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Second Scranton Celtic Festival to build on fun and success with great acts and activities (IrishCentral)

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:05:20 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

The second annual Scranton Celtic Festival is set to kick off on the weekend of Saturday May 18, at Montage Mountain. The Celtic Festival Committee is looking to build on last year’s success and bring another weekend filled with Irish fun to NEPA.

In memoriam - Irish acting legend Milo O’Shea passes away after battle with Alzheimers (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:39:43 PDT

By: TURLOUGH MCCONNELL

Milo O’Shea, hailed as one of Ireland’s most successful actors, died peacefully at the age of 86 after battling complications from Alzheimers for a number of years. Twice nominated for Best Actor Tony Awards, he appeared in more than 90 productions on stage, film and television, working with major talents on both sides of the Atlantic including Sidney Lumet, Franco Zeffirelli, Bing Crosby, Paul Newman and Jane Fonda.

Lindsay Lohan's latest acting role involves community service (IrishCentral)

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 04:47:41 PDT

Lindsay Lohan will play herself in upcoming filmThe 26-year-old actress - who was sentenced to 90 days in rehab, 30 days of community service and 18 months of psychotherapy last week after pleading "no contest" to charges for lying to police about a car crash last June - will poke fun at her legal troubles while she playing herself in an upcoming guest starring role on 'Anger Management', filming for which will wrap up in Los Angeles on Tuesday as her onscreen character goes to jail to perform community serviceThe troubled starlet - who is set to fly to Brazil on Wednesday to promote a clothing line before being admitted to a treatment facility in the US - has been a dream on set, according to gossip website TMZcom, as she has been extremely nice to everyone and nailed all of her linesAn insider said: "Lindsay knew her lines cold and her timing was perfect READ MORE

Bill Clinton calls for Defense of Marriage act he signed to be overthrown - discriminatory and unconstitutional (IrishCentral)

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 06:09:26 PST

By: IRISHCENTRAL STAFF WRITERS

Bill Clinton, the man who signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) into law, has joined the growing chorus of prominent Americans urging the Supreme Court to overturn it, 17 years after it became law.

‘Vikings’ star Gabriel Byrne says he almost quit acting to teach - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:48:23 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Irish celebrity Gabriel Byrne revealed recently that he nearly quit acting in order to pursue a career in teaching.

In Focus: Fiona O’Loughlin - County Clare girl in New York pursuing her acting career (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:23:25 PST

By: MOLLY MULDOON

Background: A Sunnyside, Queens resident, Fiona O’Loughlin is originally from Ennis, Co. Clare. She moved to the U.S. to pursue an acting career.

Joe Biden acts on gun control in Connecticut ‘There’s a moral price for inaction’ (IrishCentral)

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:46:38 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Vice President Joe Biden has called tougher gun control laws on Thursday at a conference on gun violence just miles from Newtown, Connecticut, the town still reeling from the horrific shooting massacre at an elementary school there in December.

Gabrielle Giffords urges Senate to act on guns: ‘Too many children are dying’ - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:05:00 PST

By: KERRY O’SHEA

Former Congresswoman and victim of gun violence Gabrielle Giffords delivered short but stirring opening remarks on Wednesday in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

I’m CALM now - Congress' act makes practical, positive difference to people's everyday lives (IrishCentral)

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:31:22 PST

Finally an act that have an impact on my life - no more loud TV adsI’m CALM nowI’m always weary of new laws Most have had either no impact on my life or a negative one But last month, an act of Congress went into effect that has really made a practical, positive difference in my every day existenceIt’s known as the CALM act READ MORE

RFK children don’t believe Oswald acted alone in killing President Kennedy (IrishCentral)

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 04:47:29 PST

By: DARA KELLY

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.

Jimmy Kimmel and David Letterman drop comedy acts to voice disgust at Newtown massacre - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:38:14 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

On Monday, talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and David Letterman spoke about the Newtown Massacre and offered their sympathy in lieu of their usual comedic monologue.

Colin Farrell wanted to be a footballer before turning to acting -- Movie star’s father and uncle played with the Shamrock Rovers (IrishCentral)

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:16:34 PST

Dublin actor Colin FarrellActor and Dubliner Colin Farrell recently recalled how he used to want to be a soccer player when he grew upRTE reports on Farrell’s initial dreams of breaking into soccer, but soon realizing he wasn’t quite cut out for the sport Both Farrell’s father and uncle played soccer professionally with the Shamrock RoversSaid Farrell, “I wanted to be a footballer, but I wasn't good enough READ MORE

GAA must act swiftly after racial tirade directed at Crossmaglen's Aaron Cunningham (IrishCentral)

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 07:01:34 PST

Aaron Cunningham in action for Crossmaglen Rangers during last season's All-Ireland club football final against GarrycastleThere comes a time in every sport when someone needs to shout stop before things get out of handNow is that time for the GAA, and they need only look across the Irish Sea to see whyOne of the burning topics in English Premier League soccer these days is the cancer that is racism READ MORE

Clintons called out for signing the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 (IrishCentral)

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 04:46:44 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

In Sunday’s op-ed for the New York Times, columnist Frank Bruni takes up issue with Bill and Hillary Clinton and their role in passing the Defense of Marriage act in 1996 during Clinton’s presidency.

Pre-famine petition supporting English lord could act as a census substitute for 1841 Ireland (IrishCentral)

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:46:21 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

A petition in appreciation of the English Lord Morpeth, George Howard, the chief secretary of Ireland, in 1841, could act as a pre-Famine census substitute.

One Direction's Harry Styles used to act like a "complete idiot" in public (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:16:08 PST

Styles performing with One DirectionThe 'Live While We're Young' star's friend has told how they used to cause trouble in supermarkets and pretend he had Tourette syndrome - a condition which makes sufferers shout out things at random - as teenagersChildhood pal Will Sweeney told The Sun newspaper: "We'd act like complete idiots in public Harry would go into [British supermarket chain] Tesco, pretend he had Tourette's and walk around screaming and shouting"We'd throw things at each other, we'd just create chaos and a bit of a mess READ MORE

The Time of Enda Kenny’s life - Superman act does hide the fact that Ireland’s a long way from a “comeback” (IrishCentral)

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 05:15:36 PDT

Taoiseach Enda Kenny on the cover of Time MagazineIt was hard to know whether to laugh or cry here last week when we saw Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny adorning the cover of Time magazine, doing his steely-eyed pose into the camera “The Celtic Comeback,” the cover headline said You will not have seen it on the newsstands over there since it was the cover of the European edition only Be thankful for small mercies READ MORE

When suicide beckons what can a friend do to stop it? Dreadful dilemma as Irish prevention services slow to act (IrishCentral)

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:32:19 PDT

Suicide is still a taboo subject in IrelandIt should come as little surprise that the stigma attached to mental health is still stopping people accessing the necessary support, according to a survey released as part of Suicide Awareness WeekHowever, knowing where to look for help can be just as big a barrier as any associated stigmaI learnt this the hard way when I heard two words I will never forgetAt the other end of the phone line was a friend who had called me in a state of panic READ MORE

Archbishop Timothy Dolan takes another swing at the New York Times (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:30:19 PDT

Archbishop Timothy Dolan is taking another swing at the New York Times Around this time last year, Dolan took to his blog to excoriate the Times for four articles and columns he considered anti-Catholic (The public editor Clark Hoyt responded) This time, Dolan is calling out the paper for covering an art show and a play which he says denigrate Catholics READ MORE

DREAM act a test for the great American sense of fairness and decency (IrishCentral)

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:35:15 PDT

“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrations and revolutionists” Franklin D RooseveltThe people I meet love to tell me they are American but also from other places They are proud of their heritage, drawing lineage from maybe two to three different countries stretching from disparate areas around the globe READ MORE