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US President Barack Obama delivers a keynote address at Waterfront Hall in Belfast, ahead of the G8 Summit.

President Obama speaking at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast on Monday morning (Credit: Reuters)

President Obama urges all of Northern Ireland to back the peace process - VIDEO

Pledges total U.S. support; 'We will always be the wind at your backs'

President Obama’s visit to North comes at a critical time for peace process - Hopes that he can help stop slow slide into the dark side

Irish roots for many in fascist England Defense Team organization

Irish 'not a problem' as long as they have 'integrated' spokesman says

New Hampshire Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte has announced that she will vote in favor of the Gang of Eight's immigration legislation in Congress

Immigration reform bill gets huge boost as Republican Senator Ayotte says she will vote in favour

The bid to reform America’s dated immigration laws has received a major boost with New Hampshire Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte set to back the bill proposing sweeping changes. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 6

Sinn Fein MP Pat Doherty visits Irish man accused of IRA Hyde Park bombing in prison

West Tyrone MP Pat Doherty has visited Donegal Republican John Downey in Belmarsh Prison. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 18

All changed in Boston as first open mayoral race in 30 years takes place - Irish and Italian candidates under pressure from new ethnic groups

Boston’s long-time Mayor, Tom Menino Boston: The decision of Boston’s long-time Mayor, Tom Menino, not to seek re-election to a sixth term in ...

by Larry Donnelly 6

Scot Irish Republican President of the United States Ronald Reagan

Bob Dole says Ronald Reagan “wouldn't stand a chance in the modern-day Republican Party”

Former Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole has a stark warning for today's GOP. Ronald Reagan, the most beloved conservative president of modern times, would not have made the cut in the modern Republican party because his ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 14

Donald Trump, the gift that keeps on giving to Democrats - Latest delusion about running for president continues the madness

Donald Trump considering presidential race again is great news for the DemocratsThe news that Donald Trump has spent $1 million on researching whether he should run for president is wonderful news – for Democrats.The research will ...

by Patrick Roberts 2

Obama administration getting caught in its own tangled web of deceit - has the White House been lying through its teeth

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by Ed Farnan 3

After 15 years, what are the challenges ahead for the Good Friday Agreement

It's the 15th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, and a top-level public symposium has been announced for May 23 in New York City to reflect on the successes and challenges that lie ahead to secure lastin ...

by CAHIR O'DOHERTY 5

Chilling testimony before congressional hearing on Pat Finucane death - New hearings told how informer was murdered before he could give evidence

Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane who was shot dead by Loyalists.Niall O'Dowd in Washington ... ...

by Niall O'Dowd 58

Vice President Joe Biden slams Republicans in Congress for ignoring scientific facts over global warming and failing to act on the United States emissions rates

Vice President Joe Biden slams Republicans in Congress for not believing in global warming

Climate change is as important an issue for the nation as reforming gun laws, so why doesn't the Obama administration push for equal reform in this area? ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 26

Irish government concerned PSNI taking Boston College IRA tapes will destabilize peace process

While the PSNI has begun making plans to subpoena the Boston College ‘Belfast Project’ interview tapes, some are fearful that the exposure of the tapes could bring down Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and, in turn, the peace process ...

by KERRY O’SHEA 44

The Duke of Kent laying a wreath at the Sigerson Memorial. (Photo Chris Bellew/Fennells)

Duke of Kent lays wreath at 1916 Easter Rising plot during Irish visit

Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent laid a wreath at the Sigerson Memorial at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin on Wednesday. ...

by MICHELLE K. SMITH 22

City Council representative Dan Halloran

Irish American councilman nabbed for NYC majoral bribery scam in more hot water over affair with intern

Dan Halloran, the Irish American city councilman currently under indictment in an alleged plot to rig the mayoral race, may lose his seat thanks to an unrelated indiscretion. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 2

Sarah Palin slams President Obama and the media who attended the White House Correspondent's Dinner

Sarah Palin slams Obama and attendees of White House correspondents dinner on Twitter

Sarah Palin is finished with courting the media, who are continually sniping that her political career is likewise finished. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 27

Group of butchers outside No.16 Moore Street - Pat Plunkett appears to the far right of the photo.

The fascinating tale of ordinary life at 16 Moore Street during the 1916 Rising

The aftermath of Easter Week 1916 – In a silence broken by sniper fire, Annie O’Flanagan stood in an upstairs room of No. 16 Moore Street. ...

by BARRY KENNERK 3

Margaret Thatcher's family hail from the Sheen Valley in County Kerry, should keep bringing it up?

Biographer insists Margaret Thatcher hated terrorists not Irish ‘liars’

In the wake of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s death, Britain's former Northern Ireland secretary Peter Mandelson said the only thing Thatcher ever told him was that the Irish were “all liars” and not to be trusted. ...

by KERRY O’SHEA 21

The image, taken in August 1922, shows the Irish revolutionary leader in the back of a car, he was shot at at the village of Béal na Bláth, Cork

Michael Collins' final minutes before his murder recalled by author

Journalist and author Colm Connolly sheds some light on the photograph of Michael Collins believed to have been taken just hours before his death. ...

by COLM CONNOLLY 19

Irish Army Rolls-Royce Armoured Car Co. Cork 1941 During Summer training exercises.

Irish government to issue pardon to WW2 soldiers who fought against Nazi Germany

New legislation would grant amnesty to former Irish troops who deserted and fought with the Allies during World War II. Upon their return home, these troops were called deserters and blacklisted. ...