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A young Irish boy in a green rugby shirt sits on the floor watching a CRT television showing Nelson Mandela in a Springbok jersey presenting the 1995 Rugby World Cup trophy to François Pienaar, with the score South Africa 15–12 New Zealand visible.

It’s All Green — But Not for the Most Obvious Reason

Updated 2026-03-19

At first glance, the 17th of March feels easy. It’s St Patrick’s Day — green everywhere, shamrocks, parades, identity worn proudly on sleeves and shirts. A day so synonymous with Ireland that it’s easy to forget it didn’t even begin there in its modern form, with the first recorded parade taking place in St Augustine, […]

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