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Eminem to join Jon Bon Jovi at Slane Castle music festival 2013 (IrishCentral)

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:03:38 PST

By: DEBBIE MCGOLDRICK

Lord Henry Mountcharles, owner of Slane Castle in Co. Meath, has decided to let bygones be bygones with his old nemesis Eminem. The American rap king is set to play a show at Slane on August 17, even though he infamously pulled out of a gig there in 2005, citing “exhaustion.” (Or in other words, drug addiction; Em went to a facility to get clean not long after that.)

Koi carp part of Eminem's rider list at Northern Ireland show (IrishCentral)

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:30:10 PDT

The 'Lose Yourself' hit maker requested a wooden pond filled with the colourful fishes to be built in his private backstage garden at the Tennent's Vital festival in Bangor earlier this monthKoi carp are said to be calming to watch, and are an expensive variety of domesticated fish, costing between £200 and £600 per fishThe pond wasn't the rapper's only backstage request for the show - he also requested a microwave, full-length mirror, dumbbells and rolling clothes racks---------------------READ MORE:UK ‘X Factor’s’ Irish star Janet Devlin becomes a YouTube sensation –VIDEO The new ‘Twilight? Spielberg’s Dreamworks snaps up Irish fantasy series ‘Twilight’s’ Taylor Lautner could not escape Robert Pattinson’s kiss---------------------As well as having equipment to help him work out, Eminem also steered away from junk food, requesting seedless watermelon, yogurt, pretzels and an assorted vegetable tray with ranch dip READ MORE

Northern Ireland churchgoers protest Eminem’s planned concert in Bangor (IrishCentral)

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:42:07 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Quick, find the ear plugs. Eminem may find less than a hundred thousand welcomes in Bangor, Northern Ireland.

Eminem dedication to David Smith (IrishCentral)

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:50:14 PDT

This is the story behind Eminem's 2010 Oxegen fest dedication to David Smith READ MORE

How Eminem showed me the true meaning of life (IrishCentral)

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:05:02 PST

A few years ago, I found the secret to life at an Irish Tibetan Buddhist Monastery in Bawnboy, Co Cavan I saw a string of Buddhist prayer flags hanging from a clothesline that had the words “Om Mani Padme Hum” scrolled across different pieces of fabric, so I asked one of the residents living there what it meant It’s an ancient Tibetan Buddhist mantra, and although each syllable alone means something different, they all come together to loosely mean, “compassion in all things READ MORE

Rapper Eminem asks Simon Cowell if he can be ‘X Factor’ judge (IrishCentral)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:46:09 PST

By: KENNETH HAYNES

Rapper Eminem is reportedly a massive fan of the TV talent show "X Factor," and has told judge and producer Simon Cowell to get him on the panel so he can give the hopefuls advice on what it’s like to be a global star.