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James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke arrested and taken to federal court.

FBI James 'Whitey' Bulger's old mugshots

FBI starts digging for human remains at home of late Irish American mobster James Burke

New York gangster known as 'The Irishman' inspired Robert De Niro in 'Goodfellas' movie

Former Whitey Bulger associate tells jurors his FBI dealings 'broke my heart'

Bulger still denies being an informant but his former associates don't buy it

Young Irish immigrant dies tragically in hit-and-run in the Bronx

Down man remembered as a superb Irish dancer who brought joy and happiness to his family

Irish J-1 students finding it tough to get jobs in Chicago this summer

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June 14, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 0

‘Whitey’ Bulger stands to make a killing from his chilling biography tales

Defense claims James ‘Whitey’ Bulger was 'never an informant' because of his Irish heritage

Alleged Boston mob kingpin James Whitey Bulger's lawyer JW Carney has offered a novel defense of his client this week. ...

June 14, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 8

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Trial of Boston mob boss Whitey Bulger - who evaded capture for 16 years - begins in Boston

James Whitey Bulger, the alleged crime boss, is finally facing trial in Boston charged with 19 murders. Bulger was captured in Santa Monica, California in 2011, ending his 16 years on the run. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 2

Previous protest at Shannon airport against United States rendition flights

Independent TDs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace join protesters at Shannon airport over U.S. rendition flights

Two Irish Independent government ministers joined protesters at Shannon Airport yesterday for a monthly rally opposing the continuing use of the mid-west aerodrome by the US military. ...

June 11, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 15

Community gathers to remember young boy killed in Boston Marathon bombing, at St. Ann Church in Neponset, Massachusetts.

Irish Dorchester community remembers Martin Richard murdered in Boston Marathon bombing

A Mass celebrated on what would have been Boston bombing victim Richard Martin’s 9th birthday was standing room only at St. Ann Church in Neponset, Massachusetts. ...

by MICHELLE K. SMITH 2

Donald Trump and Bill O’Reilly at the Baltimore Orioles v New York Yankees June 30 2012

Donald Trump agrees with Bill O’Reilly views that 'Blacks, Hispanics commit most violent crime'

Donald Trump is the man who persisted in his pursuit of President Obama's birth certificate, for years after it was actually produced. ...

June 07, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 42

Bishop Robert J. McManus has been arrested after a hit and run incident while under the incident

DUI and hit-and-run charges dropped for MA Bishop despite failing three sobriety tests

Charges against Bishop Robert McManus of the Worcester Diocese in Rhode Island have been dropped after McManus entered a guilty plea. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 7

Alexandra Clarke has gone public about her assault and rape in the hope of raising awareness and helping the police catch her attacker.

Irish American woman in Chicago goes public after being raped, beaten and robbed in broad daylight - VIDEO

Twenty-two-year-old Alexandra Clarke has spoken out about her sexual assault in the hope that the men who attacked her in the middle of the day in Chicago will be captured and to raise awareness of violent crime. ...

June 05, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 9

The body of Cullen Finnerty, former football player, was found close to where his fishing vacation ended. Investigators are still trying to determine a cause of death.

College footballer found dead in Michigan woods days after telling family he was nervous – VIDEO

Mystery surrounds the death of Cullen Finnerty, the former Grand Valley State University football star, who was found dead after a two day search. ...

June 03, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 0

Family of murdered IRA gunrunner expect justice in Whitey Bulger case to begin this week - John McIntyre brutally slain after FBI tipped off Bulger he was linking him to Valhalla gunrunning - VIDEO

Whitey BulgerWhitey Bulger goes on trial this week in Boston and it will be justice at last for the family of IRA gunrunner John McIntyre.They believe that the former ... ...

by Niall O'Dowd 2

George Zimmerman turns to his lawyer Mark O'Mara in court

Al Sharpton confronts George Zimmerman’s lawyer Mark O’Mara over defense - VIDEO

George Zimmerman's lawyer Mark O'Mara came in for a grilling from Al Sharpton on MSNBC in lengthy interview on last night. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 13

NYPD cop Kevin Brenna who survived a point-blank shot to the head, in January 2012, made two arrests at the scene of the crime

NYPD cop shot in the head last year makes arrest at the scene of his own near death shooting

The New York Police Department (NYPD) detective who survived a point-blank range shot in the head last year made an arrest at the same housing project where the shooting happened, having stumbled across wanted criminals. ...

May 30, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 2

Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern signing the Good Friday Agreement, 15 years ago.

Congressmen calls for full implementation of Good Friday Agreement

A special congressional resolution calling for enactment of the full Good Friday agreement was put forward by Congressman Joe Crowley, Rep. Richard Neal and Rep. Peter King on the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of the Agree ...

by JAMES O'SHEA 7

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

Robert F Kennedy Jr has said he doesn't believe that a lone gunman was the only one responsible for the 1963 assassination of his uncle, President John F Kennedy.

Detective reveals how he tried to save John F Kennedy’s assassin Lee Harvey Oswald

Fifty years after President Kennedy’s shocking assassination, Detective Jim Leavelle has been honored by Dallas Police Chief David Brown by receiving the police commendation award for his years of service on Dallas' police force. ...

May 16, 2013 by AMANDA DRISCOLL 6

Bishop Robert J. McManus of Worcester, Mass., in November. (CNS/Paul Haring)

MA Bishop Robert McManus’ DUI charges dismissed, licence revoked - VIDEO

Bishop Robert McManus from Massachusetts, the leader of the Worcester Roman Catholic diocese, in Rhode Island, has had his driving license revoked for six months and his drunk driving charge dismissed. ...