Locals in the Co. Roscommon village of Kiltoom were horrified this week when thieves ransacked the home of an elderly woman who died tragically in a car accident just hours earlier.

 Irish Derivation- Spelling variations include O’Riordan, O’Rearden, and Rearden. 

Ireland has come out on top as the best place to invest in, in Western Europe, according to the annual Global Best-to-Invest Rankings, compiled by international magazine Site Selection.

Ryan Reynolds has admitted he almost turned down his latest role in the film Buried. In the new flick Ryan plays a U.S. contract driver in Iraq who has been kidnapped and buried alive, his character has 90 minutes of oxygen left as he struggles to survive.

"It's very windy in the trees so I'm happy to go to school today because I don't like the wind," said Niamh Kelly, 4, as she tucked her hand behind her back to make sure her bag pack was secure.

Clinton’s visit will follow a trip to Dublin, and his focus will be on the current work being overseen by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Sister Mary Campbell, 75, was traveling with Co. Longford native Monsignor John Sheridan and U.S. Ambassador to Malta Doug Kmiec when the crash occurred.

President Barack Obama has accepted the resignation of the US Army’s Afghanistan Commander after comments the decorated General made to Rolling Stone magazine criticizing the President.

Irish-American actrees Mischa Barton is hoping to put her personal problems behind her as she gets in shape to make her T.V. comback this fall.

Frank McCourt is back on the best-seller list thanks to the huge publicity surrounding his tragic death from cancer.

There was a major attack on Irish America in the Irish Times last Saturday, purporting to be an insider view on how Irish America has been misleading the Irish government.

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A sense of normalcy seems to have re-appeared in the troubled life of Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who was arrested at Charles DeGaulle Airport in Paris last month after a drunken tirade at an airport bar saw him slug a waiter and allegedly threaten other staffers with death.

Thanks to a large drop in foreign tourists traveling into the country, Ireland is steeling itself to face one of the worst tourism summers since records began.

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Caleb Folan told setanta.com that he is enjoying playing for Republic of Ireland as they continue to impress in Group 8.

Leinster coach Michael Cheika has named the strongest possible squad for the Heineken Cup final against Leicester Tigers.