Celebrate Irish Culture with Special Programming this March
With St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, this month is a celebration of not just all things green, but all things Irish. To celebrate national Irish-American Heritage Month, we have some great programming airing on our channels this month highlighting Irish history and culture that’s both entertaining and educational!
Our top five list below offers a range of ways for you to experience Irish and Celtic traditions, songs, celebrations and so much more. With tour guides ranging from travel connoisseur Rick Steves to a pine marten living in the Burren, you can voyage through the stunning landscapes and coastlines of the Emerald Isles all from the comfort of your own home.
Ireland’s Wild Coast
Take a unique journey along one of the most spectacular coastlines in the world in this two-part special. Wildlife cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson takes viewers on an authored odyssey along Ireland’s rugged Atlantic coast – the place he chooses to make his home after 30 years spent shooting some of the world’s most celebrated wildlife films. Watch it now with CET Passport: https://watch.cetconnect.org/show/irelands-wild-coast/.
Nature: Wild Ireland – Kingdom of Stone
Follow the story of a pine marten in a landscape of grey stone called the Burren, a harsh landscape home to some of Ireland’s most enchanting creatures. Her story takes viewers on a delightful journey through this fantastical otherworld and the lives of its wildlife. Watch it now on the PBS App: https://watch.cetconnect.org/video/wild-ireland-kingdom-of-stone-wervmz/.
St. Patrick’s Day 2025: Live From Dublin, Ireland
Watch live from Dublin, Ireland at the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade, full of color, celebration and dancing. Co-hosted by Mickela Mallozzi and Irish TV host & food writer Donal Skehan, the parade features marching bands from across the globe, extravagantly dressed performers and a spectacular display of floats that wind their way through the historic streets of Dublin. Watch a preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVk7uy_M5xQ.
Rick Steves’ Europe
No trip to Emerald Isle is complete without a visit to Northern Ireland. Join Rick Steves as he tours Belfast, the Antrim Coast and Portrush, Ulster’s Coney Island. He taste-tests Irish whiskey, scrambles over six-sided rock columns, putters through a world-class golf course and stomps his feet to Irish music in rough-and-tumble Derry. Watch it now with CET Passport: https://watch.cetconnect.org/video/rick-steves-europe-belfast-and-best-northern-ireland/.
The Shamrock Tenors: Live from Belfast
Take a musical journey through the Emerald Isle’s most beloved songs with these exciting new artists. Hailing from Ulster in the North of Ireland, they are shaping the future of Celtic Music — all in perfect five-part harmony. With favorites like “Danny Boy,” “The Parting Glass,” and “Wild Rover,” this is a show for all ages, performed with cheeky Irish charm. Watch it now with CET Passport: https://watch.cetconnect.org/video/the-shamrock-tenors-live-from-belfast-dt6gp3/.
You may be most familiar with CET, ThinkTV16 or ThinkTV14, but we also have a variety of subchannels like Create, 16 Again and 14 Prime, where you can catch some of these Irish programs this month. You can learn more about these channels and check out the full list of airdates on our schedule: https://www.cetconnect.org/schedule/.
Be sure to search the schedule and the PBS App for these other Irish-related series, episodes and specials that we are airing this month:
- Ireland County By County
- Celtic Dreams: Daniel Hope’s Hidden Irish History
- Hidden Ireland
- Ireland with Michael
- I Am Ireland
- Ireland In Music
- Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi “Dublin and County Clare, Ireland”
- Family Travel with Colleen Kelly “Family Travel on the Emerald Isle: Ireland as a Family Getaway”
- Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope “Ireland: Coast to Coast” and “Ireland: The West Is Best”
- Samantha Brown’s Places to Love “Belfast and Antrim Coast, Northern Ireland”
