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Irish Network USA’s national board meeting in Washington DC (IrishCentral)
By: JANE WALSH Irish Network USA held their first national Board meeting this past weekend in the nation’s capital, kicked off by a reception hosted by Ireland’s Ambassador to the U.S., Anne Anderson....
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Daydreaming on a quiet island of love proclaimed in word and a wink...
Mr and Mrs LowneyThe recently late Philip Chevron of The Pogues wrote:“The island it is silent now but ghosts still haunt the waves”His island in song was IrelandOurs is Long Beach Island on the...
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New memorial pays tribute to Irish immigrants killed building Hoosac Tunnel...
By: IrishCentral Staff Writers A new memorial, which honors Irish immigrants who died while building a railroad tunnel connecting Massachusetts to the West, was unveiled in Florida, Mass., on...
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“Diary of an Exile” the remarkable work of an Irish construction worker in...
By: LANE ASHFELDT I’ve been rereading a book I last studied in Irish class back in Dublin, called "Dialann Deoraí," or "An Irish Navvy – the Diary of an Exile." Donall Mac Amhlaigh would have been in...
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JFK planned private family visit to Ireland at time of his death (IrishCentral)
By: PATRICK COUNIHAN President John F Kennedy was planning a return visit to Ireland with his family at the time of his assassination, according to his Wexford relatives.READ MORE
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University of Notre Dame - the "Fighting Irish" now and forever (IrishCentral)
Tommy Rees will lead the Fighting Irish against the USC Trojanson Saturday night{Photo: Chicago Sun-Times}Let's get one thing straight right off: the name "Fighting Irish" is non-negotiable Notre Dame...
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President John F Kennedy’s life and death through film (VIDEOS) (IrishCentral)
By: EILEEN MURPHY John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s life – by turns glamorous, heroic, triumphant and tragic – has made him one of the most fascinating figures in modern history.READ MORE
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New Irish roots show a huge hit on Irish television TG4 (VIDEO) (IrishCentral)
By: JANE WALSH Hosted by broadcaster Evelyn O’Rourke, “Tar Abhaile” (“Come Home”) is a new and inspirational six-part bilingual series on TG4 that follows local Irish communities as they welcome people...
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Part Messier, part Mattingly and part LT, Roy Keane returns to Ireland's...
Memorable Keane moment: in the must win 2001 match againstHolland Keane 'took care' of Dutch star Marc Overmars in the first minute, setting the tone for an Irish win{Photo: TheJournalie}If you follow...
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JFK likely related to Michael Collins say West Cork genealogy experts (VIDEO)...
By: PATRICK COUNIHAN A new investigation is underway in West Cork to prove President John F Kennedy was related to Irish leader Michael Collins. READ MORE
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Irish cop’s memories of guarding John F Kennedy in Ireland in 1963...
By: DEBBIE MCGOLDRICK Paul Mangan was a newly promoted detective in the Irish Garda Siochana (police force) in June of 1963, and the 27-year-old remembers like it was yesterday the biggest assignment...
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An unwed Magdalene Laundry mother seeks her son in “Philomena” (VIDEO)...
By: CAHIR O'DOHERTY In 2009, well known British investigative journalist Martin Sixsmith released a shocking book about an Irishwoman's real life struggle to be reunited with her forcibly adopted...
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Anjelica Huston’s new memoir reveals that childhood abuse that drove her to...
By: MICHELLE K SMITH Model and actress Anjelica Huston wrote about her childhood and string of early love affairs with older men in the first part of her autobiography "A Story Lately Told: Coming of...
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A leap of faith by Ireland, the exit from the IMF/EU bailout (IrishCentral)
Finance Minister Michael NoonanIreland is to make a clean exit from the IMF/EU bailout when we leave the program on December 15 There will be no precautionary credit line negotiated with the European...
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Ten things my Irish mammy taught me (VIDEO) (IrishCentral)
By: MOLLY MULDOON 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 to ask people for what...
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President Reagan’s relatives signed historic Irish document, the Morpeth Roll...
By: NICK BRAMHILL The signatures of the great-great grandfather and great-uncle of former US President Ronald Reagan have been discovered on one of Ireland's most historic documents.READ MORE
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Train journey between Albany and New York is special (PHOTOS) (IrishCentral)
The winter sun breaking through the clouds over the Hudson RiverPHOTOS - The view from an Amtrak, Albany to NYC I had the opportunity to take the train from Albany to New York last week I don't get...
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Lieutenant in charge of Irish Cadets at JFK’s funeral speaks to New York...
By: JANE MCCARTER The memories of President John F Kennedy’s death and funeral are etched in the world’s consciousness but 1st Lieutenant Martin Dockery has rather more intimate recollections to the...
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Top insulting Irish signs and "jokes" need to stop (PHOTOS) (IrishCentral)
By: IrishCentral Staff Writers It’s a truth rarely acknowledged that Irish insulting stereotypes are bandied about at an alarming rate in the US and elsewhere. All you have to do is Google search the...
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Top facts about President John F Kennedy you never knew (IrishCentral)
By: MICHELLE K SMITH Friday, Nov 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Irish American John F. Kennedy’s untimely death.READ MORE
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