'One a Penny, Two a Penny, Hot Cross Buns' - traditional Hot Cross Buns...
Hot Cross Buns - "Half for you and half for me, between us two good luck shall be!"Hot cross buns are traditionally baked for Lent, the 40 days before Easter On Good Friday they have been served to...
View ArticleTop ten reasons students love the University of Notre Dame (IrishCentral)
By: MATT KEOUGH High school seniors everywhere are on the brink of answering one of life's toughest questions; where am I going to college? As the decision nears kids are flooded with emails and...
View ArticleGreener on the other side - a Donegal graduate’s transition to life in the...
By: AMANDA DRISCOLL I’m a girl who loves her space. I like having my own bedroom, my own quiet time to play guitar where no one can hear me, to walk down a street without having to swim through a sea...
View ArticleChinese shipyard and Australian entrepreneur en route to creating Titanic...
By: MICHELLE K. SMITH A Chinese shipyard and an Australian entrepreneur are expected to sign a deal to build a working replica of the Titanic called the Titanic II. This second Titanic will have...
View ArticlePolice to investigate death defying artist’s graffiti at the Cliffs of Moher...
By: KERRY O’SHEA Graffiti discovered in a remote area along the Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare is attracting police attention.READ MORE
View ArticleBolting the stable doors in Ireland - laughing at the horse meat scandal...
Horse meat controversy continues in EuropeDon't you love the way the Irish laugh in the face of adversity? Whatever the problem is, you can count on us to turn it into a joke And let's face it, this...
View ArticleSuspicious reaction to Pope Benedict’s retirement among betrayed and...
Illustration by Caty BartholomewOur aunt Marytee went to Rome to see the Pope the year that I was about 10 and she brought me back a special gift, then unique in Ireland It was a one-inch thick...
View ArticleThe Shamrock Club Presents: The top 10 best Irish actors of all-time -VIDEOS...
By: BRYAN FITZGERALD As the 2013 Oscars will be broadcast on ABC this Sunday, Irishman Daniel Day-Lewis looks to be the odds-on favorite for his turn as Abraham Lincoln in Stephen Spielberg's “Lincoln”...
View ArticleBlack, white and green: exploring links between the Irish and African...
By: JANE WALSH The paths of African-American and Irish communities in Harlem – both parallel and crossed – and the contributions they have made to American culture are explored in “Black and White and...
View ArticlePorn, grease and mouse droppings - moving into a Dublin house after life in...
By: ANNIE TANNER I am a youngin’, fresh out of a college that provided housing for all four years, so this is my first time signing a lease, having a landlord, and being responsible for setting up all...
View ArticleIreland’s US Ambassador Michael Collins welcomes West Point alumni in...
By: JANE WALSH Ambassador Michael Collins has welcomed West Point alumni to the Embassy, as well as Ireland Reunions founder, Certificate of Heritage Affiliated Genealogist and West Point alumnus, Mike...
View ArticleThe American Ireland Fund holds Dallas inaugural Emerald Ball (IrishCentral)
By: JANE WALSH The American Ireland Fund will celebrate its Inaugural Emerald Ball in the Grand Ballroom of the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas on February 23rd. This is the newest addition to the calendar of...
View ArticleIrish Consulate in New York launch art project for St. Patrick’s Day...
By: IrishCentral Staff Writers The Irish Consulate in New York has launched a St. Patrick’s Day visual arts project open to all children between the ages of six and 16, with a category for special...
View ArticleIn Focus - Brian Downey: The 2013 Bachelor of the Year and FDNY firefighter...
By: MOLLLY MULDOON Background: A New York City firefighter, Brian Downey was named as the 2013 Aisling Irish Center Bachelor of the Year at an event in Gaelic Park in the Bronx on Saturday night.READ MORE
View ArticleDignitaries from Shannon to attend 17th Annual Union County St. Patrick’s Day...
By: JANE WALSH Seventeen years after the first Union County St. Patrick’s Day Parade stepped off up Morris Avenue the tradition continues on Saturday, March 16 at 1:00 p.m. sharp with thousands of...
View ArticleSpectacular sight of wild bird flight formations spotted in Wexford – VIDEO...
By: IrishCentral Staff Writers Birdwatch Ireland has caught an amazing spectacle of a murmuration, or gathering of a large group of starlings, at their roost site in County Wexford. The short clip,...
View ArticleThe forgotten voyager - the story of an Irishman who discovered America and...
By: AMANDA DRISCOLL In a box, in the archives of the National University of Ireland Galway, lie a bundle of yellowed letters dating from 1935 to 1936 about a mysterious Galway man who sailed with...
View ArticleThe American Ireland Fund Palm Beach honors William B Finneran with Business...
By: JANE WALSH Love was in the air at The American Ireland Fund’s Palm Beach Emerald Valentine Celebration, its 23rd annual black tie dinner dance on February 14, 2013 at The Breakers that drew nearly...
View ArticlePresident John F Kennedy mementoes of 1963 Irish visit fetch $18,500 in...
By: IRISHCENTRAL STAFF WRITERS White House memorabilia, including photos of John F Kennedy’s four day trip to Ireland in 1963, have fetched $18,500 at auction.READ MORE
View ArticleIrish Cultural Center at Elms College hires executive director (IrishCentral)
The Board of Directors of the Irish Cultural Center at Elms College in Chicopee has voted unanimously to hire Ellen Dziuraof Chicopee as executive directorIn the position, Dziura will oversee daily...
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