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Irish Dance - All Ireland Irish Dance Championships - Watching from the...
The 2012 All Ireland Irish Dance Championships (Oireachtas Rince Na h'Eireann) are starting in just one day The event will take place at Dublin's Citywest Hotel and will run from the 11th - 18th of...
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Ground Zero ten years on
Ghosts of ground zero by Tom PeirceIt's the Sunday of Labor weekend, as I pass St Paul's Cathedral in Manhattan’s Financial District and walk briskly in the sticky afternoon air towards Ground Zero A...
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Monthly feature with an Irish dancer - Twenty questions for a Reel Boy
Every month, an Open Champion Irish dancer will be featured here on the Moms to Reel Boys blog This month, I interviewed Brandon Asazawa of Ohio, USA He came in 18th at the 2011 World Championships of...
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Are Ireland and the Catholic Church finally getting a divorce?
Rosary beads for sale in Knock County MayoGrowing up in a small town in the west of Ireland the church was the pillar of our communityThe kindergarten was run by nuns Church patronage governed both my...
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Ten things my Irish mammy taught me
Brenda Fricker as Mrs Brown in 'My Left Foot' There is nothing like an Irish mammy and nothing better than their wit and wisdom Inspired by the guys at TheLineIreland, who took to the streets of Dublin...
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Casey Anthony from PA: 'I can't change my name, ladies and gentlemen’
Casey AnthonyA 43-year-old Pennsylvanian man named Casey Anthony has been bombarded with Facebook abuse, since the Florida criminal that shares his name, was cleared of murdering her daughter last...
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Casey Anthony’s shamrock tattoo - a response to reader reaction
Casey AnthonyAn average day in any media organization consists of several news meeting and IrishCentral is no differentOn Wednesday, we sat in our editor’s office and discussed the biggest stories of...
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Start the weekend with a party!
Ready for some underground dance fun?That’s exactly what Irish founder and webhost of ClubbersGuidecom Fiona Walsh is offering tomorrow night, July 1 at a destination to be - you know - announced (you...
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Carry on camping in the Catskills- an Irish take on the wild outdoors
Gibson, Harris and I about to trek for our supperLast Saturday I found myself in unfamiliar territory There was me, a slippery log and a river that I had to cross somewhere deep in the in the...
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Leanne Wolfe was Ireland’s Phoebe Prince’s case
Leanne Wolfe was Ireland’s Phoebe Prince’s caseYoung woman took her life after extreme bullyingLeanne Wolfe took her own life on March 23 2007 in her family home The day of funeral, her older sister...
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Timmy Regan announces defeat after he cancels Jennifer Aniston proposal- PHOTOS
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Forget the beer, celebrate St. Patrick's Day
“MULDOON, you’re up!”I jumped up from my desk and made my way out of the classroom and down the corridor to the make-shift fitting roomsIt was February 1997 in St Attracta’s National School in...
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Emigrants should have a vote in upcoming general election
General Election looms but no voice for emigrant IrishWith the General Election looming, millions of people around the globe will once again be robbed of their right to have a say in Ireland’s...
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Lost in translation - Adjusting Irish lingo for New York ears
For some my choice Irish phrases are a source of amusement, for others a source of confusionThe majority of us speak the same language, but my sentences have been lost in translation on many an...
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Women's Christmas is celebrated in Ireland today
Read more: The top ten Irish Christmas traditions that make the season - SEE PHOTOSToday is a special day in Ireland when we celebrate the women who worked so tirelessly during the holiday...
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An old pub, a cold day, a warm welcome - despite all the hard times, Irish...
There was sawdust on the floor when I stood in Ireland's oldest pub this past weekendIt was four o'clock on a Sunday afternoon, amid freezing temperatures and treacherous road conditions, to my...
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Arctic bitter blast causes havoc in Ireland
SEE PHOTOS - Arctic weather hits IrelandRead more: Ireland is hit with record cold blast My only outing this past weekend reminded me of three things Read more
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Despite the the worst week since the foundation of the Irish state - some...
Despite the the worst week since the foundation of the Irish state - some people will still be giving thanks It's Thursday morning in Ireland, Brian Cowen wakes up early, still in a hazy stupor from...
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Irish Government's acceptance of mass emigration appalling
Yesterday at lunchtime my Irish cell phone rang with an unknown number flashing on the screenI answered with a curious tone, as a familiar voice on the other end of the phone greeted me It was one of...
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Frustration grows as severe Irish budget looms
This sign has been erected along the main N5 road from Dublin to WestportI can imagine was going through the mind of councilor Louise Minihan last Monday when she pelted red paint at our Health...
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