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Two Republican senators fail to strip Irish provision from immigration bill (IrishCentral)

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:16:04 PDT

By: NIALL O'DOWD

Two Republican senators made a major effort to strip 10,500 visas for Irish from the 2013 immigration bill at the Senate Judiciary hearings on Tuesday.

Opposition party Fianna Fail says no to further austerity measure for Irish economy (IrishCentral)

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:47:11 PDT

By: PADDY CLANCY

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin has signaled that his party will no longer support the type of austerity measures that have marked budgetary policy over the past five years.

Russell Crowe had to get his truck pulled out of a dam after the brakes failed (IrishCentral)

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:03:23 PDT

Russell Crowe The 'Noah' actor and his sons Charles, nine, and Tennyson, six, watched the vehicle career out of control on their farm, crashing through a fence before coming to a watery standstillRevealing the incident on his Twitter account, Russell said: "What a morning #1 READ MORE

Boston GAA report: Kerry fail to take chances in Pat O’Brien Cup against Cork (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:27:36 PDT

By: CONNIE KELLY

Kerry failed to take their chances in the Pat O’Brien Cup in Boston on Sunday afternoon, going down to rivals Cork by a scoreline of Cork 1-7 to Kerry 0-3.

Real IRA boss fails in Dublin ‘miscarriage of justice’ court bid (IrishCentral)

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 05:01:26 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Real IRA boss Michael McKevitt has failed in a court bid to declare his conviction for directing terrorism a miscarriage of justice.

Epic Caroline Wozniacki Masters tee shot fail - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:33:01 PDT

Caroline Wozniacki takes a tee shot for her boyfriend Rory McIlroy during the festivities to open the Masters Results were not awesomeRory McIlroy and Caroline WozniackiJoe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe they are not The famous old ball player and movie star were an all-star couple with a dramatic, star glazed quality that we couldn’t resist READ MORE

Unionist minister sparks outrage calling 1916 Easter Rising a failed revolution (IrishCentral)

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:10:35 PDT

By: JAME O'SHEA

Unionist Health Minister Edwin Poots has caused a storm of criticism after describing the 1916 Easter Rising as “a failed rising by subversives.’ Poots,a member of Ian Paisley’s party the Democratic Unionist Party holds one of the most important posts in the power sharing government with Sinn Fein.

Polls differ on plight of Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein as Fine Gael popularity remains intact (IrishCentral)

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 06:14:49 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Two new opinion polls have offered differing views of the current state of the government parties in Ireland – with one suggesting as many as 50 Fine Gael and Labor Party deputies would lose their seats in a snap election.

Chicago congressman in disfavor with Obama contender for Ambassador to Ireland? Rep. Dan Lipinski discussed widely as favorites fail vetting process (IrishCentral)

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:17:36 PDT

Congressman Dan LipinskiCould Congressman Dan Lipinski of Illinois be appointed Ambassador to Ireland? While on the surface it appears unlikely, it was Lipinski’s name that was most on the lips of Washington insiders at the St Patrick’s bash in the White House last weekThe Lipinski boomlet was fueled by speculation that several likely candidates had failed the stringent background checks and had dropped out One, a former Irish American politician was said to have been among the favorites READ MORE

Ireland's National Asset Management Agency looks to recoup $92 million on failed Chicago Spire (IrishCentral)

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:45:54 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Ireland's National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) the agency created by the Irish government to address the serious problems which arose in Ireland’s banking sector, has reportedly hired the Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. to seek buyers for the $93 million debt on the failed Chicago Spire development.

Tom Cruise spent $148, 000 on a party for the cast and crew of ‘All You Need is Kill’ - but failed to turn up (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 06:17:16 PDT

Tom CruiseThe generous Hollywood star decided to treat the 400 people involved in his new film, 'All You Need Is Kill', to an all-expenses-paid bash at the luxurious Altitude London venue on the 28th floor of the Millbank Tower near the Houses of ParliamentHowever, poor Tom wasn't able to attend his own party last Saturday since filming overran and he was still at the studios shooting last minute action sequences for the multi-million budget action flickA crew member said: "Tom's had an incredible time filming this movie, he's ridden a vintage motorbike down the Mall to Buckingham Palace and dropped out of a helicopter into Trafalgar Square - he said that filming in London has been one of the greatest experiences of his life, and this was his way of saying thank you to all the production team that made it possible"I've worked on quite a few Hollywood films and with big star names but this is without a doubt the most lavish wrap party I've ever been to READ MORE

The sequester - once again President Obama fails to lead (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:31:52 PST

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Fianna Fáil edging closer to power as latest poll confirms rise (IrishCentral)

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:01:58 PST

Fianna Fáil leader Michael MartinThe Fianna Fáil party is continuing its edge back to mainstream acceptability after latest Red C polling figures showed that the party commands a 26% share of the national first preference margin, just two points behind Fine Gael at 28%The poll is the third such set of findings this month that show what few would have forecast at the dreary culmination of Brian Cowen's disastrous tenure in office: that come the next General Election in 2016, voters may be prepared to put the Republican Party back in powerIn fact that dramatic turnaround of luck may take shape even sooner than that, with local government elections set to take place next yearParty insiders say that the local government votes are anticipated as a useful yardstick measure as to how the party will shape up at national level if initiatives designed at re-establishing contact with disaffected local communities continue to bear political fruit READ MORE

Shock as Fianna Fail Zombie back from the dead -- New opinion poll shows party heading the rest (IrishCentral)

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:01:39 PST

Leader of the Fianna Fail party Micheal MartinWho wudda thunk it?Less than two years after receiving the worst trashing in Irish electoral history and falling from 41 per cent to 17 per cent support Fianna Fail are backYes, that Fianna Fail, the party that was as popular as bed bugs in a nun’s knickers when the last election came around after their ‘light touch’ on regulation destroyed the economyTwo opinion polls show them ahead of Fine Gael and every other party, standing at around 27 per centIn the immortal words of Gerry Adams, “They haven’t gone away you know READ MORE

Fianna Fail leader slams Sinn Fein as his party surges in the opinion polls (IrishCentral)

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:53:04 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin has firmly shut the door on any power sharing arrangement with Sinn Fein as his party surges in popularity.

Huge surprise as Fianna Fail rated most popular political party (IrishCentral)

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:36:00 PST

By: James O'Shea

In a feat worthy of Houdini, Fianna Fail are once again Ireland’s most popular party. Fianna Fail had suffered a massive drop in popularity after being the major government party during the catastrophic economic meltdown in 2007/2008.

Irish pub owners ask English university to uncover why their business is failing (IrishCentral)

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:40:18 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

English University researchers are to spend a year studying the Irish pub – in an effort to rescue the ailing industry.

Revealed, Irish property tycoon kidnapped by Russians owes millions on failed deals (IrishCentral)

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 04:36:06 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Michael McGeever, the Irish tycoon who was found disheveled and disorientated on a country road in County Leitrim last week owes millions of euro over failed property deals, according to the Irish Sun.

Irish nanny Aisling McCarthy Brady to remain in prison as she fails to raise $500,000 bail (IrishCentral)

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:11:51 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The Irish nanny, in Boston, accused of the assault of one-year-old Rehma Sabir causing her death, has failed to raise bail of $500,000 designated by the court. Aisling McCarthy Brady will now remain in prison until February 22 when her case is resumed.

The top ten words used by the Irish that never fail to confuse Americans (IrishCentral)

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:08:03 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

“Listen, I'm going to slap on me runners and leg it down to the chipper!”