One of the most iconic college athletics mascots is the Notre Dame leprechaun. The student anointed with this role wears a small green hat, green jacket, green shorts and a golden vest.

On Tuesday, Notre Dame issued a statement in response to the school's Fighting Irish leprechaun being named the "fourth most offensive college football mascot" out of 128 NCAA Division 1 costumed ...

For some detractors, these more commercialised expressions of St. Patrick’s Day serve to propagate stereotypes of Ireland, with pints of Guinness and shamrock images seen everywhere The Irish ...