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Baltimore billionaire snaps up plum Irish country estate for $6.3 million (IrishCentral)

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:56:51 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Charles Noell, a billionaire businessman from Maryland splashed out on the famed Irish country estate named Ardbraccan, a remarkable Palladian mansion in County Meath partly designed by Richard Castle, the classical-style architect who also created the more famous Leinster House.

AFC Championship Game Preview - Baltimore Ravens v. New England Patriots (IrishCentral)

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:07:59 PST

New England Patriots v. Baltimore Ravens - who needs to step up in the AFC Championship Game (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:47:31 PST

Roughly 12 months ago, then New England Patriots' defensive back Sterling Moore made the biggest play of the AFC Championship game. READ MORE

New England Patriots v. Baltimore Ravens - What has changed since last season's championship game? (IrishCentral)

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:32:03 PST

The 2012 AFC Championship has been set. After victories over the Houston Texans and Denver Broncos, the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens will meet in Foxboro next Sunday to decide what team will represent the conference in the Super Bowl. READ MORE

Humpback whale puts on a show for photographer in Baltimore harbour (IrishCentral)

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:58:33 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

A Cork photographer has snapped the pic of a lifetime of a humpback whale – after some quick thinking.

New England Patriots @ Baltimore Ravens - Sunday Night Football Preview (IrishCentral)

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 02:32:32 PDT

The New England Patriots travel to face the Baltimore Ravens in M & T Bank Stadium tonight hoping to rebound from last week's loss to the Arizona Cardinals Both the Ravens and Patriots are looking to bounce back from tight losses, as the Ravens lost in the dying moments against the Philadelphia Eagles last weekAfter destroying the Cincinnati Bengals in their home opener, the Ravens are looking to beat another potential AFC playoff team and go to 2-1 The Patriots are in a similar situation as they are trying to avoid having a losing record for the first time since 2006 READ MORE

Liverpool and Tottenham go head to head in Baltimore (IrishCentral)

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:09:23 PDT

By: BRENDAN CHARLES

Minutes from Baltimore's tourist-friendly Inner Harbor, M&T Bank Stadium hosted an exhibition match between Liverpool and Tottenham. In a bid to promote the sport, thousands of supporters from several nations gathered last Saturday afternoon.

Fortune favors the fiddle fair - 20th Anniversary of the Baltimore Fiddle Fair (IrishCentral)

Sat, 26 May 2012 06:46:08 PDT

Altan performing at the fair (Con Kelleher)Baltimore, Co Cork -- Sunny skies prevailed over the 20th anniversary Baltimore Fiddle Fair in West Cork over the five-day span from May 9-13 Cool temperatures betrayed the summer calendar but made the wool hats created especially for the fair more than a fashion statement for those who find choice locations like this for a music festival Smart and innovative programming laid on for the 20th birthday assured the music would be hot, and the zealous faithful from many countries and around Ireland for this small but tasty affair also fanned the flames with their collective enthusiasm in all of the venues READ MORE

Tourist beaten, robbed and stripped on St. Patrick Day in Baltimore - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:58:34 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Shocking video of a tourist being beaten, robbed and then stripped naked in Baltimore has gone viral on the Web, and now city police plan to use the clip to identify the assailants and make arrests.

Gaelic games flourish in Baltimore as new club is set up (IrishCentral)

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:12:20 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Gaelic games in Baltimore, MD are on the rise after the Baltimore Gaelic Athletic Association was formed by Tadhg and Lucy Prenderville who had grown frustrated with their commute to Washington to partake in Gaelic games.

New England Patriots beat the Baltimore Ravens for berth in Super Bowl 46 (IrishCentral)

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:15:17 PST

The New England Patriots will compete in the Super Bowl after beating the Baltimore Ravens at FoxboroIn a tightly fought affair, the Patriots edged out the Ravens by a scoreline of 23-20 with Ravens' kicker Billy Cundiff missing a field goal in the dying seconds to tie the gameBill Belichick and Tom Brady have led the Patriots to the franchise's seventh Super Bowl appearance For Brady and Belichick, it will be their fifth appearance as a couple in Patriots' blue READ MORE

New England Patriots v. Baltimore Ravens AFC Championship NFL Preview (IrishCentral)

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:30:18 PST

The New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens are the last two remaining teams in the AFC as they meet in the Championship game today to decide who will go to the Super BowlWhile their style of play couldn't be any different to each other, both teams are capable of putting on dominant displays on any given SundayVeteran leaders, Tom Brady and Ray Lewis, will both be looking to outfox each other while also providing the heartbeat of their respective rostersLewis and Brady's matchup will be pivotal to the outcome of this game READ MORE

Irish Dance competition Baltimore Maryland Broesler School Feis results (IrishCentral)

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:13:25 PDT

Future Irish Dancer Caitlyn O'BrienIrish dancers from the Southern and Mid-Atlantic Regions swarmed to the 24th Annual Baltimore Feis at the Chesapeake Arts Center/Brooklyn Park Middle School last weekend! The Baltimore Feis, sponsored by the Broesler School of Irish Dance Parents Association is an important local competition leading up to the Irish dancing regional championships, called Oireachtas (pronounced or-ROCK-tus) held each fall--------------------READ MORE:Songs for the Sept 24-25 Irish dancing competitions - VIDEOSGuys in Irish dance and their gravity-defying hair - PHOTOS of stylesAn Irish dancer’s St Patrick’s Day countdown--------------------Solo championships, grade level competitions and ceili team dancing meant many girls and boys were entered in more than one event, and this means costume changes and juggling stages Even for the experienced feis parents, this can be a challenge! By suppertime, though, these pictured dancers from Broesler went home with big smiles and trophies, after a great experience dancing and cheering on their friends at the Baltimore Feis READ MORE

New archaeological find gives insight into the lives of Irish immigrants in Baltimore (IrishCentral)

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:06:45 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

An archaeological team from the University of Maryland is unearthing a unique picture of the Baltimore-area's early Irish immigrants - of city children taught to read and write at home before widespread public education and child labor laws, as well as insular rural residents who resisted assimilation for one hundred years.

The fairest of all in Baltimore (IrishCentral)

Fri, 20 May 2011 07:15:22 PDT

Lloyd, Dan and Paul MacDonald from Cape Breton play the castle in BaltimoreBALTIMORE, West Cork -- It was my second year in a row visiting this lovely scenic part of Ireland coinciding with the 19th annual Baltimore Fiddle Fair (May 5-8) that takes over the seaside resort village just outside of Skibbereen every May Last year the weather was more cooperative for my tourist tendencies, and this year my focus was on soaking up all the wonderful music on offer during the four-day festival that has an alluring laid-back quality that reflects the temperament of West Cork in general, a destination for many international visitorsAs readers of this space know I love Irish festivals big and small, but especially those that are well crafted along traditional music veins READ MORE

NFL Wildcard Weekend: Baltimore Ravens @ Kansas City Chiefs (IrishCentral)

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:40:12 PST

After coming so close to winning the AFC North, the Baltimore Ravens must face a playoff game in Kansas City this weekend opposed to a week of practice at homeThe Ravens and Chiefs have similar identities as both teams rely on a destructive running game on offense with resolute defensesNeither passing offense is overwhelming for different reasonsMatt Cassell, the Chiefs' quarterback, has shown that he has the ability to put up big numbers in the past filling in for Tom Brady in New England before moving to Kansas City READ MORE

Baltimore more than fair to fiddlers (IrishCentral)

Wed, 12 May 2010 07:45:34 PDT

Baltimore, West Cork – It would be very hard to beat the triple pleasures of breathtaking seascapes, sunny weekend weather and a seaside resort area still offering great value and service as far south as Ireland stretchesHowever, the McCarthy clan of Baltimore led by Declan McCarthy, a festival director of the famed and acclaimed Baltimore Fiddle Fair held each May, has found a way to create a small but bustling weekend feile that was simply one of the most enjoyable festivals that I have been fortunate enough to attend over the years, and that is saying somethingFrom Thursday evening to late Sunday night 14 acts participated in 25 events of varying sizes and shapes, providing entertainment and cultural awareness for hundreds of people who found their way to this charming village over the past weekendSince its inception in 1992, the Baltimore Fiddle Fair has been under the stewardship of fiddler McCarthy with the help of his family (parents, brothers and sisters) and friends in the area and up until 2004, it simply ran in the Family Pub there in the square overlooking Baltimore Quay and Harbor READ MORE

Baltimore in NYC (IrishCentral)

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:05:36 PDT

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OCCASIONALLY, I've touted the magnificently flourishing Irish music scene down in Baltimore, and maybe enticed some of you to sample it down there along with the crab cakes and beautifully revived Inner Harbor area. READ MORE

Baltimore Cheers McComiskey (IrishCentral)

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:58:06 PDT

By: Paul Keating

ANOTHER very important community for traditional music in America is the mid-Atlantic town of Baltimore, Maryland where they turned out in full force to pay homage to -- and hear some mighty chunes from -- a stellar ensemble led by local citizen and box player Billy McComiskey. It was the hometown CD launch for his Outside the Box recording (www.compassrecords.com) with some very special guests like Liz Carroll, Mick Moloney, Brendan Dolan, Myron Bretholz, Matthew Bell and number two son, Sean McComiskey. READ MORE