The Hibernian Independent
Read The Hibernian Independent to keep up with popular topics and current controversies in Portland, Ireland and Irish America.
An Irish passport: Your friend with benefits
Irish Citizenship - Who is eligible? What documents are needed? How long will it take. When can I get an Irish passport? All your questions will be answered at Kells in Downtown Portland on May 14. See the PDX HI for details.
Belfast Blitz. Monument Irishman. Racing Irishwoman.
When South came to the aid of North in Ireland on April 16, 1941. 200 German planes bombed Belfast and for for a very short while in 1941 Ireland was one nation again. It’s a story worth retelling tonight at the monthly meeting of the Portland Hibernian Society.
Rory McIlroy - A new book and a shot at back-to back Masters titles
The 85th anniversary of the Bombing of Belfast by Germany in World War Two is upon us. How an Irish songstress saved many lives. Can Rory McElroy repeat at Augusta? Only thee other golfers have won back-to-back Masters. PLUS other stories in the latest PDX Hibernian Independent.
Ireland. Oregon. Easter Lillies.
Easter Season brings reminders of the 1916 Easter Monday Rising in Ireland. Find out how the Easter Lily from Oregon became a symbol of Republicanism after 1916. Included in the latest edition of the PDX Hibernian Independent: Rita O’Hare. Outside Mullingar. Ireland’s soccer women step up.
Game On!
“Ireland must get past Czechia in an all or nothing clash in Prague.” Whether Ireland makes it to this summer’s World Cup is still to be determined. Today (Mar. 26) they play Czechia. If they win they play Tuesday(Mar. 31). If they lose they go home. Ireland hasn’t qualified for the World Cup since 2002..
Did Trump just endorse a United Ireland?
Celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day 2026 from Portland to San Francisco to the White House to Heppner to Montserrat, really. PDX Hibernian Independent has coverage.
Old Portland/New Portland St. Patrick’s Day Trail
There is so much more to Saint Patrick’s Day in Portland than drinking, dancing and music. But they’re a big part of the day. Old Portland and New Portland meet on March 17 and here’s a guide to where and when. And a look at what’s happening in Heppner, OR.
Farewell to a fine Portland Hibernian
The weekly PDX Hibernian Independent notes the passing of our friend Peter Cullen and looks at St. Patrick’s Day events in Portland OR including the one that’s been around since World War Two.
100 years ago: Irish Portland’s proudest day
In this week’s edition of the PDX Hibernian Independent you can read about the landmark milestone celebrated this month at Portland’s Catholic cathedral.
It’s beginning to look like St. Patrick’s Day
All things Irish. Long lasting items Made in Ireland - crystal, lace, china, pottery, caps - will be the focus at the PHS meeting Thursday Feb. 9 at Kells Restaurant at Six P.M.
Is Seamus Culleton of Kilkenny “the worst of the worst”?
Seamus Culleton of Co. Kilkenny came to America 20 years ago and overstayed his visa. Since then he’s married an American woman and applied for citizenship. Culleton has no criminal record. Picked up by ICE after a visit to Home Depot, he’s been in custody for five months. Read his story in the latest issue of the PDX Hibernian Independent.
From local Irish happenings to News From Ireland
Get caught up on Irish events in Greater Portland and News From Ireland in the PDX Hibernian Independent.
Saint Brigid - Print the legend
February 1 is Saint Brigid’s Day (Lá Fhéile Bríde) and the PDX HI has all sorts of stories about who Ireland’s first native Saint really was. What about the Celtic goddess Brigit? It’s her day too.
Oregon & Ireland - Ties that bind
In the latest PDX Hibernian Independent - Intel no longer number one private employer in Oregon. New Oregon-Ireland Sister State Committee appointments. Legislation to ban dual citizenship worries Irish Americans. Saint Brigid’s celebration.
A Scottish Saint Patrick’s Day (sort of)
Bring on the haggis! Local Scots prepare for annual celebration of the birth date of poet Robert Burns. And other news from here and Ireland.
Your own Irish Origin Story
This week’s PDX Hibernian Independent covers Jessie Buckley’s victory at the Golden Globes. You’ll also read about our Hibernian initiative for 2026 to track down our ancestors. The history of Jessie Buckley’s great-grandmother, an Irish freedom fighter, is a perfect case study.
Irish news for a wet dry January
Saint Patrick’s Day is closer than you think. Make plans now. This week’s PDX HI includes stories about and links to Portland-area Irish events and news from Ireland. Enjoy.
Fáilte 2026
Nollaig maBan - Women’s Christmas - is an old Irish tradition that falls on January 6. (It’s pronounced no leg nah mon.). Irish women, who handle about 90% + of the Christmas tasks and traditions, would get the day off. Read more in the latest PDX HI.
Ireland’s Number One Christmas Song
A commemoration/celebration of the Hibernian High Cross at Mt. Calvary Cemetery was held under sunny skies on Dec. 13, 2025. In other news in the PDX HI - The song Ireland loves at Christmas. Stakeknife explainer.
CONFIRMED: Killer spy in the IRA was a British agent
In the weekly newsletter of the Portland Hibernian Society you can read all about the spy inside the IRA who was reporting back to his British handlers every couple of weeks. Stakeknife was his code name. There’s a ton of now-it-can-be-told stories coming to light and the PDX HI is on them.