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FBI starts digging for human remains at home of late Irish American mobster James Burke (IrishCentral)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:26:47 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The FBI began digging for human remains at the former home owned by late mobster James “Jimmy The Gent” Burke in Queens on Monday.

Irish American groups continue to fight subpoena ordering release of Boston (IrishCentral)

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:16:05 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

With legal options winding down on the British request for Boston College records, the three largest Irish-American groups have stepped up appeals to U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of State John Kerry and Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Irish American girl Sarah Murnaghan doing well after double lung transplant (IrishCentral)

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:04:08 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

10-year-old Irish American Sarah Murnaghan is reportedly doing well after her double lung transplant on Wednesday June 12.

Search suspended for missing Irish American teen who wandered off naked from campsite (IrishCentral)

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:11:45 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Police in Washington said on Wednesday that they have suspended the search for 19-year-old Maureen Kelly, who reportedly walked off from a campsite on Sunday wearing nothing but a fanny pack.

Irish American soldier among three NY military personnel killed in ambush in Afghanistan - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:08:57 PDT

By: MICHELLE K. SMITH

Three American trainers were shot by a man wearing an Afghan National Army uniform during an attack in Afghanistan last Saturday, June 8.

Irish American girl Sarah Murnaghan finally gets new lungs after judge’s order (IrishCentral)

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:13:02 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

On Wednesday June 12, little Sarah Murnaghan got the miracle she had been waiting for - a new set of lungs.

GPA continues to deliver relief to Sandy-ravaged Irish American community of Breezy Point (IrishCentral)

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:47:11 PDT

By: AMANDA DRISCOLL

Staring at a waterlogged Breezy Point pitch that looked more like a swimming pool on the morning of the Breezy Gaelic Sports Team Building Day last Saturday was worrying to say the least.

Bill O’Reilly’s 'Killing Kennedy' selects its’ Lee Harvey Oswald and will begin filming (IrishCentral)

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:34:18 PDT

Bill O'Reilly Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } In a press release this afternoon, National Geographic announced, the final major actor has been signed to round out the cast of Killing Kennedy Actor Will Rothhaar will play the volatile former Marine and assassin Lee Harvey Oswald Rothhaar is the final of the four major players in the film to be announced He joins Rob Lowe (John F READ MORE

New Jersey gets back on track as they shake off Hurricane Sandy -- Irish community comes together it regains its balance (IrishCentral)

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:01:22 PST

St James Gate is the perfect spot on Sunday afternoonsSnow is again in the forecast but I pay it little mind with a warm mug of Irish tea in my hands between banging away at the keysWe’ve been through worse and better latelyOur wonderfully fattening day of thanks is behind us now as we look to Christmas READ MORE

Maybe everything that dies someday comes back - settling in to "the new normal" after Hurricane Sandy (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:31:10 PST

Jersey Shore's new normal - cliff shows just how high the tide came upWelcome back to somewhat regular programmingOur governor here in Jersey is calling this time after Hurricane Sandy “the new normal”I have no bloody idea what that means exactly but it sounds goodIn my head, we are always experiencing a “new normal READ MORE

A weapon of war plays romance - how a police pipe band helped me find my wife and belong (IrishCentral)

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:17:44 PDT

The Union County Police and Fire Pipes and DrumsWe run into each other socially often, but Arthur Hynes knows he will usually see me in his shop near three set dates each yearThe gentleman from the County Down owns a fine jewelry store in downtown Cranford and looks after his customers well Artie’s also brilliant for a chat about almost anything, especially music and the artsHe knows he will see me in December, most likely on Christmas Eve, when I am shopping for Honey Badger’s gift READ MORE

Watching the GAA All Ireland final over breakfast - a constant celebration of Ireland in Jersey (IrishCentral)

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:17:39 PDT

Fixed intensity - sipping coffee and watching the All-Ireland (Photo: Jim Lowney)It’s still halfway to St Patrick’s Day I suppose it truly never ends We are always having some sort of Irish celebration in these parts which is a good thing READ MORE

Chasing Irish sports in New Jersey - trials and tribulations of being a GAA and soccer fan on the shore (IrishCentral)

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:17:13 PDT

All-Ireland Kilkenny v Galway - watching from afarRattigan, the Galway man, will give me an earful when we next meet“We come out and support Mayo,” he barked at me Saturday evening “You can at least come out and support Galway in the morning”The wife, known here and elsewhere as Honey Badger, and I were out sampling the raw bar at the Blackthorn in Kenilworth when we ran into the pride of Dunmore READ MORE

The Gathering kicked off with a bang in Dublin at Notre Dame game -- Terrible commentary by David Feherty on CBS damaged Ireland’s image (IrishCentral)

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:47:09 PDT

David Feherty's CBS coverage of Emerald Isle Classic damaged Ireland's imageThe Gathering kicked off here last weekend The name had been passed around on the media for a while, but to be honest I think Irish Americans knew more about it than we did over hereIn simple terms the plans is to get the Irish Diaspora back ‘home’ to visit Ireland in 2013The Notre Dame game was the kickoff, especially the Fighting Irish pep rally which was carried live on TV READ MORE

How "Riverdance" changed a bored American teenager’s view of Ireland -- Still working its unique magic all these years later for young and old (IrishCentral)

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

The hottest Irish and Irish American dads in Hollywood (IrishCentral)

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:38:54 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Here's our pick of the hottest Irish and Irish American dads in Hollywood.

Ben Affleck

Navigating the world of Irish food as an American - sampling the famous black pudding (IrishCentral)

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:15:19 PST

Caela settling in to life in Ireland and embracing the foodA few years ago, I decided to study abroad at the University of Limerick where I now go to school for my postgraduate degree At that point, I knew nothing more about the Irish lifestyle than any literate “average Joe” with the capabilities of picking up a book and reading it, and to be completely honest, I felt overwhelmed upon arrival Though I needn’t have worried so much about adapting, there are a few things that certainly “threw me”…the food, for example Before I continue, let me just say that I love the food in Ireland, and will debate with anyone who claims that it is “plain” READ MORE

Irish wedding parties are not for the faint of heart - Americans could learn a thing or two (IrishCentral)

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:00:21 PST

Party hard - Irish lessons in how to tie the knotConsidering what I wrote last week about Irish guys being immature, I was very surprised when one of my Irish classmates invited me to attend a wedding with him down in Wicklow I wasn’t too sure if he was interested in me, desperate for a date, or just wanted to show me that Irish guys are fun, but I really didn’t care either way I never pass on an opportunity to dress up and I was excited to finally have an excuse to wear the new dress I had recently spent way too much money onNow, generally speaking, weddings in America typically start on the day of the actual marriage; however, I quickly found out that in Ireland the celebrations actually start the night before and continue for a whole weekend READ MORE

Why are American men so dull? Irish men have far more sparkle and wit I say (IrishCentral)

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:15:22 PST

Irishmen are more 'carefree' and full of banterForgive me American men, but after a few weeks now of sampling the witty delights of Irish men, I have come to the realization that you are just plain boring in comparison!Perched up in Kehoe’s pub on a Friday evening with my fellow Gaelic Girl Catelyn, we were taking it all in, from the men in suits, to the grungy looking artists, all enjoying well-deserved pints after a week of workTo our pleasant surprise, a very dashing Irishman offered to buy us a drink and ‘welcome’ us to Ireland I don’t know what you’re doing wrong down there in Cork, my dear Mollie, but we’ve had no problem up here in Dublin getting free drinks! After explaining to us that he has a weakness for American girls and their sparkly white teeth we didn’t want to disappoint him, so we whipped out some of our cheesy American phrases whenever we could, from ‘Oh, that’s neat!’ to ‘Awesome dude’ while desperately trying to force our cheeks back to our ears---------------------------READ MORE:More stories for IrishCentral's Gaelic Girls Starlings take flight over River Shannon in Ireland - VIDEOChinese tourists flood to Ireland in record numbers---------------------------The minutes passed by into a couple of hours and before we knew it, we were surrounded by our cheeky chap and his ‘mates’, entertaining us with their wild, nearly unbelievable stories of their past year travelling around the world READ MORE

Why Irishmen badly need to grow up -- Mammy’s Boys compare badly with American guys (IrishCentral)

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:30:18 PDT

Dublin: To me, as an American woman in Ireland, Irishmen never grow upEverything with most of the men (or boys, rather) that I have met here is "for a laugh" and a "skit," which basically means that if you’re not laughing at yourself or your friends doing stupid, immature things, then you’re a right bore!Excuse me while I try to distinguish between the twelve-year-old boy in you and the grown man you’re supposed to beMany encounters have confirmed my doubts about these Irish man-boys They may look like men on the outside, but underneath it all they’re a bunch of spoiled, rotten teenagers looking for a woman to play “Mammy READ MORE