http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Entertainment+blog IrishCentral Entertainment blog en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/off_the_record/speech-project-by-gerry-diver-left-me-speechless-190514481.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/off_the_record/speech-project-by-gerry-diver-left-me-speechless-190514481.html Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:01:39 PST Gerry DiverOne of the most interesting morsels to drop in my mailbag in many a moon is Speech Project, an album of unique compositions by Gerry Diver Diver weaves exclusive spoken word contributions from Irish music legends such as Shane MacGowan, Damien Dempsey, Christy Moore, Martin Hayes and Danny Meehan (as well as archive interviews) to create new songs from the inflections in their speech and native accents According to Diver, he was listening to a recorded interview of the late, great accordion player Joe Cooley and noticed that the voice sounded like it was in the key of B flat minor  There also seemed to be a slip jig rhythm to Cooley’s voice READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/temple-bar-trad-festival-for-the-gathering-was-a-huge-treat--190514461.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/temple-bar-trad-festival-for-the-gathering-was-a-huge-treat--190514461.html Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:01:37 PST Michael Rooney conducting The De Cuellar SuiteTemple Bar, Dublin -- In the year of The Gathering, the massive Tourism Ireland initiative attempting to stimulate travel to Ireland in 2013 from the Irish Diaspora around the world, you can’t get too early a start reaping the hoped-for harvest So the Temple Bar Trad Festival (TBTF) drew the important role of being the first big festival enticing visitors to the Dublin’s capital city and also marking the first traditional Irish music festival to get out of the blocks as well It’s now in its eighth year of operation under the auspices of the Temple Bar Company representing the many businesses within the confines of the historic district on the south side of the Liffey River near O’Connell Bridge, with Dame Street more or less the main boundary up to Christchurch Cathedral READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/robin-gibbs-irish-wife-feels-closer-than-ever-to-the-late-star-after-visiting-the-island-he-was-born-184546901.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/robin-gibbs-irish-wife-feels-closer-than-ever-to-the-late-star-after-visiting-the-island-he-was-born-184546901.html Sat, 22 Dec 2012 06:15:27 PST
Robin GibbDwina Gibb admits she is going to have a "hard" Christmas without the Bee Gees singer - who died in May aged 62 after losing his long battle with cancer - but in a "strange way" she felt like he was brought "back to life" when she recently visited Rebecca House, a children's hospice on the Isle of Man she supported with her husbandShe said: "Christmas without Robin will be hard for me But coming to the Isle of Man and visiting the children at Rebecca House brings me solace Robin felt so desperately sorry for all the children here READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/emeraldextracts/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon-flashdance-star-lends-cult-game-to-irish-advertisement---video-183634391.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/emeraldextracts/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon-flashdance-star-lends-cult-game-to-irish-advertisement---video-183634391.html Sat, 15 Dec 2012 07:46:52 PST
JedwardKevin Bacon once claimed he had worked with everyone in Hollywood  As a result, the ‘Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’ game evolved where movie lovers challenge each other to find the shortest path between an arbitrary actor and veteran Hollywood star Kevin BaconNow the Hollywood star has linked himself to the Irish pop sensation Jedward The Irish twins achieved fame after being featured on the UK edition of the X Factor in 2009 READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/hugh-jackman-received-a-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-183634371.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/hugh-jackman-received-a-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-183634371.html Sat, 15 Dec 2012 07:46:51 PST
Hugh JackmanThe 44-year-old actor joked he would use the coveted plaque as a form of "therapy" for his children Oscar, 12, and seven-year-old Ava - who were in attendance for the ceremony alongside the star's wife Deborra-Lee Furness and his 'Les Miserables' co-stars Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried - when they get older as he unveiled the squareHe said:  "Say 10 years from now, when they're remembering all the things I did wrong, it's gonna save a fortune in therapy - they can come here, graffiti it, stomp on it, spill their soda on it, whatever"Hugh - who also learned yesterday he had been nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his performance in 'Les Miserables' - planned to leave the ceremony to buy a lottery ticket as he felt it had been such a lucky day for himAnd he was particularly pleased his star is positioned by Madame Tussauds Hollywood, where a waxwork figure of himself as superhero character 'Wolverine' is on display READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/atlantic-crossings/christmas-starts-way-too-early-here-in-ireland-nowadays---halloween-is-hardly-over-when-santa-claus-shows-up-181737351.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/atlantic-crossings/christmas-starts-way-too-early-here-in-ireland-nowadays---halloween-is-hardly-over-when-santa-claus-shows-up-181737351.html Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:16:26 PST Christmas comes too early these daysChristmas seems to be here for the best part of 3 months these days The children are no sooner back to school and you can see some supermarkets bringing merchandise into the back of the stores and being piled up high, then bit by bit and all of a sudden it’s like Christmas got sick all over usBefore anyone asks I love Christmas, but by the time Christmas days comes the whole thing has worn off me and this is sad Christmas day is supposed to be the climax of the whole festival, don’t you think!We are getting more like America here in the last decade when it comes to Halloween with all the houses being done up like a scene from Michael Jackson's 'Thriller READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/one-direction-and-the-art-of-making-swoon-faces---video-180747781.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/one-direction-and-the-art-of-making-swoon-faces---video-180747781.html Sun, 25 Nov 2012 06:01:15 PST
One DirectionOne Direction recently opened up about their new video "Little Things" which is a simple black and white clip filmed while they were in the studio"It was real nice for us actually because most of the video shoots we do we have to get an early night before cause we know we are going to be so energetic and jumping around a lot," Harry Styles told MTV News "And this was kind of nice because we just sat there"Zayn Malik added, "We had a chilled-out day in the studio, and they filmed us chilling out READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/larry-hagman-and-jr-dies-but-the-legend-lives-on---a-villain-in-ireland-as-well-as-everywhere-else-in-the-world-180684361.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/larry-hagman-and-jr-dies-but-the-legend-lives-on---a-villain-in-ireland-as-well-as-everywhere-else-in-the-world-180684361.html Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:31:50 PST
Larry HagmanSo JR died with his boots on, like he said he wouldLarry Hagman played one of the greatest villains of all time, John Ross Ewing, a man who gripped the world I grew up in READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/who-knew-amcs-walking-dead-gets-its-irish-up-theme-tune-and-the-parting-glass-174185101.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/who-knew-amcs-walking-dead-gets-its-irish-up-theme-tune-and-the-parting-glass-174185101.html Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:00:25 PDT
The Walking Dead Season 3 - absolutely terrifyingI've gotta say I've been a big fan of "Walking Dead" and the season premier last night did not disappoint  In perfect preparation for Halloween I spent a great deal of yesterday evening hiding behind a cushion on my couch, and it was awesomeWhat I was surprised about was when Hershel suggested Beth sing a tune by Paddy O'Reilly So the farming Greene family are Irish READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/colin-farrell-channels-honeybooboo-during-seven-psychopaths-interview---video-174020481.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/colin-farrell-channels-honeybooboo-during-seven-psychopaths-interview---video-174020481.html Sat, 13 Oct 2012 07:15:16 PDT
Colin FarrellKnown for his trademark Dublin accent, Colin Farrell gives his redneck-hillbilly voice a try when an interviewer had him and his ‘Seven Psychopaths’ co-stars read lines from TLC’s hit show ‘Here Comes HoneyBooBoo’The show, a spinoff of ‘Toddlers and Tiaras,’ follows the family of pageant star Alana, who are comically redneck, so much so that much of the show requires subtitles even though they are all speaking in EnglishIn this interview for part of the ‘Seven Psychopaths’ promotion, the interviewer asks Farrell, Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell to help “tie this into the greatest psychopaths in American pop culture today, HoneyBooBoo Child”’ by reading some lines from the hit show READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/superstar-taylor-swift-defends-dating-high-school-senior-conor-kennedy-in-rolling-stone-174020021.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/superstar-taylor-swift-defends-dating-high-school-senior-conor-kennedy-in-rolling-stone-174020021.html Sat, 13 Oct 2012 07:00:24 PDT
Taylor Swift and Conor KennedyPop star Taylor Swift, famous for her songs about love and heartbreak, is on the cover of Rolling Stone’s annual ‘Hot Issue’ for October In the magazine, Swift defends her romance with 18 year-old Conor KennedySwift, dubbed the ‘Heartbreak Kid’ by the magazine, tells Rolling Stone that the young Kennedy is “a grown man”Not so, when compared to other famous older men the singer has dated, including John Mayer and Jake Gyllenhaal, who were both in their 30s when they dated Swift READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/-top-gun-star-tom-cruise-not-ready-to-date-after-kate-holmes-split-172270231.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/-top-gun-star-tom-cruise-not-ready-to-date-after-kate-holmes-split-172270231.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:03:01 PDT Tom Cruise and Kate Holmes The actor – who split from Katie Holmes in June after five years of marriage – has enjoyed a series of late nights out in London recently but pals insist he is not ready for a new romanceA source close to the actor told People magazine: "When he's in London he's going to be seeing his friends [But] there is no mystery woman"The 50-year-old star is said to have made a number of new friends in the city and enjoys letting his hair down after long hours working on the set of his new sci-fi thriller ‘All You Need Is Kill’ READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/one-direction-liam-payne-dating-leona-lewis-two-weeks-after-splitting-with-girlfriend-172270221.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/one-direction-liam-payne-dating-leona-lewis-two-weeks-after-splitting-with-girlfriend-172270221.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:03:00 PDT
One Direction's Liam PayneThe ‘One Direction’ star - who split from his girlfriend of two years Danielle Peazer just two weeks ago - is said to be already “loved-up” with the ‘Trouble’ singer after two datesA source close to Liam told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: “He is ¬really excited about how things are going with Leona“As soon as the chance came to ask her out he grabbed it – and they really enjoyed their dates together“Although they were in London they managed to stay out of the limelight and are really into each other READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/smash-star-anjelica-huston-says-her-father-made-her-feel-unattractive-172270201.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/smash-star-anjelica-huston-says-her-father-made-her-feel-unattractive-172270201.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:02:59 PDT
Anjelica Huston star of "Smash"The 61-year-old actress was devastated as a teenager when she heard her actor dad John Huston say he thought she would grow up to be "plain" and his remark made her feel very insecure about her appearanceShe said: "I was not at my happiest in my late teens I went from confident and secure to shy and insecure and back again"I wish I could have been more accepting of myself READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/one-directions-harry-styles-uses-50-shades-of-grey-to-improve-his-performance-in-the-bedroom-172270191.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/one-directions-harry-styles-uses-50-shades-of-grey-to-improve-his-performance-in-the-bedroom-172270191.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:02:58 PDT
Harry Style shows off his new tattoosThe 18-year-old singer insists the best-selling novel - which tells the story of a billionaire introducing a young college graduate to the world of bondage and kinky sex - is "educational" and he's found the tome helpful and "interesting"He said: "I haven't bought it, but a female friend of mine was forcing me to read it out to her the other day"They were like, 'Just borrow this,' and I was like, 'Hmmm' It seems interesting READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/lindsay-lohans-alleged-attacker-will-not-be-prosecuted-172270171.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/lindsay-lohans-alleged-attacker-will-not-be-prosecuted-172270171.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:02:57 PDT
Lindsay LohanThe 26-year-old 'Liz & Dick' actress had filed a police report claiming she was choked and thrown to the floor by Christian LaBella after she confronted him for taking pictures of her in a New York City hotel room in the early hours of this Sunday morningBut a New York City Police Department source told US gossip website TMZ that all charges have since been dropped against the 25-year-old young manChristian had initially been charged with two misdemeanor counts of assault and two counts of harassmentLindsay - who has been jailed countless times for charges stemming from DUI (Driving Under the Influence) and misdemeanor possession to grand theft - was earlier said to be determined that Christian was prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/lindsay-lohan-has-labelled-dr-phil-a-fraud-172270161.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/lindsay-lohan-has-labelled-dr-phil-a-fraud-172270161.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:02:56 PDT
Dr Phil The 26-year-old 'Liz & Dick' actress took to her mother Dina Lohan's defence following her shambolic interview with the US chat host earlier this monthThe troubled starlet posted a series of bitter tweets about the TV psychologist on Saturday (2909 READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/master-actress-amy-adams-thinks-weddings-are-a-waste-of-money-172270151.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/master-actress-amy-adams-thinks-weddings-are-a-waste-of-money-172270151.html Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:02:55 PDT
Amy AdamsThe 'Master' actress is engaged to Darren Le Gallo and while she wants to get married, she can't help but think it's a lot of money to spend on just one dayShe explained to PEOPLE magazine: "Weddings are not a good value and I like good value Still, I'd be disappointed if we didn't have one"Amy also revealed she is less focused on her career since becoming a mother READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/atlantic-crossings/autumn-beckons-as-farmers-headed-to-listowel-races----race-meeting-captured-harvest-time-celebration-and-craic-170885061.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/atlantic-crossings/autumn-beckons-as-farmers-headed-to-listowel-races----race-meeting-captured-harvest-time-celebration-and-craic-170885061.html Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:47:32 PDT
The Listowel RacesYou can feel the change in the air here with the last week, that lovely smell of autumn Autumn smells different in the city, usually of burning coal or whatever they burn in their fireplacesDown the country it feels fresh, where a shower of rain could knock the cobwebs out of you very fast September is a beautiful, but very strange month READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/atlantic-crossings/-how-riverdance-changed-a-bored-american-teenagers-view-of-ireland----still-working-its-unique-magic-all-these-years-later-for-young-and-old--165961236.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/atlantic-crossings/-how-riverdance-changed-a-bored-american-teenagers-view-of-ireland----still-working-its-unique-magic-all-these-years-later-for-young-and-old--165961236.html Mon, 13 Aug 2012 05:01:30 PDT
"Riverdance" still as inspirational as everIt’s been a great week to be Irish Actually, every week is great to be IrishKatie Taylor’s lifelong dream came true, and Micheal, John Joe, Paddy, and Cian, our other medalists, also got the world talking with their heroics in London They gave the whole country a lift READ MORE ]]>