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Larry HagmanSo JR died with his boots on, like he said he wouldLarry Hagman played one of the greatest villains of all time, John Ross Ewing, a man who gripped the world I grew up in READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/catching-up-with-the-irish-cultural-centre---this-week-danny-venezia-icc-member-and-actor-in-a-broth-of-a-boy-171198161.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/catching-up-with-the-irish-cultural-centre---this-week-danny-venezia-icc-member-and-actor-in-a-broth-of-a-boy-171198161.html Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:32:48 PDT
Danny Venezia playing Brendan BehanActor Danny Venezia, the star in Richard Smithies’ one-man show A Broth of A Boy is very much looking forward to a fast arrival of October when he gets “three days to hang out and meet” with the Irish Cultural Centre community during the Céad Míle Fáilte Production The show, based on the life of Brendan Behan, plays from October 11th through the 13th at 8:30 pm in the ICC Theatre READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/blake-lively-is-a-comfort-to-her-new-husband-ryan-reynolds-170968171.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/blake-lively-is-a-comfort-to-her-new-husband-ryan-reynolds-170968171.html Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:32:41 PDT
Blake Lively and Ryan ReynoldsThe newlyweds tied the knot earlier this month in an intimate ceremony in Charleston, South Carolina, and Ryan is so in love with the actress because she is the total packageA source said: "Ryan loves the comfort Blake provides"It's like, 'You were on the cover of Vogue and you want to cook me dinner? Yes, please!' "One of the ways Blake wowed Ryan - who she met on the set of 'The Green Lantern' - was by displaying her culinary skills to him when they first started dating in October 2011Another source added to Us Weekly: "They are ridiculously in love READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/lindsay-lohan-smelt-of-alcohol-real-bad-after-her-car-reportedly-hit-a-pedestrian-in-new-york--170377506.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/lindsay-lohan-smelt-of-alcohol-real-bad-after-her-car-reportedly-hit-a-pedestrian-in-new-york--170377506.html Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:02:43 PDT
Lindsay Lohan is believed to have been drunk when she hit the pedestrianThe 'Liz & Dick' actress was arrested just after midnight for fleeing the scene of an accident and her alleged victim, Jose Rodriquez, claims she was "slurring" her words after the incident outside the city's Dream HotelJose recalled to the New York Daily News newspaper: "I saw this car come real quick and hit me I was in so much pain I fell to the side READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/sarah-jessica-parker-and-matthew-broderick-are-selling-their-new-york-city-townhouse-for-25-million-170015616.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/sarah-jessica-parker-and-matthew-broderick-are-selling-their-new-york-city-townhouse-for-25-million-170015616.html Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:47:21 PDT
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew BroderickThe 'Sexy and the City' star and the 'Tower Heist' actor have never actually lived in their Manhattan property, which they bought for just under $19 million in March 2011, after deciding against moving in following their purchase due to a lack of privacy at the homeDespite never moving into the Greenwich Village pad, which features six bedrooms, including a master suite that takes up the whole of the fourth floor, the couple stand to make a decent profit if their $25 million asking price is met, according to the New York Observer newspaperWhile Sarah and Matthew - who have son James Wilkie, nine, and three-year-old twins Tabitha and Marion - don't appreciate the property's supposed lack of privacy, the abode, which is just off Fifth Avenue, is said to have a top of the range security systemWhat's more, the abode features a fifth-floor loft space with the potential to sleep the whole cast of 'Sex and the City', and cold winter months will be a thing of the past thanks to the home's seven fireplaces and hardwood floors READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/taylor-swift-visited-mary-richardson-kennedys-grave-with-new-beau-conor-kennedy-on-sunday-167019305.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/taylor-swift-visited-mary-richardson-kennedys-grave-with-new-beau-conor-kennedy-on-sunday-167019305.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:46:46 PDT
Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift visited the grave of her boyfriend's late mother over the weekendThe 'Love Story' singer accompanied Conor Kennedy - who she has been dating for around three months - and his family on Sunday to Mary Richardson Kennedy's final resting place at St Francis Xavier cemetery in Hyannis, MassachusettsThe New York Daily News reported: "Wearing Ray-Ban sunglasses, slip-on leather loafers and a pleated, short-sleeved dress bursting with a pattern of spring flowers, Taylor held Conor's hand and caressed him READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/channing-tatum-in-training-for-new-olympic-foxcatcher-role---video-166741276.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/channing-tatum-in-training-for-new-olympic-foxcatcher-role---video-166741276.html Mon, 20 Aug 2012 05:31:40 PDT
Easy on the eye - Channing TatumAhead of premieres for his latest film, ‘10 Year,’ actor Channing Tatum is getting in shape for his upcoming role in ‘Foxcatcher,’ which recounts the true story of the murder of Olympic wrestler David Schultz by John du PontOn Sunday, Tatum (@channingtatum) tweeted: “Training for #Foxcatcher READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/lord-of-the-rings-star-orlando-bloom-and-model-miranda-kerr-are-moving-to-new-york-city-165109236.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/lord-of-the-rings-star-orlando-bloom-and-model-miranda-kerr-are-moving-to-new-york-city-165109236.html Mon, 06 Aug 2012 03:31:23 PDT
Orlando BloomThe British actor and his Australian wife - who has 17-month-old son Flynn - are planning an extended trip to 'The Big Apple' after he signed up to play Romeo in a new Broadway version of 'Romeo and Juliet'A source told The Sun newspaper: "Both Orlando and Miranda's jobs take them all over the world, so it'll be nice for him to be in one place for a bit"This is a true commitment to spending some quality time together as a family"The couple have previously been living in Hollywood, but may have been unsettled after a recent incident where a naked man "high on drugs" was arrested outside of their mansion READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/writer-maeve-binchy-was-truly-a-one-in-a-million-irish-treasure----remembering-her-kindness-and-humor-even-more-than-her-writing-164551876.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/writer-maeve-binchy-was-truly-a-one-in-a-million-irish-treasure----remembering-her-kindness-and-humor-even-more-than-her-writing-164551876.html Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:46:16 PDT
Beloved Irish author Maeve BinchyWhen you hear the term national treasure used to refer to someone who has just passed, it is usually exaggeration of the worst kindIn the case of Maeve Binchy however, it is correct Maeve passed away on Monday at age 72She was a national treasure of Ireland and much more; hilarious, profane, an incredible friend, and a hugely talented writer READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/trailer-for-one-directions-new-documentary-hits-the-web-163332336.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/trailer-for-one-directions-new-documentary-hits-the-web-163332336.html Sun, 22 Jul 2012 07:32:14 PDT
One Direction fans will be able to get their fix of the boy band when the group's new DVD is released on August 7One Direction's second documentary DVD trailer has just hit the web  The DVD, entitled 'The Only Way is Up' is the second film documentary about the hit boy band, as the group released a live tour DVD in MayNow that their North American tour is over, 1D are busy in the studio working on their new album READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/irish-america-needs-a-new-first-family-and-not-the-kennedys---camelot-dream-long-since-lost-as-next-generation-screws-it-up-162506476.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/irish-america-needs-a-new-first-family-and-not-the-kennedys---camelot-dream-long-since-lost-as-next-generation-screws-it-up-162506476.html Sun, 15 Jul 2012 04:30:54 PDT
Irish America needs a new first family The Kennedys have become downright creepyFor generations we were willing to bask in the reflected glow of Camelot and all that, but that afterglow has long vanishedNow we have a bunch of malcontents, neer do wells, druggies, drunks and downright losers READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/kerry-kennedy-just-the-latest-jfk-clan-member-to-fall-apart---yet-another-sad-chapter-in-bizarre-kennedy-family-behavior-162455586.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/kerry-kennedy-just-the-latest-jfk-clan-member-to-fall-apart---yet-another-sad-chapter-in-bizarre-kennedy-family-behavior-162455586.html Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:32:08 PDT
Spare me another chapter in the increasingly sad and dysfunctional Kennedy sagaAlas, Kerry Kennedy’s arrest and bizarre behavior following a traffic accident writes another chapter in the continuing Kennedy saga She was considered a rock compared to some of her siblingsShe had written a well-received book on Catholicism and seemed deeply involved in her human rights work and charitable foundation and in raising her three daghters READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irishrootscafe/ryan-genealogy-tipperary-sources-curious-notes-126534648.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irishrootscafe/ryan-genealogy-tipperary-sources-curious-notes-126534648.html Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:35:10 PDT Irish Family History Blog Shownotes 194 Among Todays Topics at the Irish Roots Cafe: 1) Family of the Day: Ryan 2) Irish County of the Month: Tipperary 3) Searching For: Dargan 4) Curious News: Charlie Chaplin in Ireland 5) Video: Irish National Anthem ( recalled ?) 6) Curious Note: Seaplane festival 7) One minute podcast: Soldiers Song ________________________________________________ Irish Family History and Genealogy with curious news and notes from Ireland From the Irish Roots Cafe at wwwIrishrootscom Audio Timeline For Those Listening In: Todays Topics: 1:00 Notes from Mike: 2:00 One Minute Podcast: 4:00 Book of the Month: 6:30 The Magnificent Seven: 9:30 Irish Name of the Day: 11:30 Sources: 15:30 Websites of the Week: 16:30 Curious News and Notes: 18:30 Total Time: 25:50 Our Enhanced Irish Family History podcast with photos and links can be found at: http://www READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/danny_boy/new-media-and-blogs-catching-on-in-ireland-114727509.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/danny_boy/new-media-and-blogs-catching-on-in-ireland-114727509.html Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:15:12 PST One of the much under-noticed trends in the history of Ireland's traditionally conservative and State-dominated media is the emergence of a number of exciting and user-generated websites that are challenging the Brian Dobson/Six One News style of reporting that's been lulling Irish audiences into a dinner-time coma for years, and offering a new and exciting take on the nation's tumultuous political and current affairsAmong the several recent startups I've recently noticed in this category, Newswhip, TheJournalie, and Joeie stand out as good examples of this new media Zeitgeist that's putting the power of expression back into the hands of the Irish media consumer and out of the boardrooms of Donnybrook, where Ireland's main State-sponsored broadcaster is based READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/announcement-new-twitter-address-for-this-blog-114450604.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/announcement-new-twitter-address-for-this-blog-114450604.html Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:40:13 PST This blog has a new twitter account located at;wwwtwittercom/ICSportsCentralFollow this account for up to the date notices of new articles as well as comments from and interaction with myselfThis is also a great way for you to make suggestions in regards to content/style of the blog as well as the email address sportscentralmailbag@gmail READ MORE ]]>