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Irish Universities Open House (IrishCentral)

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:33:05 PDT

On Sunday April 7th, parents, students and educators from the Boston area are invited to attend a Study in Ireland info session and fair hosted by Education in Ireland from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm READ MORE

Taipei Irish dance academy hosts the first open feis in Asia - PHOTOS (IrishCentral)

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:03:00 PDT

Taipei Irish Dance Academy at the first Taipei Feis in TaiwanPhoto: courtesy Yi-han HsiaoYi-han Hsiao TCRG, and Ronan Morgan TCRG founded the Taipei Irish Dance Academy in 2006 In November they hosted the first open feis competition in Asia, and recently sent their first World qualifier to the World Irish dance competition in Boston, USAChristy: Tell me about the Taipei Irish Dance Academy How did the academy get its start?Yi-han: Along with my teacher Ronan Morgan, we set up the school in the summer of 2006 READ MORE

Nominations open for 2013 ‘Presidential Distinguished Service Award’ for the Irish abroad (IrishCentral)

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:54:27 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2013 Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for the Irish Abroad. The closing date for return of nominations to the Embassy [or your nearest Irish Consulate in the United States] is Monday April 22nd. For more information and a copy of the downloadable nomination form, click here.

St. Brigid’s Church, built by Irish famine emigrants, re-opens in New York (IrishCentral)

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:47:39 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

One hundred and sixty years after Irish famine emigrants built St. Brigid’s church in the lower east side of Manhattan the church was re-opened again after a massive private donation of $20 million.

Irish Canadian supermodel Coco Rocha opens up about "Face" and being a Jehovah's Witness (IrishCentral)

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:05:00 PST

By: RACHAEL LAIRD

Irish-Canadian beauty Coco Rocha has opened up about life being a supermodel and a devout Jehovah’s Witness.

Irish Cultural Centre's Celtic Camp Open House (IrishCentral)

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:16:19 PST

Wondering how to give your elementary and middle school age children a sense of Ireland this summer? On Sunday, February 3, 2013 from 12:30 pm to 2 pm READ MORE

21 gun salute to mark the opening of The Gathering on January 1st in Cork (IrishCentral)

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:36:47 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

In order to usher in The Gathering, the much anticipated tourism initiative for 2013 in Ireland, Spike Island off the coast of Cork will host a ceremonial 21 gun salute.

PA police officer gives up crime-fighting to open donut shop in Florida - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:27:18 PST

By: DARA KELLY

A former police officer has swapped his life in law enforcement for a career in selling donuts.

A jaded romantic seeks a way to be more optimistic and open about love (IrishCentral)

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 04:47:02 PST

Trying not to be a grump Dear MTN,I need some advice on how to be more optimistic in regards to love and relationships because to be honest I have become a bit jaded Maybe I am too picky but after dating for a decade I have only met a handful of men I would ever even consider dating Usually I have an initial interest but then after spending any kind of significant time with the person I end up not interested at all READ MORE

Malahide Castle, Dublin re-opens to the public and the top ten thing to do in the area (IrishCentral)

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 04:31:42 PST

Malahide Castle, North County DublinMalahide Castle and Gardens has recently re-opened following a €10 million refurbishment by Fingal County Council and Failte Ireland, which will restore its ranking as a first class visitor attraction and preserve it for future generationsA popular and most valuable amenity in North County Dublin, Malahide Castle is surrounded by 450 acres of manicured park lands, managed walkways and mature trees and state of the art children’s playground which is free to the public all year roundUp until 1975 Malahide Castle was the oldest and longest inhabited castle in Ireland, with the same family having lived there almost continuously since 1185 when Richard Talbot was granted ‘the lands and harbour of Malahide’ by King Henry II in return for rendering "one archer with a horse and coat-of-mail forever" When the last male heir Milo Talbot died in 1973, the estate passed to his sister Rose, who unfortunately was forced to sell the castle and its contents to pay the death duties READ MORE

Vincent Crotty’s Exhibit: Irish Faces and Places Opens at the Irish Cultural Centre (IrishCentral)

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:17:05 PST

On Thursday, November 29, 2012 the Irish Cultural Centre of New England held the Opening Reception for Irish Faces and Places: an Exhibit by Mr Vincent Crotty Crotty, an Irish-born artist originally from Kanturk, Co Cork who currently resides in Boston, was invited by the Centre to select landscapes and figures from his several collections for display in the ICC Pub READ MORE

Help me to open up in my new relationship -- I want to show him I love him (IrishCentral)

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:01:21 PST

How do I show I love him? Dear MTN,I need some help opening up I have always been what I consider a private person, especially when it comes to my feelings, so much so that it has caused problems in my past relationships I am in what I consider a fairly new relationship It has been six months and my boyfriend has told me he loves me READ MORE

Barkley injury opens the door for The Fighting Irish (IrishCentral)

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:01:17 PST

With another dominant win, this time blasting past over-matched Wake Forest, Notre Dame marched a little closer towards its first National title since 1988 With some dramatic news following USC’s capitulation to UCLA, that march became a full on charge Word has come out that USC Quarterback Matt Barkley will not be able to face The Fighting Irish after injuring his shoulder against UCLA The injury is being reported as a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder and is serious enough that Trojans coach Lane Kiffin has already ruled him out of the game against Notre Dame READ MORE

Notre Dame open fall camp, announce 19th 2013 verbal commit (IrishCentral)

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:46:21 PDT

Golson leads in fall campAfter 32 months at the helm of the university of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, one would imagine that head coach Brian Kelly would have had an established quarterback at the helm of the offense at this stageThe Irish opened fall camp on Saturday with sophomore quarterback Everett Golson leading the first team in fast tempo drills Also amongst the first team line up were pre-season All-American TE Tyler Eifert, TJ Jones, Robby Toma and John Goodman at receiver, Theo Riddick at running back, and an offensive line of Christian Lombard, Mike Golic, Jr, Braxston Cave, Chris Watt and Zack Martin READ MORE

Notre Dame suspends starting Quarterback for season opener (IrishCentral)

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 03:01:15 PDT

Kelly sends right kind of message to players with suspensionLess than 24 hours after I posted that we would be no closer this week to finding out who the Notre Dame starting Quarterback would be for a while longer, then Notre Dame Fighting Irish Head Coach Brian Kelly drops a bombshellIn a statement released on Tuesday, Kelly announced that last year's starting QB, Tommy Rees and second team LB Carlo Calabrese are to be suspended for season opener against Navy in Dublin, IrelandThe suspension was deemed warranted by the Fighting Irish Head coach as a result of both Rees and Calabrese were arrested, as police broke up an off-campus party in early May"Our players understand that it’s a privilege to be associated with the University of Notre Dame and its football program, but with that comes great responsibility," Kelly said in a statement READ MORE

Will Martin McGuinness end up as Irish president like De Valera? -- All things possible after handshake with Queen opens new possibilities (IrishCentral)

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 04:45:37 PDT

Martin McGuinnessSo Martin McGuinness and Queen Elizabeth II shook hands I wonder if it was what they thought it would be like? Time will tellBrian Hayes of Fine Gael called it a publicity stunt by the ‘failed Presidential candidate,’ a bit rich I thought coming from a government party whose candidate went around the country at the time of that election like a bloody old farmyard hen He only got 6 READ MORE

Ready for a Royal good time in Portrush ahead of the Irish Open (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:15:31 PDT

Graeme McDowellThey don’t sing on the golf course -- certainly not during the Irish Open anyway -- so Roy Keane will have nothing to worry about if he crosses the border and heads for Portrush this weekHe’d enjoy it too I suspect if he did travel north And even though the event is a sell-out, I imagine some of my good friends in the Northern Ireland Tourist Board would find him a ticketThose of the 100,000-plus golf fans with tickets already secured -- this is the first ever sell-out for a regular European Open event -- will definitely like the first Irish Open at Royal Portrush since 1947 and the first in the North since 1953 READ MORE

Graeme McDowell just misses playoff in US Open final round -- Northern Irishman, Padraig Harrington both came close (IrishCentral)

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:00:21 PDT

Graeme McDowellIn the end Graeme McDowell just missed a playoff for the US Open championship at the Olympic Club in San FranciscoIt was a remarkable performance by McDowell, whose final hole 24 foot putt missed left to bring about a play-off against ultimate winner Webb SimpsonSeveral times during the final round McDowell looked like he would fall out of contention but somehow kept in touch and gave himself a chance at a playoff after a gutsy birdie on the 17thHe stood on the final tee knowing a birdie would get him a play off but his final putt came up short READ MORE

"Hunger Games" High for Irish American Artist (IrishCentral)

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:30:17 PDT

You see the work of illustrator Tim O'Brien on the covers of TIME, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Harper's, in advertising and on book jacketsThanks to one series of book jackets, an expanding universe of people are enjoying his art, especially starting today, opening day for the film, "The Hunger Games"Tim wrote: "The artwork for the Suzanne Collins novel, "The Hunger Games" was an illustration done in 2008 Since then I did all three covers for the series and now my artwork/design is featured on the movie poster and as a pin IN the movie "The Hunger Games," opening nationwide 3/23/12 READ MORE

Sailing With O’Dowd (IrishCentral)

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:05:16 PDT

By: WHILE opening The Irish Times on the Internet on Monday morning, June 20 and fully expecting to see a photo of Rory (what a story) McIlroy, there on the front page was none other than Niall O'Dowd, Irish Voice publisher, and the news that he might well throw his hat into the ring for the Irish presidency.