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Winning and losing at Leopardstown: The Red Mills Irish Championship Stakes...
Dressed up for the races!A college friend of Kev’s (also named Kev – why do all Irish Kevins discard the second syllable?) is big into horseracing, and asked us along last Saturday to Leopardstown, a...
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McLean Avenue 3rd Annual Fall Festival was a roaring success (IrishCentral)
By: BRENDAN CHARLES On Saturday, September 14, the McLean Avenue Merchants Association (M.A.M.A.) celebrated its third annual Fall Festival with a vast array of food, drink and entertainment. The event...
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Irish dancing Connecticut redhead misses out on Miss America 2014 (VIDEO)...
By: IrishCentral Staff Writers A champion Irish dancer may have missed out on the crown, but was one of the top ten finalists in this year’s Miss America pageant on Sunday night.READ MORE
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The Seanad is not a problem that merits any attention from the Irish...
Gordon Wilson campaigned for peace after hisdaughter was killed in an IRA bombing in 1987He was appointed to the Seanad byTaoiseach Albert Reynolds in 1993{Photo: from the BBC}Ireland has problems The...
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TLC movie “Letters to Jackie” reveals 800,000 letters sent after JFK...
By: IrishCentral Staff Writers Fifty years on from the tragic day in Dallas when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, some 800,000 letters of condolence sent to his grieving and furious widow...
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Let's talk about suicide, depression and substance abuse in the Irish...
Irish Pastoral CentreRecent incidents involving suicide have deeply rocked the Irish community here in Boston A recent study in Ireland by the Suicide Support and Information System, published its...
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If you lose your Green Card can you regain your legal status? (IrishCentral)
Irish Pastoral CentreThis week I heard from Michael who has been residing back in Galway for a number of years He had a green card when he lived here in the 1980’s, but has not been back in the US for...
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Massage therapy available at the Irish Pastoral Center (IrishCentral)
Irish Pastoral CentreMassage and relaxation sessions are coming to the IPC this fall Massage therapy is more than simply relaxing me-time Studies continue to prove the physical and emotional benefits...
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Free health screening, glu shots, and blood pressure tests in Boston...
The IIIC is holding a free health screening on Tuesday, October 8th from 3:00pm to 6:00pm Flu shots, blood pressure tests and wellness screenings will be available at no cost to youAnswers to all of...
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Celebrate Citizenship day to honor those who become American citizens...
By John P RattiganIt’s coming up again, just as it does every year As usual there will be a Presidential proclamation and the day will, otherwise, slip by unnoticed Like most anniversaries it will...
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Celebrations in Boston Clanrye Wider Horizons Group graduates (IrishCentral)
By Erika BareissLast Thursday evening, the Vault at the IIIC was a hub of excitement as the graduation ceremony for the Clanrye Wider Horizons Program took place Clanrye Group is based in Newry and...
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Internet legends, the most popular YouTube videos from Ireland (IrishCentral)
By: IrishCentral Staff Writers There’s some videos on YouTube that are just so funny you can watch them over and over. In fact of these Irish videos, such as the man who slipped on ice during an RTE...
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Junior doctor’s strike shows Irish health service needs a cure (IrishCentral)
Junior doctors counting ballots prior to approving industrial action in Irish hospitals next weekNext week many of the thousands of junior doctors who actually do most of the work in Irish hospitals...
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Top ten Irish emigration songs that will stir your heart (VIDEOS) (IrishCentral)
By: IrishCentral Staff Writers Over two million Irish have left Ireland since the Famine and brought with them many songs of emigration and exile. READ MORE
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Buncrana gears up for Tip O’Neill Irish Diaspora Award in celebration of the...
By: JANE WALSH Donegal will welcome members of the O’Neill clan from Boston to its shores to commemorate the Tip O’Neill Irish Diaspora Award. This award celebrated in recognition of the pivotal role...
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The fire on Jersey Shore, rebuilding keeps the soul alive, stay still and...
The fire at the Jersey Shore - the loss of an iconic childhood dream scapeAshes to ashes, the priest with the blackened thumb says a Wednesday near spring each yearBut death and rebirth don’t favor...
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Rory and Ted Kennedy recall their family history in Wexford (IrishCentral)
By: PADDY CLANCY An account of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy’s little-known action during the Cuban missile crisis, when she prompted the interest of the Soviet secret service, the CIA and her own son who...
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You know you were brought up by Irish parents when… (IrishCentral)
By: EILEEN MURPHY In “Angela’s Ashes,” Frank McCourt observed that the miserable Irish childhood is the only kind worth having. Well, it’s hard to argue with his million-selling (and Pulitzer...
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Scientists confirm redhead gene evolved due to lack of sunlight (IrishCentral)
By: IrishCentral Staff Writers Scientists believe that the “ginger gene,” or “V6OL allele,” showed up 50,000 years ago after humans left Africa for colder climates. This gene made human’s skin lighter,...
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Reenactment of evictions pays tribute to Great Hunger emigrants to Canada...
By: MICHELLE K SMITH The project Canada Come Home recognized the lives of Irish emigrants who left Wicklow to resettle in Canada during the Great Hunger. The event on Friday, September 13, 2013...
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