Irish Olympic champion Katie Taylor could be risking her health and her future each time she steps in the ring, a leading British neuroscientist has warned.

Muhammad Ali’s daughter denied that her father was near death on Sunday evening and said that he enjoyed watching the Superbowl from his Arizona home.

The US premiere of “These Halcyon Days” a new play by Deirdre Kinahan, an eight-show residency by Irish songwriter and singer Declan O’Rourke and the seventh Masters in Collaboration instalment, pairing award-winning Irish traditional musician Karan Casey with vocalist and bluegrass musician Aoife O'Donovan are among the highlights of the Irish Arts Center’s spring season.

Ready for some real Christmas magic? Make sure to catch the new documentary about boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s visit to Ireland.

HBO film crew are in the process of capturing some scenes for the movie on boxing icon Muhammad Ali on Washington Avenue, Albany.

In a recently published book, Liam Neeson reveals how Muhammad Ali once flirted with the actor's then girlfriend Helen Mirren. Neeson says he was so star-struck by the boxing legend he didn't care that he was trying to "pull" his girlfriend right in front of him, according to the Belfast Telegraph.

Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday will be celebrated by the Clare town that claims The Greatest as one of its own on Tuesday.

Champion boxer Joe Frazier passed away on Tuesday evening having suffered from liver cancer.Today Muhammad Ali, paid tribute to Frazier saying “The world has lost a great champion."

There is no end to the areas in which committed, talented and bright Irish Americans excel. Irish America’s 26th annual Top 100 list showcases some of the most noteworthy of this year, from film producers to philanthropists, from athletes to world champion dancers. Leading the list is the 2011 Irish American of the Year Dr. John L. Lahey, president of Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT, who has tirelessly worked to raise awareness of and commemorate Ireland’s Great Hunger. The Irish in America have seized every childhood dream and succeeded in making them a reality - just look at astronaut Cady Coleman, actress Rooney Mara, writer Dan Barry and the President of the United States Barack Obama, who just finished his first presidential visit to Ireland, which included a sentimental visit to his ancestral town of Moneygall.

More than 1,200 guests gathered in a tent at Lincoln Center on May 5, for the American Ireland Fund New York Dinner Gala,  the largest of the 100 events held annually by The Worldwide Ireland Funds.

The American Ireland Fund will present its annual Humanitarian Award to the boxing legend Muhammad Ali at its 36th annual New York dinner gala in May.

The town of Ennis, County Clare was packed with thousands of fans Tuesday who lined the streets to see Muhammad Ali as he was made the first honorary freeman during a visit to his great-grandfather's home.

Muhammad Ali is in Ireland and getting ready for his fundraiser dinner in Dublin Monday night.

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By: DECLAN O'KELLY

MUHAMMAD ALI'S IRISH ROOTS

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is heading to Ireland next month to help raise money for his non–profit Muhammad Ali Center, a cultural and education center in Louisville , Kentucky and other hospices.