The Irish Repertory Theatre in New York has scored quite a coup for its annual gala fundraiser next month – two time Oscar winner Tom Hanks, currently starring in the Broadway megahit Lucky Guy, will act as host of the party.

Dubliner Johnny O'Callaghan is a successful LA-based actor, psychologist and adoptive dad. This week he’s at the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York starring in his hilarious and uplifting one man show about his epic struggle to adopt a Ugandan orphan. He tells Cahir O'Doherty that because he was single, gay and a bit of a nomad no one expected him to become a father, but a trip to Africa to help others ended up turning his own life around.

New York Republican Congressman Peter King has announced that he will be facing off with ‘Irish’ Josh Foley in a sparring match at an Irish pub a week before St. Patrick’s Day on Long Island.

Award-winning actress and playwright Laoisa Sexton’s ‘For Love’ is to premiere at the Irish Repertory Theatre in Manhattan with previews set to begin March 13.

There was a time, not that long ago, when showing a little independence of mind in Ireland or England could land you in very considerable trouble. Especially if you were born female, history shows. 

The Football Association of Ireland is looking to invite representatives of Republic of Ireland Supporters Clubs around the world to attend a Supporters Conference in Dublin on March 26.
 
As part of the FAI’s involvement in The Gathering 2013, the Association is reaching out to all supporters clubs to come together at an event in the Ballsbridge Inn on Tuesday, March 26 – the day of Ireland’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Austria at Aviva Stadium.
 
This event will see representatives of the official ROI Supporters Clubs (RISSC) join with newly formed supporters clubs to discuss matters of mutual interest which the FAI hopes will help those clubs grow in the years to come.
 
FAI Regional Manager Gerry Reardon has been delighted with the response so far. “We’ve already had representatives confirmed as attending from supporters clubs including London, Midlands UK, Huddersfield, Dublin, Derry, West of Ireland, Edinburgh, Vancouver, ‘You Boys in Green’ and the ‘FAI Inclusive Supporters Club’,” he explained.
 
“We are also looking to engage with the established clubs and will be seeking interest from new groups of supporters from around the globe.
 
“With the growth of the Diaspora worldwide in recent years there are still a number of clubs out there who are off the radar or a number of loose affiliates that haven’t organised themselves yet which we may be able to assist.
 
“It’ll be a get together first and foremost where clubs can share their knowledge then we can explore ideas around good practice to hopefully improve and develop further partnership work between fans and the Association.  We will also explore the possibility of a worldwide Republic of Ireland Supporters Club confederation.”
 
If you are a member of an Ireland Supporters Club that has yet to be contacted or are in process of forming a club and would like to do so or would simply like to register your interest in the congress please contact: gerry.reardon@fai.ie.
 

Harold Pinter was a Nobel Prize winning English playwright (Ireland can't win them all, apparently) and is arguably the most influential modern British dramatist of the past half-century.

In Irish playwright Brian Friel's uncharacteristically furious drama The Freedom of the City, now playing at the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York, the long and tragic conflict between Ireland and Britain is presented as lucidly as you're ever likely to see.

Brian Friel’s 1974 Broadway play “The Freedom of the City”, directed by Ciaran O’Reilly, is set for an October run at the Irish Repertory Theater in New York.

New York Irish Center in Queens in collaboration with the Irish Repertory Theatre is set to host an evening of performance and cinema.

It's hard to believe the Irish Repertory Theatre is celebrating its 25th season already, and this special year may be its most ambitious ever. Featuring a Harold Pinter play directed by John Malkovich, alongside a rare and unmissable staging of Brian Friel's Bloody Sunday play The Freedom of the City and a concert by Phil Coulter in time for Christmas, can you think of a more perfect season to show off Ireland at its best? Cahir O'Doherty talks to co-founder and artistic director Ciaran O'Reilly about what to expect.

Off-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre has launched its 25th Anniversary Season with Brian Friel's “The Freedom of the City” with previews set to begin October 3.

Ireland’s golden girl Katie Taylor has some tough decisions facing her after her historic gold medal win at the London Olympics last week.