrating to the US I've found "Irish Stew" to have a much thicker and browner broth. Thus, I suspect that the statement at issue here was added by a Yank. I'm deleting it. (Anon.)

There's more to Irish food than corned beef and cabbage. From a delicious classic soda bread to a very "spirited" cake, find recipes for your St. Patrick's Day feast here, and satify your inner leprechaun on the day when everyone is Irish, at least for a little while.

Ireland would like to see an immediate ban on Brazilian beef imports into the European Union due to concerns that the country's produce does not meet the standards of the bloc, Irish farm minister Mary Coughlan said on Wednesday, December 19.

When Bentley College freshman Erin M. Ortiz went home sick last weekend, her mother did what any mother might do. She cooked comfort foods - corned beef, rice, and plantains - reflecting her daughter's Puerto Rican and Irish heritage. It didn't help. Ortiz complained of a headache and went to bed. She was dead in a day, and her parents ask how.

It's got all your basics... Corned beef, cabbage and potatoes. Battered and deep fried, on a stick - so it's good to go. Sure to be the newest craze at the Irish Fair in Saint Paul Minnesota. Mmmm Mmmmm... save one for me.