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In Focus - Sean Muldoon: Belfast native and owner and manager of Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog in Manhattan (IrishCentral)

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:18:27 PDT

By: MOLLY MULDOON

Background: Sean Muldoon is the co-owner and general manager of the Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog in Lower Manhattan. Originally from Belfast, he has lived here for two and a half years.

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.

Manhattan Gaels claim victory over Rockland in their first ever challenge (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:21:08 PDT

By: EUGENE KYNE

In the first game in their history, Manhattan Gaels secured their first win in a very entertaining junior football contest on Sunday.

The rich and the rest - how Manhattan has come to resemble 19 century Ireland (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:33:33 PDT

An illustration of the Five Points neighborhoodWhen I walk through the streets of Manhattan these days I often find myself thinking of the 19th century Anglo Irish aristocracy They would have felt perfectly at home here now, I believeThe same feeling of familiarity and welcome would not apply for the tens of thousands of Irish paupers who fell out of coffin ships all along the East River, thoughFor a start the Five Points and other classic Irish tenements are long gone READ MORE

New York GAA team Manhattan Gaels ready to make historic debut this Sunday (IrishCentral)

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:32:49 PDT

By: JOHN RIORDAN

After a long winter of preparation, New York's newest GAA club, the Manhattan Gaels, will send out its first ever team for a competitive clash on Sunday April 21.

18-year-oldboy killed by subway - ran across Manhattan tracks as a dare (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:43:35 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

A high school student was struck and killed by an express train on the Upper West Side as he tried to cross the tracks on a dare.

Irish folk musicians Lunasa wow Midtown Manhattan audience at the Lincoln Center (IrishCentral)

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 04:32:19 PDT

Irish folk musicians Lunasa play Lincoln Center for St Patrick's DayI think part of the charm of the St Patrick’s season is that it really is a harbinger of spring when people are ready to shed any hibernation tendenciesMother Nature can still fool you, and she sent another snowstorm last week as the busy first weekend in March was unfolding, wrecking some havoc on weekend shows around the Northeast READ MORE

Dr Mick Moloney’s Celtic Appalachia comes to Manhattan (IrishCentral)

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 06:02:15 PST

Green Fields of AmericaAs one of the pre-eminent folklorists in Irish American music history, Dr Mick Moloney has spent a lot of time in the 19th and 20th centuries studying aspects of performance, especially as it appeals to the Irish emigrant community in the United States I am not sure anyone can juggle a roster of artists like he can in the series of shows he has been doing for the Irish Arts Center in recent years Upcoming is another spectacular production and the second year exploring the mountain music of Appalachia and the crossover connections to traditional Irish music READ MORE

Colin Farrell takes a dip in Manhattan’s East River for ‘Winter’s Tale’ –VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:19:56 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Dublin born actor Colin Farrell proved he had no fear of New York’s harsh winter elements this week, when he took a dip in the East River while filming his forthcoming movie ‘A Winter’s Tale.’

In Focus - Eric Moore - chairman of the Irish Network of New York and Manhattan lead for Irish Day of Action (IrishCentral)

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:02:24 PST

By: MOLLY MULDOON

Vacationing Donegal family weathered Hurricane Sandy in Manhattan (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:21:03 PST

By: CAHIR O'DOHERTY

Liam Galbraith, the principal of Buncrana Technology College in County Donegal, flew to New York with his wife Mary, also an educator, and their three grown kids last weekend for their first ever highly anticipated New York holiday.

IN-NYC and BZH New York celebrate the Celtic New Year in Manhattan (IrishCentral)

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:01:35 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

IN-NYC and BZH New York invite you to join them to celebrate this cultural festival, the Celtic New Year, with a lively evening of Celtic entertainment featuring exciting live music from numerous celtic nations. Many forms of Celtic music and dance, both traditional and modern will create a ceilidh, fest noz like atmosphere to properly ring in the Celtic New Year.

U2’s bassist Adam Clayton sells his Manhattan penthouse for $8.6 million (IrishCentral)

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 06:00:46 PDT

Adam Clayton (Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)If you’ve got an extra eight-plus million bucks to spare, you too can live like a rock star! U2 bassist Adam Clayton has put his New York City pad on the market for $8695 million and address doesn’t get much better – it’s in the gorgeous El Dorado building on Central Park WestThe place has three bedrooms, four baths and every room is renovated to perfection, including the stunning chef’s kitchen Clayton purchased two apartments in the building where bandmate Bono also used to live and combined them into one gorgeous, sprawling place with a 38 foot entrance gallery and Central Park Views READ MORE

Lindsay Lohan will not be prosecuted for alleged Manhattan hit-and-run (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 05:45:45 PDT

Lindsay LohanThe 26-year-old star was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday following her arrest on September 19 after she was said to have left the scene of an accident in which she allegedly drove a Porsche into a passerby at New York City's The Dream HotelBut the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has dropped the case after examining surveillance footage and deciding there is not enough evidence against Lindsay, according to TMZWhile the brunette beauty could pursue civil charges, sources told the gossip website the 'Liz & Dick' actress is "ecstatic" the case has been dismissedThe news comes shortly after it was revealed Lindsay's father Michael Lohan is seeking a conservatorship for her after growing concerned she is hanging around with the wrong people including her mother Dina Lohan READ MORE

Robbie Keane at center of Manhattan court case over move to LA Galaxy (IrishCentral)

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 05:02:27 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Irish soccer captain Robbie Keane is at the center of a Manhattan court case – over his transfer from Spurs to the LA Galaxy last year.

Julie Menin to run for Manhattan borough president (IrishCentral)

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:42:31 PDT

By: Niall O'Dowd

It is always good to catch a rising star in New York politics, especially one who seeks close ties to the Irish American community.

Tom Cruise takes Suri on a helicopter ride over Manhattan (IrishCentral)

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:16:10 PDT

Tom Cruise takes Suri on an NYC outingThe doting father and his six-year-old daughter enjoyed a trip in the Liberty chopper for a sightseeing tour of New York City on WednesdaySuri excitedly looked out of the window to see the panoramic views of the city and the pair seemed to enjoy having some quality father and daughter timeA source said: "They didn't look stressed"Tom flew to The Big Apple on Tuesday to see Suri for the first time since he and Katie Holmes, 33, split in June ending their five-year marriage READ MORE

Suri Holmes to attend exclusive Catholic convent school in Manhattan (IrishCentral)

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 04:48:03 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Katie Holmes has enrolled her daughter Suri in an exclusive Catholic school in Manhattan – a move true to her own Irish Catholic upbringing.

Sean FitzPatrick’s son sells $1.2 million Manhattan apartment to pay off Anglo debt (IrishCentral)

Sat, 12 May 2012 06:28:04 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

David FitzPatrick, the son of disgraced former Anglo Irish Bank boss, has sold his penthouse Manhattan apartment for $951,000.

Ground Zero ten years on (IrishCentral)

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:40:06 PDT

Ghosts of ground zero by Tom PeirceIt's the Sunday of Labor weekend, as I pass St Paul's Cathedral in Manhattan’s Financial District and walk briskly in the sticky afternoon air towards Ground Zero A decade has passed since the world stood still and watched the World Trade Towers crumble, claiming thousands of lives and irrevocably changing modern day historyThe progress is striking on my most recent visit to Ground Zero One World Trade Center (One WTC), formerly known as the Freedom Tower, is now the tallest structure in lower Manhattan READ MORE