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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. ...

April 29, 2013 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

DCU graduate and Web Summit film producer Allan Dixon has made the shortlist for the “best jobs in the world” Three Irish shortlisted for best job in the world Australian adventurer for $100,000 - VIDEO

Three Irish people have become shortlisted applicants in a global competition for the best job in the world. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 0

Police coax a snake into a cardboard box on Mary Street in Dublin Erin Cobra! Police catch snake loose on Mary Street in the heart of Dublin City

Dubliners were left shocked as a snake made its way up Mary Street in the capital – years after St Patrick banished his likes from Irish shores. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 12

Mysterious video sparks debate over glowing orbs in the sky (pictured) UFO sighting in Cork - mysterious video sparks debate over glowing orbs in the sky - VIDEO

A three-minute video, captured on a cellphone in Cork, has started a debate on UFOs. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 9

One of New York's best known red heads mayor hopefully Christine Quinn. NYPD have been warned that discrimination against red heads within their ranks will not be tolerated. New York police crackdown on anti-redhead mocking - Christine Quinn backs anti-bullying

New York Police Department (NYPD) sergeants and lieutenants have been spreading the message to cops “Don’t discriminate against carrot-top cops!” ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 17

"Suspended Coffee" - random acts of kindness, crowd funding and paying it forward - a small and cheap way of making a difference in the lives of other people. "Suspended Coffee" is spreading across Ireland - but what is it?

Just like random acts of kindness, crowd funding and paying it forward, "suspended coffee" is a small and cheap way of making a difference in the lives of other people. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 0

Cork-born Breda O’Brien says Osama Bin Laden was the perfect student and a gentleman. Irishwoman taught the world’s most notorious terrorist English. She taught Bin Laden English and remembers him as a perfect student

Osama Bin Laden was the perfect student and a gentleman – says the Irishwoman who taught the world’s most notorious terrorist English. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 17

Irish surfer Eoin McCarthy Deering goes surfing on ice in Iceland - VIDEO

 Eoin McCarthy Deering One of GoPro’s newest videos features Eoin McCarthy Deering enjoying a unique surf in Iceland. GoProCamera sent the Irish ...

by IrishCentral Columnists 0

The six-year-old millionaire, and former "Toddlers and Tiaras" star Isabella Barrett Shoes, dresses and lobster dinners - the life of “Toddlers and Tiaras” millionaire Isabella Barrett - VIDEOS

Isabella Barrett has become a millionaire through beauty pageants and reality tv show “Toddlers and Tiaras.” The six year old beauty queen has already established her own jewelry line. ...

by MICHELLE K SMITH 1

Corrigan Brothers may update ‘Rory McIlroy’ tune if Irishman is victorious at Masters - VIDEO

The Corrigan Brothers Ireland’s The Corrigan Brothers - whose song ‘No One is as Irish as Barack OBama’ was a hit - are cheering on Co Down ...

by IrishCentral Columnists 0

The "little blue pill" Viagra - Irish sex shop owners get done for selling copy cat illegal Dublin sex shop owners face Medicines Board in court of illegal selling of Viagra-like drug

Operators of a Dublin sex shop accused of selling a Viagra-like drug without authorization will reportedly face trial in Dublin in May. ...

April 11, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 2

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