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John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Irish retirement island for sale for just $384,000 (IrishCentral)

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:22:11 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

It's the island where John Lennon saw himself and Yoko Ono retiring to with a crazy scrapbook of memories, but nowadays Dorinish Island is home only to sheep and seagulls.

Album signed by John Lennon hours before he was shot fetches $38,000 (IrishCentral)

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:12:12 PDT

By: BUZZ BRADY

The record – an edition of the former Beatles singer's 'Double Fantasy' album, signed in December 1980 shortly before he was assassinated - was one of number of items of pop memorabilia which fetched almost £500,000 at auction in London.

‘Songs for Japan’ featuring U2, John Lennon and Lady Gaga tops iTunes Charts (IrishCentral)

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:11:22 PDT

By: BUZZ BRADY

Featuring 38 hits by the biggest names in pop music, the charity album Songs for Japan went on sale on iTunes this week and has become an international sensation, rocketing to number one in 18 countries.

CIA link to John Lennon death possible says new documentary (IrishCentral)

Sat, 04 Dec 2010 07:00:09 PST

Was the CIA involved in some way in John Lennon’s death?The remarkable claim is highlighted in a new documentary on the events surrounding Lennon’s last night on earth on December 8th 1980The 30th anniversary is this weekThe film is called 'The Day John Lennon Died' and it carries testimonies from many who interacted with him on the day he died according to the Guardian newspaperSuspicion has fallen on the role of doorman, Jose Perdomo, who was the doorman at the Dakota on the fateful night READ MORE

Lady GaGa waves Irish flag at Belfast concert (IrishCentral)

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:55:12 PDT

At her Belfast concert last Saturday, Lady GaGa waved an Irish flag; causing debate about the emblem's meaning, while invoking the rebel Irish strain in rock rebellion David Bowie made similar controversy at a Dublin concert a few years back, when he shouted Tiochfaidh Ár Lá (chukee owr law) on a live recording of "Rebel, Rebel" He stubbornly released the live-in-Dublin DVD including Irish phrase "Our Day Will Come," as a nod to the mantra of the Irish Civil Rights Movement and Republican struggle Paul McCartney's classic song "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" and John Lennon's two songs "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Luck of the Irish" are but a few famous moments in the marriage of Irish spirit and rock renegadism READ MORE

Imagine! John Lennon's Irish island - Beatles legend was ready to settle in his Irish home off Mayo (IrishCentral)

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:57:23 PDT

By: BARRY J WHYTE

Imagine John Lennon at 70 living on an island off the Mayo coast.

Lady Gaga and Yoko Ono celebrate John Lennon in LA (IrishCentral)

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:21:26 PDT

By: BARRY J WHYTE

Lady Gaga joined Yoko Ono on stage in Los Angeles for a joint concert to celebrate what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday on Saturday.

Susan Boyle's brother worries about his sister being murdered just like Beatles legend John Lennon (IrishCentral)

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:55:06 PST

John Boyle, 59, has expressed fears that his sister could be murdered at the hands of a crazy stalkerSusan Boyle, runner up in last years 'Britain's Got Talent' confronted a crazed fan who broke into her home in Scotland a few days agoBoyle, 48, has just arrived back from recording a charity single for Haiti, when she was confronted by an intruder in her homeJohn said he is extremely "upset" at the lack of security given to his sister and said he is very worried that she may suffer the same fate as John Lennon did in 1980 READ MORE