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‘Six degrees of Kevin Bacon’ Flashdance star lends cult game to Irish advertisement - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

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

Lady Gaga has been hailed the world's best loved eccentric - Ireland's Jedward make the list (IrishCentral)

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:01:19 PST

Irish eccentrics JedwardThe 'Born This Way' hitmaker Lady Gaga is known for her quirky outfits, which have included a meat dress and telephone hat, and often odd behavior but her strangeness has landed her the title, Most Eccentric Celebrity The 26-year-old singer beat a host of famous names to top the poll of 2,000 people, including third placed rocker Ozzy Osbourne, fourth placed Prince Philip and Russell Brand, who came fifth Ireland's pop duo Jedward also made this list The Dublin twins are known for their happy go lucky attitude to life, their quirky style and of course their matching quiffs READ MORE

“American Pie” star Tara Reid bring Irish pop duo Jedward to the Dublin premiere (IrishCentral)

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:45:10 PDT

Jedward and Tara Reid“American Pie” star Tara Reid was reunited with Jedward this week at the premiere of “American Pie: The Reunion” at the Savoy, in Dublin Reid told the Herald John and Edward Grimes (aka Jedward) are like here “little brothers” The unlikely buddies met on “Celebrity Big Brother” in Britain in 2011 She said “"I just adore them, they're the smartest kids, they're so talented, I just love them READ MORE

Islamic terrorists threaten attack on Irish Jedward and other Eurovision competitors (IrishCentral)

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:04:06 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Jedward, the young Irish pop duo who are loved and hated in about equal measure worldwide, may have encountered their first truly serious threat.

Irish pop duo Jedward riding high ahead of Eurovison performance - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:58:53 PDT

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Love them or hate them (and let’s face it most people secretly do a bit of both) but the fact is Irish boy band Jedward are making big waves and selling records in surprising numbers.

Singing the blues of Eurovision - Jedward gear up to compete again - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:45:26 PST

Illustration by Caty BartholomewThere is a schizoidal element to the perennial Eurovision Song Contest which has always fascinated meAbout everyone on this island says that they scorn it and that it is not worth watching But the show, which will be with us again soon, has one of the highest viewing audiences of the year And Ireland has won it more often than any other country READ MORE

Colin Farrell, Jedward, and others lend their faces to ISPCC anti-bullying campaign (IrishCentral)

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:58:57 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) has launched a new anti-bullying campaign just in time for the holidays, featuring some of Ireland’s most famous faces. Colin Farrell and Jamie Heaslip, among others, are featured in the campaign’s new posters which are a follow-up to posters released earlier this year.

The DailyEdge reports that back in May, the ISPCC released a series of posters that featured such famous Irish faces as Jedward and Saoirse Ronan, alongside the phrase “imagine if every child knew that nothing can ever happen that can’t be fixed by someone who cares.” Those featured on the posters were photographed by Barry McCall and had makeup to make their faces look bruised and cut-up, as if they had been bullied.
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Hunting down traditional music in Ireland – radio waves filled with Lady Gaga and Jedward (IrishCentral)

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:15:17 PST

In coming to Ireland I had hoped to encounter more local made music than I have had the opportunity to in the states There are plenty of resources back home for finding more popular Irish or super-groups (which often form in, come out of or live in America) but there is little one can find of the local artists of Ireland in the States Having been here before, I was aware this wasn’t the easiest task But, I expected to find an easier time of it than I had previously, since I would be living here in Cork which is said to be the “Culture Capital of Ireland READ MORE

Steven Tyler to record ‘Walk this Way’ with Eurovision duo Jedward - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Tue, 24 May 2011 06:37:49 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Jedward and Westlife - perfect openers for Obama (IrishCentral)

Mon, 23 May 2011 04:00:08 PDT

Niall O'Dowd is unimpressed with the warm-up acts for President Obama's speech at College Green in Dublin this afternoon The two headline acts are Westlife, a rapidly aging boy band, and Jedward, well, if you don't know you probably don't want to know O'Dowd's problem seems to be that these two groups (acts/bands/whatever) are completely devoid of talent He feels they compare badly with Van Morrison, who preceded President Clinton's address in Belfast in 1995 READ MORE

Jedward and Westlife very poor warm up acts for Obama--Talentless twosome send the wrong message to world media (IrishCentral)

Sun, 22 May 2011 01:25:05 PDT

Whatever about the Obama presidential visit the choice of performers for the concert to entertain the president leaves a lot to be desiredBefore he arrives in College Green at the heart of Dublin on Sunday, the expected massive crowd and world media will listen to the best in Irish entertainmentExcept it won't beWhen President Clinton went to Belfast in 1995 there was one electrifying moment when Van Morrison came on stage and played 'There'll be days like this"It was a magical moment, one that will stay with the hundreds of thousands who witnessed it as a huge few minutes of symbolism as Northern Ireland inched towards peace READ MORE

Jedward - perfect stars for the SpongeBob generation (IrishCentral)

Sat, 14 May 2011 01:45:07 PDT

Maybe you saw a picture of them in the NY Times yesterday? Maybe you've seen that silly hair? Heard their silly name? No, not John and Edward, but JedwardTonight they're competing in the dubiously named Eurovision Song Contest The actual song seems to be way down the list of priorities for the masses who vote by telephone across Europe Years ago the contest was all about the song, but no more READ MORE

Jedward give 'new Subo, Mary Byrne the thumbs up (IrishCentral)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:01:10 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Twin brothers, Jedward, who won over the hearts of millions of fans on last seasons “X Factor” have thrown their support behind Mary Byrne, Ireland’s own Susan Boyle.

Jedward say Bono needs to suck it up (IrishCentral)

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:15:05 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Edward Grimes, the Edward half of Jedward, the Irish pop sensation that conquered Britain's 'X-Factor', has suggested U2's lead singer Bono is 'unprofessional' for forcing the band to cancel tour dates in order for him to complete a program of rehabilitation after undergoing emergency back surgery in May.

Jedward and Disney Channel to do deal? (IrishCentral)

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:30:09 PDT

Jedward could be taking their unique brand of entertainment to the Disney UK channelManager Louis Walsh confirmed that the channel has made an approach, but the boys are so busy they will have to make sure they can fit the TV gig in"They have to do their new album first before they agree on anything else I do think they would be great at it as they are born entertainers and would make natural kids TV presenters but it's all a matter of timing," said Walsh READ MORE

Crystal Swing and Jedward to duet? (IrishCentral)

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:45:11 PDT

File this one under: dear God no Irish pop promoter Louis Walsh wants bizarro Irish pop sensation Crystal Swing to duet with, um, bizarro Irish pop sensation JedwardIf this duet happens, and we pray it doesn't, some European scientists are claiming it could create an explosion of anti-matter on par with the origin of the universe Translation: it would suck to the tenth power READ MORE

Jedward back in business with new record deal (IrishCentral)

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:29:41 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

The boys are back in record label town! Jedward has rebounded from being dumped by Sony by joining Universal after the twins agreed to sign a three record deal.

Jedward dumped by record label (IrishCentral)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:15:08 PDT

Jedward – the Irish twin brothers Edward and John Grimes who became famous with their run in the “X-factor” talent competition – have been dumped by their record label after poor sales of their first singleA collaboration with Vanilla Ice, Jedward’s cover of “Ice Ice Baby” got a frosty reception by the buying public, and that meant the end of the dynamic duo's record deal"We tried our best to make the lads credible recording artists but punters just weren't that bothered,” a source from the record label told The Sun"They are great lads but haven't got the greatest voices, so they're something to see rather than listen to READ MORE

Jedward - innocent heroes in a cynical industry (IrishCentral)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:15:06 PST

Okay, brace yourselves It's entirely possible you've never heard of Jedward, in which case you don't have an opinion on the Irish twins If, however, you have had the "pleasure" then you might be taken aback by what I'm about to say I'm shocked myself READ MORE

Jedward and Vanilla Ice: a sign of the apocalypse? (IrishCentral)

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:50:19 PST

Curious to know what the end of the world will sound like? My money's on a duet between ambiguously gay twins Jedward and Vanilla Ice The horror, the horror READ MORE