He was born to parents of Irish background.

As its name suggests, it comes from an Irish republican background.

"Was there any reason for picking this Irish background?"

Her parents were from working class Irish Catholic backgrounds.

Despite their Irish immigrant background two of his sons joined the British establishment.

Help is provided jobseeking, benefits, housing, health, personal safety and many other issues affecting those of Irish background.

So the natural thing was to take advantage of our Irish background.

Black 47's Irish background doesn't make the band insular.

She was born in London into a family with an Irish background.

She made observations about life, drawing heavily on her Irish working-class background.