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Bruce Willis saved Gerard Butler from an 'annoying woman' (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:18:21 PDT

Olympus Has Fallen poster starring Butler The 'Olympus Has Fallen' actor was locked in a one-sided conversation with a rambling female at the Oscars after party earlier this year and he was thrilled when the 'Die Hard' legend intervened and rescued him from the awkward situationHe said: "Bruce Willis, I love him He's a bad-ass and so smart, yet so raw He always has that glint in his eye and that curled-up smile on the side of his mouth READ MORE

Bruce Springsteen's daughter splurges on one of Ireland's top show jumpers (IrishCentral)

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:45:20 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Bruce Springsteen's daughter Jessica, 22, has bought a top Irish show jumper to compete in international events.

‘Die Hard’ star Bruce Willis buys U2's Adam Clayton's $8 million New York home (IrishCentral)

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:01:42 PST

Bruce WillisThe 57-year-old actor - who has daughters Mabel, 10 months, with wife Emma Heming-Willis and Rumer, 24, Scout, 21, and Tallulah, 19, with ex-wife Demi Moore - has splashed out on a luxurious new apartment on Central Park WestA source told gossip website RadarOnlinecom that the 'A Good Day To Die Hard' star bought the property from U2 bassist Adam Clayton, who put in on the market in October for $8695 million READ MORE

‘Die Hard’ star Bruce Willis just wanted to ‘smoke weed’ during high school (IrishCentral)

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:31:48 PST

Bruce WillisThe 'A Good Day to Die Hard' actor was made student-body president at his educational facility and while he admits it was an "honour" to be given the title, he only made speeches to make his friends laugh and would have preferred to have been smoking marijuanaHe said: "To be elected class president was an honor"I said a few things It was probably just something to make people laugh READ MORE

Bruce Springsteen and Ireland continue the love affair (IrishCentral)

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 05:06:22 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writer

Bruce Springsteen is now set for a total of five appearances in Ireland this summer, including a concert at Kilkenny's Nowlan Park in July.

Bruce Springsteen wraps up European Wrecking Ball tour in Ireland in July (IrishCentral)

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:03:55 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

The legendary Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band have chosen Kilkenny in Ireland as their location to close out the European leg of their Wrecking Ball tour.

TheJournal.ie reports that Springsteen will be offering fans a weekender blowout that will not only feature the The Boss’s musical stylings, but will also put on feature a number of Irish acts.

Irish American 'Boss' Bruce Springsteen speaks out on failure to deal with his depression (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:38:02 PST

By: MICHELLE K. SMITH

Irish American singer Bruce Springsteen has opened up about his father’s mental illness and his own fight with depression and decision to take anti-depressants. Springsteen’s open discussion has been welcomed as a breakthrough by some in the fields of medicine and psychology.

Bruce Springsteen set to play Thomond Park in July 2013 (IrishCentral)

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:57:09 PST

By: BUZZ BRADY

Bruce Springsteen is getting his Irish up yet again. The Boss plays Ireland just about every year he can, it seems, and 2013 will be no different.

Bruce Springsteen among stars to take part in Hurricane Sandy fundraiser at Madison Square Garden (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:35:31 PST

By: MICHELLE K SMITH

Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Kanye West and the E Street Band will perform in a Superstorm Sandy benefit concert on December 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Former congressman Bruce Morrison says E3 visa will pass (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:21:57 PST

By: BERNIE MALONE

There is new hope for the plight of the undocumented Irish in the US, a former US Congressman has said.

Born to run: Bruce Springsteen and Bill Clinton share stage for Barack Obama rally (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:36:35 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Former president Bill Clinton joined legendary Irish American rocker Bruce Springsteen on stage, in Ohio, on Thursday night, during an Obama re-election event.

Bruce Springsteen wrecks the Meadowlands - 'The Boss' wows ecstatic crowds back home - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:47:48 PDT

Bruce SpringsteenNo discussion about Irish Americans making music in New Jersey would be complete without mentioning the mack-daddy of them all, Bruce SpringsteenI took in one of the epic shows he did at the MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands over the weekend, and it was one for the record books!There’s an interesting dynamic at the Boss’s shows nowadays -- you have a bunch of middle-aged fans tailgating in the parking lot wondering how the heck we were going to keep up with the 63-year-old legend inside the venueRumors of four hour shows and visions of traffic clogs had us all fretting about how much the babysitter was going to cost and how we would manage to get up with the kids the next morning With the first power chords of the obscure rocker “Living on the Edge of the World” from Tracks, thoughts of everyday parental dreariness were replaced with dreams of joining the rock and roll circus on E READ MORE

Fond farewell to set dancing fanatic Bruce Olens (IrishCentral)

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:47:21 PDT

RIP set dancing fanatic Bruce OlensOn a sunny but steamy Friday morning last week over 100 people flooded a Dumont, New Jersey funeral home to pay respects to one of the more popular set-dancing fanatics in the greater New York-New Jersey area who passed away at the young age of 63 Many in that community were stunned and saddened the week before when word spread that Bruce Olens had died from a heart attack -- suddenly but peacefully -- at home, and that the smiling gentleman who taught set dancing as part of the Iselin Ceili Group in New Jersey would no longer be rounding the house at any future ceilitheMany learned at the memorial service conducted by a rabbi with Bruce’s brother, sister, daughter and his grandchildren in attendance, that Bruce embraced two cultural heritages, that of his Jewish faith and also his intense interest in Irish music, dance and history The rabbi also wisely commented on the number of people from the wider Irish dancing community who turned out in great numbers and distances to bid farewell to a fond friend who always had a cheerful hello at the regional ceilithe remarking that a man’s worth is often more telling at the end of his life READ MORE

Bruce Springsteen’s ‘We Take Care of Our Own’ gets major boost from Barack Obama’s DNC speech - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 05:34:51 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Rock’n’roll great Bruce Springsteen has received a welcome bump after the Democratic National Convention when his tune ‘We Take Care of Our Own’ played right after President Barack Obama’s speech.

NJ Gov. Chris Christie and Jimmy Fallon harmonize with ‘Thunder Road’ - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 05:50:57 PDT

By: KERRY O’SHEA

New Jersey governor and recent Republican National Convention keynote speaker Chris Christie showed his Jersey roots this week when he sang a few lines of Bruce Springsteen’s classic ‘Thunder Road’ during an appearance on The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon.

Tough guy Bruce Willis poked fun at "Twilight's" Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's relationship (IrishCentral)

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:17:02 PDT

Bruce WillisThe 'Die Hard: With a Vengeance' actor mocked the 'Twilight' stars – whose romance was thrown into turmoil last month when the brunette beauty publically confirmed she cheated on Robert with married director Rupert Sanders – during a sketch on the 'Late Show with David Letterman' last weekBruce jokingly broke down in tears as he attempted to deliver his catchphrase "Yippee-ki-yay, motherf***er!" during a spoof trailer for fake film 'Twi-Hard: With a Vengeance', which shows his alter-ego failing to compose himself, due to Robert and Kristen's broken relationship, while negotiating with a villainHe cries: "I'm a little distracted lately, I lost some friends READ MORE

Today's Irish news roundup (IrishCentral)

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:47:53 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

Here's the top Irish news stories on IrishCentral today:

Bruce Springsteen jokes about London curfew at Dublin concert (IrishCentral)

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:16:58 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

After his mic was switched off early at London’s Hyde Park due to a noise curfew, Bruce Springsteen took the time to make several jabs about the incident at his following Dublin concert.

Barack Obama song rewritten to honor Bruce Springsteen's Irish roots (IrishCentral)

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:34:11 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Irish band The Corrigan Brothers have re-written their hit song “There’s No One As Irish as Barack Obama" and retitled it “There’s No One As Irish As Bruce O’Springsteen" in celebration of The Boss' Irish roots and his visit to Dublin on July 17th.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce fumes over penalty decision (IrishCentral)

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:55:21 PDT

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce led renewed calls for video technology after a controversial penalty decision led to his team’s downfall at home to LiverpoolThe Reds took full advantage just before half-time when Dirk Kuyt scored from a penalty after John Mensah had hauled Jay Spearing backThe referee initially awarded a free-kick before his linesman decided that the foul committed outside the box by Mensah was inside the penalty areaTelevision replays backed Bruce’s claims that the penalty should never have been awarded READ MORE