Today's Irish news roundup

Check out what news stories are getting IrishCentral readers' attention today

JANE WALSH,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Monday, October 22, 2012, 1:27 PM

Updated Monday, October 22, 2012, 1:27 PM

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Top Election 2012 stories:

Anti-Mitt Romney bias in Ireland slammed by leading Irish commentator

A leading Irish commentator Marc Coleman, economics editor for Newstalk and a columnist for the Irish Independent, has claimed that there is a major anti-Romney bias in the Irish media...READ MORE

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Top Irish news story:

Suspected pedophile Jimmy Savile boasted of IRA connections for protection

Jimmy Savile, former BBC personality who died last year, and now an accused pedophile, reportedly boasted IRA connections as a form of protection for himself...READ MORE

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Top Irish roots story:

The weird and wonderful place names around Ireland

To be sure, in terms of bizarre place names, Ireland can’t match its British neighbor across the water: It’s hard to compete with, say, Butt Hole Road, Crapstone, Ugley, East Breast, and Penistone...READ MORE

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Top celebrity gossip story:

Harry Styles cheated on Taylor Swift with model Emma Ostilly

One Direction star Harry Styles reportedly cheated on singer Taylor Swift during a fleeting romance earlier this year by kissing American model Emma Ostilly...READ MORE

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Two-year-old and her 12 week old sister die in Galway road tragedy

A Galway town is in mourning after a two-year-old girl and her baby sister were mown down by a runaway car while out walking with their father...READ MORE