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Irish footballer under investigation after pig’s head is left in Muslim’s teammate’s locker (IrishCentral)

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:50:54 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

An Irish World Cup star had the windscreen of his Porsche smashed after a pig’s head was left in the locker of a devout Muslim teammate.

'You attack one Muslim, you attack all Muslims' - Dzhokar Tsarnaev leaves note inside Watertown boat (IrishCentral)

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:01:23 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

New evidence reportedly found in the Watertown boat where Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev was hiding has further implicated him in association with the attacks.

Change to 125-year-old Victorian law means Muslims can be buried with no coffin in Ireland (IrishCentral)

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:23:11 PDT

By: MATT KEOUGH

After expressed concerns from members of the Muslim community in Ireland, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan approved a change to the burial regulations established in 1888, which will allow human remains to be buried without a coffin.

Irish Muslim radical says Americans should be grateful more people didn’t die in Boston (IrishCentral)

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 04:36:41 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

An Irish Muslim who once threatened to kill Barack Obama has refused to condemn the Boston bombers and claimed they gave Americans ‘a taste of their own medicine’.

In wake of Boston bombings Peter King calls for Muslim surveillance - says FBI went after Irish in hunt for Westies gang (IrishCentral)

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:35:15 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

In the wake of the Boston bombings, Rep. Peter King has once again called for monitoring of Muslim American community.

Striking scenes as Pope Francis washes the feet of young female and Muslim offenders in prison - Actions signify it is not business as usual at the Vatican - message to all Catholics for Easter (IrishCentral)

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 04:32:51 PDT

Pope Francis I kisses the feet of a young offender at the Casal del Marmo youth prison outside Rome Humble Pope snubs traditional celebration at city center Basilica Credit: APThis Pope Francis I is for realHe is refocusing the church message away from disputes over doctrine to pastoral needs, looking after the poor and the needy READ MORE

Consumption of pork by Muslims in Irish food products is a 'catastrophe' (IrishCentral)

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:38:16 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The discovery of traces of pork in halal meat from a County Tyrone processing plan have been described as 'very disturbing' by a leader of Ireland's Muslim community.

The Muslim version of Rosa Parks deserves the Nobel Peace Prize (IrishCentral)

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 06:00:36 PST

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Would US foreign aid be better spent in Ireland, rather than Egypt where it supports a new Islamist dictator? (IrishCentral)

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:31:18 PST

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Plan to build $84 million Islamic center in Dublin to host 40,000 Muslims in the city (IrishCentral)

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:39:21 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Gerry Gannon, a leading property developer, has lodged a planning application with Dublin City Council for an $84 million Islamic Cultural Centre including a large mosque at Clongriffin in north Dublin.

Muslim protesters march to Google headquarters in Dublin over video (IrishCentral)

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 05:06:27 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Hundreds of Muslim protesters marched from O’Connell Street in Dublin to the European Headquarters of Google in the dockyards district of the city.

Irish Muslim protesters chant ‘USA, you must pay!’ at Dublin demonstration (IrishCentral)

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:33:46 PDT

By: KERRY O’SHEA

A largely peaceful protest took place in Dublin following a string of highly violent protests in the Middle East in response to a YouTube video depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a fraud.

Let’s get real about Kate Middleton’s topless shots and Muslim’s protests over “Innocence of Muhammad” (IrishCentral)

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:32:31 PDT

Kate Middleton sprays a dancer with perfume on Tuvalu on Tuesday (Arthur Edwards)The suspension of the editor of the Irish Daily Star for publishing topless photographs of Kate Middleton and the outraged reaction in the Middle East to the Innocence of Muhammad film are both connectedKate flashing her boobs while thinking she was in a private setting, and a lunatic filmmaker making a perfectly appalling film about the prophet, fanned flames and crises across the globe that no sane person could even remotely have expectedBut there they were, rioting and killing in Arab countries and furious reacting in media all over the world to Kate’s topless shots READ MORE

The high price of free speech - Muslim and Irish protests against hate (IrishCentral)

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:17:38 PDT

Anti-US protests in Ankara, Turkey last week (AP)In 1849, Irish immigrants were a key participant in what came to be known as the Astor Place Riots At least two dozen people were killed READ MORE

Muslim leaders need to incite less, understand more -- Failure to comprehend West means they lose all support (IrishCentral)

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:47:24 PDT

Still from movie "Innocence of Muslims"The blood-dimmed tide was loosed again in the Middle East over the latest crazy reaction to a “film” that a five-year old would have shot betterHave you actually watched the film that all the murder and mayhem has been about?It is called “Innocence of Muslims” and I watched it on YouTube last night and thought it was some kind of hellish jokeIt is so badly put together and utterly impossible to follow that it is quite possibly the worst film ever madeIt makes “The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” look like “Ben Hur,” and “Ali Baba” look like high literature READ MORE

Romney the statesman calls Mideast policy a disaster, as Obama the politician does fundraisers. (IrishCentral)

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 05:47:15 PDT

Cordoba House is good for New York (IrishCentral)

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:25:13 PDT

The Islamic Center proposed for downtown Manhattan may not have been proposed well, but it intends well The recently released plans for the building depict a magnificent work of architecture that will be open to the public and add enormously to the cultural cache of a neighborhood in desperate need of investment Funding sources for the institution have and will be vetted by the US government Concerns that the mosque will be Saudi Wahhabist have been answered and assuaged READ MORE

9/11 Families & the New York Times on the Right Way to Remember (IrishCentral)

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 08:40:13 PDT

The top Op-Ed in the New York Times on Saturday was entitled Sept 11, 2010, The Right Way to Remember The New York Times has usually been exemplary in memorializing the people killed on that day nine years agoIn this specific piece's eleven paragraphs, however, the reader is told not to "wallow" and that the right way to remember 9/11 is to think about the memorial, the transportation hub and the overall architectural boon of urban life that will come out of the ashes READ MORE

Victory for gays, Muslims and freedom (IrishCentral)

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:00:17 PDT

This past week, our country has seen two separate victories, in policy and politics, for tolerance and the separation of church and state California's Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage was overturned in federal court The proposed mosque (which is really a cultural center with a space for prayers) at Ground Zero (which is really several blocks away) has avoided major roadblocks and garnered the support of New York City mayor Michael BloombergTo some, both of these items are good news READ MORE

Catholics should oppose ban on Muslim veils (IrishCentral)

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:45:12 PDT

The French Parliament has approved a ban on face veils in public, in what proponents say is an effort to keep the state secular and detractors say is a grievous affront to religious freedom The measure still needs to pass the French Senate to become law, but with little open opposition in France, at least from politicians, it is likely to be ratified The law would fine women for wearing a niqab or a burqa, which both conceal parts of the face, and could heavily fine or jail men who force female relatives to wear such coverings Other European countries are considering similar bans READ MORE