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Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness will meet Queen Elizabeth next week

Sinn Fein leader Martin McGuinness will officially meet Queen Elizabeth at a special Co-Operation Ireland event in Northern Ireland on Wednesday of next week Irishcentral has learned.

By NIALL O'DOWD

Published Friday, June 22, 2012, 7:24 AM

U2 star’s housekeeper stole $600,000 to buy racehorses court hears

U2 bass player Adam Clayton was astounded when cops told him his housekeeper had spent $600,000 of his money on horses.

By PATRICK COUNIHAN

Published Friday, June 22, 2012, 7:36 AM

Michael Flatley, Lord of the Dance and now Lord of the Manor -- Dance king plays host to 200 from American Ireland Fund in Cork

Published Friday, June 22, 2012, 7:15 AM

Irish Government resists ‘fire sale’ of Aer Lingus after Ryanair bid

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has warned that the government will not be “shoved into a fire sale” of its 25 percent share of Aer Lingus, after Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary made a bid to buy Ireland’s national airline.

By ANTOINETTE KELLY

Published Friday, June 22, 2012, 8:07 AM

Irish Famine international tribunal to take place at Fordham Law School – VIDEO

The Great Famine Tribunal Committee will host an international tribunal in New York this October to examine from a legal perspective the response of the authorities to an Gorta Mór.

By HILDA HIGGINS

Published Friday, June 22, 2012, 7:26 AM

Irish teacher honored for her work as founder of The Keltic Dreams in NYC

An Irish native who teaches music in the Bronx has been honored for her work with disadvantaged students.

By JANE WALSH

Published Friday, June 22, 2012, 8:19 AM

Many Irish angered by Youth Defence’s anti-abortion ad campaign in Dublin

A new ad campaign by the Youth Defence organization, an anti-abortion group in Ireland, urging mothers not to opt for abortion has stirred up controversy not only within Dublin city, but around the country.

By KERRY O’SHEA

Published Friday, June 22, 2012, 8:36 AM

As New York hits record high temperatures, Ireland is awash with rain

As a summer heatwave sets in full swing in the United States, the forecast for Ireland is rain, rain and more rain for the upcoming days.

By KERRY O’SHEA

Published Friday, June 22, 2012, 8:31 AM

Gearing up for the Catskills blast - hive of activity at Irish Arts Week

Published Friday, June 22, 2012, 9:00 AM

Irish language may be preserved by Google’s Endangered Language project - VIDEO

On Thursday, Google launched its new Endangered Languages Project which aims to preserve and revive some 3,000 languages that are dying out around the world. Included in the project is Irish Gaelic, which according to Google, has less than 20,000 speakers worldwide.

By KERRY O’SHEA

Published Friday, June 22, 2012, 8:26 AM

Christine Quinn and Mayor Bloomberg lend support to anti-DOMA federal case

New York City’s Mayor, Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn plan to file a joint legal bring supporting a local widow’s challenge of The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional.

By CATHY HAYES

Published Friday, June 22, 2012, 8:01 AM

Mark O’Mara releases George Zimmerman evidence including videos on defense website – VIDEO

Video released on George Zimmerman’s defense team website shows the accused, on video, recounting the moment he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

By CATHY HAYES

Published Friday, June 22, 2012, 8:00 AM

Teneo’s Declan Kelly delivers Bill Clinton, keeps expanding

In the foyer of Teneo Holdings impressive headquarters on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan there is an old Coca-Cola machine that looks like something out of a time capsule.

By KATE HICKEY

Published Friday, June 22, 2012, 7:59 AM

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