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Outspoken Irish cleric says marriage would have made him a 'better priest' -...
A well known Irish cleric has said that he thinks getting married would have made him a better priest. Read more
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'Irish dancer' Halloween costumes: culturally inaccurate and intentionally...
Each year, the same complaint about girls' and womens' Halloween costume options resurfaces: those tight-fitting, barely-there outfits are just too sexy. Read more
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Public protest over Irish political prisoners to take place in Brooklyn
A public protest over the imprisonment of Republican political prisoners, Martin Corey, Gerry McGeough and Marian Price, is to take place this coming Sunday in Brooklyn. Read more
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Celebration of Irish composer Percy French - welcomes Leitrim people home for...
County Leitrim is welcoming those intending to take part in The Gathering Ireland 2013 to attend “Percy’s Party”, a celebration of the Irish compose Percy French. Read more
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Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney’s rule to help UK football put a stop to...
A rule introduced in 2003 by US Ambassador to Ireland Dan Rooney will be instrumental in helping the Players Football Association (PFA) stamp out the growing problem of racism in English football, it...
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Patrick Hyland Set to Fight Javier Fortuna for World Title
Patrick Hyland (27-0, 12 KOs) will fight Javier Fortuna (20-0, 15 KOs) for the interim WBA featherweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 8. The pair are set to meet on the undercard of...
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Jason McAteer, Packie Bonner, and Phil Babb fully in support of Irish manager...
Former Irish greats Jason McAteer, Packie Bonner and Phil Babb have jumped to the defense of under-fire Irish soccer boss Giovanni Trapattoni, stating that the Italian should be given more time to...
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Naked Irish meat adverts axed - not over nudity, British forgot to mention...
A commercial featuring naked actors and actresses in a promotion for Richmond Ham has been given the ax after it failed to indicate that the ham is actually produced in Wicklow, Ireland. Read more
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Tax breaks for “Game of Thrones,” movies and film studios give major boost to...
The tempting tax breaks offered to film studios by Northern Ireland's film and television production companies could create thousands of new jobs and bring major investment to the region. Read more
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US attorney who gave FBI informer “Whitey” Bulger immunity named as Jeremiah...
The late federal prosecutor Jeremiah O’Sullivan was the federal agent who allegedly gave the notorious Irish American gangster James “Whitey” Bulger immunity to commit his reign of terror, his lawyers...
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The GAA and the GPA announce the 2012 GAA GPA Football All-Stars
The 2012 All-Ireland champions Donegal lead the way with eight awards on this year’s GAA GPA All-Stars awards, sponsored by Opel. Read more
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Nobel Prize winning playwright Harold Pinter thrived in Ireland -- celebrated...
Harold Pinter was a Nobel Prize winning English playwright (Ireland can't win them all, apparently) and is arguably the most influential modern British dramatist of the past half-century. Read more
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In Focus: Darren Redmond -- J1 year-long graduate interning in IrishCentral...
Originally from Dublin, Redmond moved to New York last summer with a year-long graduate visa. A resident of Washington Heights, he is working as a video intern. Read more
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2012 Rose of Tralee International Festival brought $9 million to Ireland’s...
Over $9 million (€7m) was generated in Tralee at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival which has been widely acknowledged as being the best festival for many years. Read more
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Upcoming Irish traditional music events in and around New York
The Irish Arts Center currently has a humanities lecture series underway at its Hell’s Kitchen home called “Two Roads Diverged: A Dialogue on Irish and Black Contributions to American Culture”...
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Exclusive interview - Lots of water under Mike Scott’s bridge, his new book...
For Mike Scott, life is a constant conversation with the music in his headIn his fascinating new autobiography, Adventures of a Waterboy, the leader of the Waterboys writes, “I was six or seven when I...
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The best news is local - the power of grassroots media has not gone away
In the same month that our taoiseach (prime minister) Enda Kenny grimly eyeballed the whole wide world from the cover of the European edition of Time magazine, I picked up a copy of his own local Mayo...
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Vegetarians need variety in their diet to fight off insufficient protein and...
Variety is key when it come to vegetarianismThe primary dietary concerns for vegetarians include insufficient protein and nutrient deficiencies Vegetarians also require a broad spectrum diet to achieve...
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Obama terrorism chief John Brennan woos the Irish vote while in Dublin
John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism delivered what could have been a campaign speech for Irish Americans from the Obama campaign in Dublin yesterday....
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Irish broadcaster denies he is anti-Semitic after complaints from Israeli...
Infamous Irish broadcaster Vincent Browne has slammed claims he is anti-Semitic – after branding Israel as a ‘cancer’ in foreign affairs. Read more
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