IrishCentral Lights Out - b5cc3275d518416eacb61d676e8d84d1 http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Lights+Out IrishCentral Lights Out en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Green-light-for-Baz-Luhrmanns-opulent-vision-of-F-Scott-Fitzgeralds-The-Great-Gatsby---VIDEO-206633061.html http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Green-light-for-Baz-Luhrmanns-opulent-vision-of-F-Scott-Fitzgeralds-The-Great-Gatsby---VIDEO-206633061.html Green light for Baz Luhrmann’s opulent vision of F Scott Fitzgerald’s 'The Great Gatsby' - VIDEO (IrishCentral) Wed, 08 May 2013 11:56:31 PDT
By: CAHIR O'DOHERTY

Certain to passionately divide the critics when it opens on Friday, director Baz Luhrmann’s opulent vision of 'The Great Gatsby' brings Irish American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel to the big screen, this time in 3D.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Nancy-Pelosi-lends-backing-to-Hillary-Clinton-as-polls-give-Democrat-the-green-light-for-2016-presidency-206095171.html http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Nancy-Pelosi-lends-backing-to-Hillary-Clinton-as-polls-give-Democrat-the-green-light-for-2016-presidency-206095171.html Nancy Pelosi lends backing to Hillary Clinton as polls give Democrat the green light for 2016 presidency (IrishCentral) Sat, 04 May 2013 06:50:05 PDT
By: IRISHCENTRAL STAFF WRITERS

Hillary Rodham Clinton may want to think twice about retirement. In the latest Quinnipiac University presidential poll Clinton is dominating the Democratic field by a margin that makes it clear she's already the candidate of choice.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/the-chinatown-yellow-faces-consider-name-change-in-light-of-redskins-debate-205796061.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/the-chinatown-yellow-faces-consider-name-change-in-light-of-redskins-debate-205796061.html The Chinatown Yellow-Faces consider name change in light of Redskins debate (IrishCentral) Thu, 02 May 2013 09:03:27 PDT
World Series champion San Francisco based team consider new name options less wildly racist than ‘Chinatown Yellow-Faces’ as country continues to be divided by Redskins debate Other equally racist-named teams also considering change Redskins lids and logos - not racist? Sure, as long as you are OK with teams called 'The Yellow-Faces' or 'The Black-Faces'A D READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/Battling-to-stay-in-America-does-not-dim-the-bright-lights-of-Manhattan-for-me-205755381.html http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/Battling-to-stay-in-America-does-not-dim-the-bright-lights-of-Manhattan-for-me-205755381.html Battling to stay in America does not dim the bright lights of Manhattan for me (IrishCentral) Thu, 02 May 2013 04:20:05 PDT
By: AMANDA DRISCOLL

There’s something about hauling an abandoned wooden chair through the back streets of Woodside, Queens, in the middle of the night that makes me feel like I should be wearing a balaclava and my best hoody.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Church-of-Ireland-archdeacon-turns-down-Bishop-post-in-light-of-publicity-surrounding-affair-205209111.html http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Church-of-Ireland-archdeacon-turns-down-Bishop-post-in-light-of-publicity-surrounding-affair-205209111.html Church of Ireland archdeacon turns down Bishop post in light of publicity surrounding affair (IrishCentral) Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:08:19 PDT
By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

A leading Church of Ireland cleric has turned down the job as Bishop of Meath and Kildare just days before his ordination – after admitting to an affair with a woman on the eve of his own wedding.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/news/New-York-judge-give-green-light-for-Irish-smartphone-app-to-hail-yellow-cabs-204873931.html http://www.irishcentral.com/news/New-York-judge-give-green-light-for-Irish-smartphone-app-to-hail-yellow-cabs-204873931.html New York judge gives green light for Irish smartphone app to hail yellow cabs (IrishCentral) Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:53:24 PDT
By: MATT KEOUGH

The lawsuit aiming to overturn New York City’s December decision to allow a pilot program for smartphone apps that enable users to hail taxis has been dismissed.  

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Donegal-County-Council-to-dim-the-street-lights-in-effort-to-save-money-200011181.html http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Donegal-County-Council-to-dim-the-street-lights-in-effort-to-save-money-200011181.html Donegal County Council to dim the street lights in effort to save money (IrishCentral) Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:26:47 PDT
By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

A local authority in Ireland is considering dimming public lights in a desperate attempt to save money in the current economic crisis.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Carrie-Underwood-lights-up-the-Grammy-stage-in-Irish-designers-gown--VIDEO-190824861.html http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Carrie-Underwood-lights-up-the-Grammy-stage-in-Irish-designers-gown--VIDEO-190824861.html Carrie Underwood lights up the Grammy stage in Irish designer’s gown – VIDEO (IrishCentral) Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:10:16 PST
By: JANE WALSH

Grammy Award winning artist Carrie Underwood, lit up the stage at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in an illuminated custom THEIA ball gown, created by Kerry born designer Don O’Neill.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/the-night-the-lights-went-out-a-theory-on-the-superbowl-power-outage-189682801.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/the-night-the-lights-went-out-a-theory-on-the-superbowl-power-outage-189682801.html The night the lights went out - A theory on the Superbowl power outage (IrishCentral) Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:01:28 PST
There are those who watched as the lights went out last night in the Louisiana Superdome and thought, 'oh well, that's crazy!' Then there are those who saw it and thought, 'Wait a second, what's going on here?' This article is geared towards the latter The Superbowl last night was basically one or two big plays away from being one of the best, if not the best, ever played If San Francisco had managed to bury the rock in the end-zone with those two minutes to go, it would have been the greatest comeback of all time Instead we are left with a pretty memorable event anyway, partially because of that power outage that happened just after the start of the second half READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Miracle-drug-to-treat-Celtic-gene-cystic-fibrosis-in-Ireland-given-green-light-189494031.html http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Miracle-drug-to-treat-Celtic-gene-cystic-fibrosis-in-Ireland-given-green-light-189494031.html Miracle drug to treat ‘Celtic gene’ cystic fibrosis in Ireland given green light (IrishCentral) Sat, 02 Feb 2013 05:09:36 PST
By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

A revolutionary drug which greatly benefits cystic fibrosis sufferers has been approved for use in Ireland from March 1.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/-HBOs-Entourage-movie-starring-Kevin-Connolly-gets-the-green-light-189181791.html http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/-HBOs-Entourage-movie-starring-Kevin-Connolly-gets-the-green-light-189181791.html HBO’s ‘Entourage' movie starring Kevin Connolly gets the green light (IrishCentral) Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:37:35 PST
By: MICHELLE K. SMITH

A movie based on the HBO series “Entourage” has got the go ahead from Warner Bros. 

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/jersey-irish-blog/the-christmas-lights-are-in-the-bin-but-the-irish-shine-on-in-jersey---music-and-events-of-st-patricks-day-celebrations-begin-to-raise-their-heads-188028091.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/jersey-irish-blog/the-christmas-lights-are-in-the-bin-but-the-irish-shine-on-in-jersey---music-and-events-of-st-patricks-day-celebrations-begin-to-raise-their-heads-188028091.html The Christmas lights are in the bin but the Irish shine on in Jersey - Music and events of St. Patrick's Day celebrations begin to raise their heads (IrishCentral) Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:31:00 PST Union County St Patrick's Day Parade Grand Marshal Jim Tansey (left) plays the pipesThe Christmas season is truly done with all the decorations stored away and with Honey Badger removing my strings of colored lights outside the house with wire cuttersThankfully there are many happenings before I have to debate buying new lights next December and hiding the tools away from herWe didn’t quite make it to the Ancient Order of Hibernians Polar Bear Plunge in Sea Bright two Sundays past READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/news/-Ryanair-boss-Michael-OLeary-expecting-to-get-green-light-for-Aer-Lingus-takeover-188024231.html http://www.irishcentral.com/news/-Ryanair-boss-Michael-OLeary-expecting-to-get-green-light-for-Aer-Lingus-takeover-188024231.html Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary expecting to get green light for Aer Lingus takeover (IrishCentral) Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:55:00 PST
By: RACHAEL LAIRD

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary, said his firm is still in talks with the European Commission about it’s bid for Aer Lingus. He believes Ryanair will get the green light from the EU to mount a takeover for Aer Lingus.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/many-students-dont-know-what-it-takes-to-turn-on-the-lights-in-their-classrooms-181907691.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/many-students-dont-know-what-it-takes-to-turn-on-the-lights-in-their-classrooms-181907691.html Many students don’t know what it takes to turn on the lights in their classrooms (IrishCentral) Mon, 03 Dec 2012 02:16:29 PST Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 When I went to grade school, one of the first field trips our class made, was to a hydro electric dam st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ tableMsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 54pt 0in 5 READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Light-heavyweight-Seanie-Monaghan-ready-for-fight-against-Rayco-War-Saunders-174640441.html http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Light-heavyweight-Seanie-Monaghan-ready-for-fight-against-Rayco-War-Saunders-174640441.html Light heavyweight Seanie Monaghan ready for fight against Rayco “War” Saunders (IrishCentral) Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:22:14 PDT
By: DECLAN O'KELLY

Light heavyweight Seanie Monaghan (15-0,10 KOs) has a new opponent for his October 24 fight at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. The 31-year-old will defend his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title against Rayco "War" Saunders (22-17-2, 9KOs) in a contest scheduled for 10 rounds.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Lights-Ellie-Goulding-wishes-her-fame-was-more-like-Bono-and-would-love-to-stay-in-Ireland-173756101.html http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Lights-Ellie-Goulding-wishes-her-fame-was-more-like-Bono-and-would-love-to-stay-in-Ireland-173756101.html 'Lights' Ellie Goulding wishes her fame was more like Bono's and would love to stay in Ireland (IrishCentral) Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:01:17 PDT
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British pop chanteuse Ellie Goulding has only recently caught on over here with her catchy hit single “Lights,” but she’s big news back home she says . . . so big that she can’t even catch a bit of peace and quiet when she returns, unlike Bono.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Light-heavyweight-Seanie-Monaghan-returns-to-the-Roseland-Ballroom--172531621.html http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Light-heavyweight-Seanie-Monaghan-returns-to-the-Roseland-Ballroom--172531621.html Light heavyweight Seanie Monaghan returns to the Roseland Ballroom (IrishCentral) Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:02:39 PDT
By: DECLAN O'KELLY

Light heavyweight Seanie Monaghan (15-0, 10 KOs) will return to action on October 24 at the Roseland Ballroom in New York in a contest scheduled for 10 rounds.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/advice/health-matters/red-lights-not-helping-drivers-168013446.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/advice/health-matters/red-lights-not-helping-drivers-168013446.html Red lights not helping drivers - shorter yellow light time means more tickets for drivers (IrishCentral) Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:16:57 PDT
As many motorists have suspected, the red light cameras located at various intersections, may not be fair to drivers Motorists have complained that the red lights pop up before they can safely come to a stop Shortening the yellow light time will obviously cause more drivers to pass a red light Now, officials from The New Jersey Department of Transportation have found that 21 cities in their state may have done just that READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/the_wests_awake/the-light-in-the-sky-and-merriment-in-the-streets---the-lovely-signs-of-summer-in-ireland-156271055.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/the_wests_awake/the-light-in-the-sky-and-merriment-in-the-streets---the-lovely-signs-of-summer-in-ireland-156271055.html The light in the sky and merriment in the streets - the lovely signs of summer in Ireland (IrishCentral) Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:32:08 PDT
Illustration by Caty BartholomewAt the height of the merriment in one of the bars clustered around the end of the Pier, I took a break for myself and walked up the hill Behind me a good ballad singer was making a fine effort at the classic "Shores of Amerikay" made popular again a couple of decades ago by Sarah and Rita Keane"To the mountains grand of my own native land/I'm bidding a last farewell,” they sangThe Galway mainland lights are gently golden on a calm May night and the sea is as calm as a mountain lough READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/a-taste-of-ireland/124650479.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/a-taste-of-ireland/124650479.html 'No strength without unity' - summers at home in the present and past (IrishCentral) Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:34:04 PDT There is a saying "ni neart go cur le ch́eile" which translates roughly as "no strength without unity" and would have been used for energetic activities, for instance, gathering together to save hay It is much more than many ‘hands make light work’On Sunday we did the Galway women’s mini marathon; 10k along beautiful Galway bay, up Threadneedle road (puff puff) and around in a loop There were about 1000 starters and we were all warmed up by a zumba dancer READ MORE ]]>