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Picture perfect with St Patrick's Day in South Dublin with the Gathering photo competition (IrishCentral)

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:47:00 PST

Win a luxury stay in a South Dublin hotel with The Gathering DublinLaunching today the 4th of March 2013, The Gathering Dublin in conjunction with Tallaght Photographic Society is proud to announce an exciting international photography competition which anyone can enter from anywhere in the worldThe theme is St Patricks Day The Gathering Dublin are offering this fantastic prize of 2 Nights Bed & Breakfast in a Superior Room for Two People at Citywest Hotel, Conference, Leisure & Golf Resort!Get your cameras out, your green hats on and start sending in your entries, the competition closes on the 19th of April 2013 with the winner to be announced in JuneFull terms and conditions are available here READ MORE

New York Times paints a picture of a mythical 'green' Ireland (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:45:59 PST

Electric car charging point - they're not hard to find in Ireland,but you're more likely to see a unicorn than to see someoneusing one of thesePerhaps over Christmas you came across a NY Times article about Ireland and carbon tax The article essentially claimed that the Irish people had swallowed Al Gore's Kool Aid en masse and have experienced an environmental and economic miracle thanks to our new found environmentalismIf you did happen to see that article you were hopefully asking yourself one key question: is any of this true? The answer, in a word, is 'no READ MORE

Pictures of Irish child laborers in 1900s forced change in child labor laws in the US - PHOTOS (IrishCentral)

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:21:09 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

Photos of Irish child laborers in 1900s served as a document for social change in the US – slideshow

Gun toll; America 9,369 dead, Great Britain 14 -- get the picture? Obama should attend all the funerals in Newtown after massacre (IrishCentral)

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 04:31:42 PST

A vigil was held in front of the White House on Friday night for the victims of the Connecticut shootingHere are the statistics; Murders with a firearm in one year: Great Britain, 14; Australia 59; Canada, 144: USA, 9,369Are we crazy or has the rest of the world got lucky?The fault lies in ourselves it seems Gun violence is out of control READ MORE

A picture of Michael Collins just hours before his death is discovered (IrishCentral)

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:11:14 PST

By: JAMES O'SHEA

A remarkable photo of Michael Collins taken just hours before his death has been uncovered in an attic.

Community spirit of Irish Day of Action in Rockaways captured in pictures (IrishCentral)

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 04:27:27 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

PHOTOS – Irish Day of Action slideshow

Is this perhaps the most perfect picture of Ireland ever taken? (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:15:29 PDT

By: JAMES O'SHEA

PHOTOS - Spectacular photography of Ireland by Damien Stenson - slideshow

One Direction's Harry Styles ordered pictures of Rihanna and Kate Moss for his new home (IrishCentral)

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 05:17:56 PDT

Harry Styles is a big Rihanna fanThe One Direction hunk - who recently splashed out £3 million on his new north London property - has splurged £100,000 on works by urban artists Banksy and Bambi depicting the famous beautiesArt trader Lenny Villa told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: "We've had a call from a dealer who says Harry is looking for investment art, but modern and funky"We're sending him Bambi's painting of Rihanna and a Banksy print of Kate Moss Harry knows Robbie Williams and Brad Pitt both own a Bambi READ MORE

Sinead O'Connor reveals what inspired her to rip up picture of pope -- VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 05:07:49 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Sinead O'Connor has revealed that English TV program 'Top of the Pops' inspired her to rip up a picture of the pope on Saturday Night Live in 1992. It was a hugely controversial act.

Kate Middleton naked pictures photographer was Irish says colleague (IrishCentral)

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 04:32:51 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

A colleague has revealed that an Irish photographer living in the South of France was commissioned by the French glossy magazine to take the topless shots of Duchess Catherine.

Kate Middleton and Prince William refuse to let topless pictures ruin their tour of the Far East (IrishCentral)

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 05:47:22 PDT

Kate Middleton and Prince WilliamThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are refusing to let the furore over the topless pictures of Duchess Catherine ruin their tour of the Far EastThe royal couple are currently on an official visit to Asia as part of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebrations and while they are very upset the intimate pictures were published in a French magazine, they won't let it stop them from enjoying the tripWilliam's spokesperson told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "They've been very clear that they will not allow this to intrude on their enjoyment of the tour or, more importantly their work on behalf of the queen"The couple always felt very strongly about privacy and harassment READ MORE

British porn baron to close Irish paper over Kate Middleton pictures? -- “Goose-stepping” Richard Desmond is “very angry” at boob pictures (IrishCentral)

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:32:19 PDT

Richard Desmond threatens to shut down Irish Daily News of Kate Middleton mistakeThe hypocrisy of the British media mogul trying to close down the Irish Daily Star for showing the braless pictures of Kate Middleton is incredible Over 100 jobs are at stakeRichard Desmond is shocked, shocked I tell you, that the Irish newspaper he co-owns with the Independent Media Group is showing half naked pictures of the royal figureOn Saturday night Desmond said he was “very angry at the decision to publish these photographs and [was] taking immediate steps to close down the joint venture READ MORE

Jenny McCarthy accidentally sent her son's dentist a naked picture of herself (IrishCentral)

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 06:30:24 PDT

Jenny McCarthyThe 39-year-old mother of Evan, 10, revealed that she had shared a naked image with the pediatric dental expert when she was feeling panickedDuring an appearance on Tuesday, the Love in the Wild host, 39, regaled the audience with an embarrassing story about accidentally sending racy pictures to the wrong person via text messageShe said on 'The Wendy Williams Show': "It's horrific to remember [My son] woke up and was like, 'There's this weird thing on my gum READ MORE

Niall Horan's pre-One Direction Bebo pictures surface! (IrishCentral)

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:30:18 PDT

Babyface Niall Horan surfaces on BeboDo you think One Direction member Niall Horan is cute now? Check out these pictures of him before he discovered worldwide fame with One Direction that have surfaced from his old Bebo accountA tad embarassed by the baby-faced pictures, Horan (@NiallOfficial) tweeted: "Hahaha my old bebo page, dont even know the password for that anymore! My cousin claire came up with the stupid name #embarassinthat”He later changed his tune a bit to say "bebo page is hilarious! some great memories in the pictures though ey?"Some of the pictures feature a young Niall posing with friends, while some show accurately that he's been passionate about music for a long timeCheck out the pictures here, courtesy of EntertainmentWise READ MORE

Lindsay Lohan will debut her nude Playboy pictures on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ (IrishCentral)

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:00:19 PST

Linsday Lohan in her 'Playboy' shootThe troubled actress – who appears naked in a Marilyn Monroe-inspired spread in the men’s magazine’s January and February issue – has chosen the US chat show host above all other media outlets to get the first sneak peek of the shootA representative for Playboy magazine – which reportedly paid the 25-year-old star $1 million for the pictures – said: “Lindsay has agreed to do one media interview during the on-sale period of her issue, and has chosen Ellen Lindsay will not be doing any additional interviews to promote her pictorial"------------------Read more: More celebrity gossip on IrishCentralIrish frozen out of a new green card bill in Congress Sinead O’Connor to marry husband No READ MORE

Lindsay Lohan has been asked to re-shoot her 'Playboy' pictures (IrishCentral)

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:45:18 PDT

Lindsay Lohan has been asked to re-shoot her Playboy pictures The 25-year-old actress has been paid around $1 million to pose naked in the world-famous men's magazine but she is going to have to strip off for the cameras again after bosses decided they weren't satisfied with the first set of shotsA source told RadarOnlinecom: "Lindsay was told the Playboy executives wanted to go in another direction with her shoot so they asked her to come back for a second time READ MORE

Rory McIlroy dumps Chubby Chandler as agent -- girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki seen as behind move (IrishCentral)

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:30:13 PDT

In a sensational move Rory McIlroy has dropped his long time agent Chubby Chandler, (pictured together), and joined with fellow golf major winner Graeme McDowell, in a new Dublin-based agencyChandler who handles many of the world's top golfers finds himself on the outs because apparently young Rory felt he was not getting enough personal attentionThe influence of Rory's new girlfriend, tennis star Caroline Wozniacki, is plain to be seen according to Rory watchers in the new moveChandler was told after Rory finished a golf tournament in Bermuda this week then flew to Indonesia with Wozniacki for a vacation READ MORE

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly should run for president - '60 Minutes' profile paints a picture of leadership Americans yearn for (IrishCentral)

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 05:40:08 PDT

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly for president?After watching the '60 Minutes' profile which captured the incredible career and life of Kelly last night the thought did come to mindAmerica is crying out for a real leader and Kelly certainly has that abilityCould he do any worse than Obama or Romney or Perry?HardlyThe Irish American cop with Roscommon roots came across as a Clint Eastwood character with brains and wit and as a genuine modest hero READ MORE

Ireland pull off miracle draw against Russia 0-0 in European Championship (IrishCentral)

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:25:13 PDT

Led by an incredible display by Richard Dunne and a marvelous exhibit of goalkeeping by Shay Given, (pictured) Ireland somehow managed a 0-0 draw against Russia in Moscow on TuesdayRussia had several open goal chances but missed them all while Ireland had only one good shot on goal the entire 90 minutesHowever, Richard Dunne in particular and Shay Given played powerfully to keep Ireland in the hunt for a place in the European Nations finals next summerThe draw leaves Ireland two points behind Russia with two games to play Slovakia is the other team in the group challenging Ireland and with one team to qualify automatically and one to reach a playoff for a final place Ireland still stands a chance READ MORE

Black and Tans were not so bad says new book ---savagery in Irish War of Independence on all sides (IrishCentral)

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:40:11 PDT

The Black and Tans were not so bad after all it seems according to a new book That will come as disturbing news to millions of Irish Americans including, by his own account, Vice President Joe Biden, who were raised on stories of Black and Tans atrocities in Ireland during the War of Independence (The above picture is a still from the movie "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" on this very topic) The Black and Tans were generally thought of as the scum of the British system, psychopaths released from jails and turned into an evil militia and sent to Ireland Not so says a new book by historian David Leeson entitled "The Black and Tans; British Police and Auxiliaries in the Irish War of Independence 1920-21 READ MORE