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American born midwife, abortionist and convicted murderer Mamie Cadden avoided the death penalty in 1950’s Dublin. How U.S. born Mamie Cadden avoided the death penalty - a backstreet abortionist in Dublin City

Midwife, abortionist and convicted murderer Mamie Cadden avoided the death penalty in 1950’s Dublin. ...

by MICHELLE K SMITH 2

Charles Francis Gaskins and Sandra Sheaves charged with the murder of Neil Hayes White supremacist pleads guilty to murder of cellmate sex offender buddy in gang ritual

A white supremacist in north California has been convicted of killing a child molester, his former prison cellmate and roommate. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 1

A near-naked Carnegie Mellon University student dressed a Pope from the waist up, during fourth annual "Greatest Slow on Earth," an anti-gravity race on campus Thursday Catholic Church outraged by female student’s “Naked Pope” costume at CMU - VIDEO

The president of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has apologized to the Catholic Diocese in Pittsburgh who were gravely offended by a female student who dressed up as a “Naked Pope”, while passing out condoms at the annual art sch ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 23

New Irish programme has proven to increase children's IQ by 23 points New online Irish programme claims to raise a person’s IQ to “superior intellectual functioning”

A new Irish company claims that it has developed an online training programme which can raise a person’s IQ in a significant way, providing them with cognitive skills which increase intelligence levels. ...

by AMANDA DRISCOLL 4

Irish emigrants surprise return home from Australia caught on video goes viral - VIDEO

Clare CullenIrish emigrant Clare Cullen returned home from Australia for good last month to surprise her friends and family. The redhead recorded the reaction of her family and friends on camera when she arrived home from ... ...

by IrishCentral Columnists 0

Southern cuisine - the National Cornbread Festival through Irish eyes - VIDEO

Irish journalist James Mahon Galway native James Mahon attended the recent National Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburg, Tennessee and admits he did not kn ...

by IrishCentral Columnists 0

'Republic of Telly’s' 'You know you’re Irish' factually correct - goes viral - VIDEO

"Republic of Telly" knock the nail on the head with "You know you're Irish when" video  The RTE show "Republic of ...

by IrishCentral Columnists 1

The plane was 13 miles away from Glasgow Airport (pictured) when it came within seconds of colliding with the unidentified object Pilot confirms Irish experts reports - says he came dangerously close to crashing into UFO

UFO and Paranormal Research Ireland have had their claims about Irish UFO hotspots backed by an incident involving a pilot coming within 300 feet of and nearly hitting an unidentified flying object. ...

by MATT KEOUGH 3

 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn has unveiled a new ad campaign which describes Jesus as the “original hipster” Brooklyn diocese launches 'hipster' Jesus ad campaign - claims Christ was 'The original hipster'

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn has unveiled a new ad campaign which describes Jesus as the “original hipster” in a bid to attract new parishioners. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 6

Twin girls break the Guinness Book of Records, born 87 days apart - introducing Amy and Kate Jones-Elliot Waterford twins set for Guinness Book of Records – after they were born 87 days apart

Irish twins Amy and Katie Jones-Elliott are set for the Guinness Book of Records – after they were born 87 days apart to their proud and relieved Waterford parents. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 0

UFOs sighted over Kildare and Wicklow - experts say the skies over Ireland aren't safe Irish pilots at risk from aliens, claims UFO expert

Ireland is a "hotspot" for alien activity and many Irish pilots have risked death to avoid colliding into extraterrestrial spacecraft, according to UFO experts. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 14

Ireland's cloudy weather could be behind the prevalence of fiery red hair and pale skin Irish redheads owe their unique coloring to a lack of sunlight says new research

Irish redheads can thank a lack of sunlight for the look that has made them so distinctive according to new DNA research. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 8

Dingle’s dolphin Fungie Fungi is a Brit claims expert as Dingle celebrates 30 years with famous dolphin

Kerry’s biggest tourist attraction is a Brit – a marine expert claims Fungi escaped from a British dolphinarium in the 1980s. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 13

13 dolphins died off the coast of Mayo having become trapped in trawler's nets Report shows 13 dolphins died entangled in fishing gear off County Mayo

A postmortem investigation has revealed that 13 dolphins died by being caught up in fishing trawler nets of the west coast of Ireland. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 3

Fox anchor wins cool customer award by continuing to report while two women try to kiss them - VIDEO

Mike Tobin keeps his cool Mike Tobin of Fox News brought focus to a new level after stopping two attention seekers dead in their tracks while simultaneously ...

by IrishCentral Columnists 1

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