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An open letter to President Obama - some handy local tips for his visit to Ireland (IrishCentral)

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:03:55 PDT

Illustration by Caty BartholomewDear President Obama,Not alone are you returning to Ireland one of these fine days, probably with your family I hear, but you will be spending almost all of your time on this Emerald Isle in the county of Fermanagh where I was bred and born Accordingly you are doubly and trebly welcome, and I hope the summit which brings you here with the other powerful world leaders goes wellConsider this as an early and perhaps unique briefing document in advance of your trip It contains the kind of local knowledge about Fermanagh and Enniskillen and the Killadeas venue for the summit which even the most astute of your aides are unlikely to access elsewhere READ MORE

Major march and rally planned for Belfast city during Obama’s visit for G8 Summit (IrishCentral)

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:20:52 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

A huge public march, time to coincide with the G8 Summit of world leaders, will be held in Belfast the weekend before the President Obama arrives.

First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters tipped for Irish visit in June (IrishCentral)

Fri, 03 May 2013 04:13:48 PDT

By: JAMES O'SHEA

First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia are expected to visit Ireland June 17 and 18th while President Obama is at the G8 summit in Enniskillen.

President Obama tells Northern Irish officials he's 'really looking forward' to G8 Fermanagh visit (IrishCentral)

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:15:57 PDT

By: MATT KEOUGH

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness joined a crowd of about 80 for the annual St Patrick’s visit to the White House. President Obama spoke of his upcoming trip to Ireland.

President Obama vows to return to Ireland for state visit says Enda Kenny (IrishCentral)

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:33:53 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

American President Barack Obama has promised Enda Kenny he will return to Ireland – but the visit won’t coincide with the G8 conference in Fermanagh in June.

President Obama could face Guinness shortage on his next Irish visit (IrishCentral)

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 04:48:30 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

President Barack Obama may have to skip a pint of Guinness with Vladimir Putin at the G8 summit in Fermanagh next year – unless the Lough Erne hotel renews its bar license.

President Obama set for Ireland visit, will attend G8 summit in Fermanagh (IrishCentral)

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 04:39:43 PST

By: MICHELLE K SMITH

British Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed that the 2013 G8 summit will take place in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Post election U2’s Bono to visit Washington - urges US Government not to cut foreign aid packages (IrishCentral)

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:41:47 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Whether it's President Bush or President Obama, Republican or Democrat, Irish rocker Bono is singing the same song.

Anger towards Obama, Cuomo, Bloomberg in Irish Rockaways - President’s visit may trigger a hostile reception for governor, mayor too (IrishCentral)

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 04:45:58 PST

Governor Cuomo and Mayor BloombergNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor Andrew Cuomo will accompany President Obama on his tour of ravaged areas in New York on ThursdayExpect a hostile reception especially in the Irish Rockaways, the people that New York forgot, in the aftermath of Hurricane SandyTalking to people there the sense of betrayal is very real “We feel utterly betrayed by the government” said one Rockaway Irish resident to me today READ MORE

Offaly cousin wants to invite President Obama back to Ireland for a state visit – POLL (IrishCentral)

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:15:57 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

President Barack Obama’s cousin, eight times removed, Henry Healy, has called on the Irish Government to extend an invitation to the newly election US leader for another official state visit.

Does Mitt Romney really believe that Jesus visited Missouri? -- Questions on his Mormon beliefs sure to arise as campaign continues (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:16:38 PDT

Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney Campaigns In Wisconsin (Credit: Getty Images)Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith teaches that Jesus visited Missouri between his death and resurrection and that the Garden of Eden is located therePretty bizarre don’t you think but the next occupant of the White House will hold it as a tenet of his faithMost religions have strange beliefs but somehow Jesus in Missouri does blow my mind quite a bitDid he visit St READ MORE

Secret Sevice agent's jilted girlfriend blows lid on their Irish affair after Obama visit (IrishCentral)

Sun, 27 May 2012 06:18:17 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

A stunning Canadian beauty has blown the lid on her affair with US secret service agent Arthur Huntingdon during President Barack Obama’s Irish visit.

The Irish-American Presidents visits to Ireland - from John F Kennedy to Barack Obama (IrishCentral)

Sat, 26 May 2012 06:46:06 PDT

This week in County Offaly they celebrated the one year anniversary of President Obama coming to town by opening his ancestral home in Moneygall There in attendance were the US Embassy’s director of communications, Barack’s long-lost cousin Henry Healy and Canon Stephen Neill (Trading – quite successfully - as “Paddy Anglican” on Twitter) to mark the eventIt might be seen by some as a tenuous attempt at notoriety on the back of the most powerful person in the world, but Moneygall is right to take its place among the surprisingly plentiful locations all round the island to which The 44 can trace their ancestorsOf course, JFK’s visit to Wexford captured the imagination like no other, and Ronald Reagan’s trip to Ballyporeen, Co READ MORE

President Barack Obama will visit Northern Ireland if re-elected says First Minister (IrishCentral)

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:22:14 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Northern Irish First Minister Peter Robinson said recently that if re-elected, US President Barack Obama will pay a visit to Northern Ireland.

World’s top golfer Rory McIlroy visits President Obama at the White House (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:29:15 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

The last time Rory McIlroy was in Washington it was to drink champagne from the US Open trophy, he told the press this week.

Guinness brewery visits up 10 percent after Queen and Obama visits - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:57:11 PST

By: KERRY O’SHEA

The Guinness Storehouse at St. James’ Gate in Dublin has received a welcome boost in tours since the historic visits of both President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II this past May. Figures show that with 1,025,677 people going to visit the Storehouse this year, sales have jumped 10 percent, making the Storehouse Ireland’s number one fee-paying tourist draw.

Visits by Queen and Obama help Irish tourism numbers rise by 15 percent (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:57:17 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

The number of tourists visiting Ireland has increased more than 15 percent in the second quarter in comparison to last year’s figures for the same period, proving that Queen Elizabeth and U.S. President Barack Obama’s visits to Ireland bolstered tourism in the country.

Final security bill for Obama’s Moneygall visit tops $16million (IrishCentral)

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:59:30 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

President Barack Obama’s one day visit to his ancestral homeland of Moneygall in Ireland cost the taxpayer $16.5million – much of it in overtime.

Presidential Visits to Ireland (IrishCentral)

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:41:53 PDT

By: TOM DEIGNAN

Ollie Hayes runs a cozy pub in Moneygall, County Offaly. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. It was at Ollie Hayes Pub, after all, that President Barack Obama tossed back a pint when he visited Ireland back in May.

Obama’s visit and Twitter inspires artistic vision in Wicklow businessman (IrishCentral)

Tue, 31 May 2011 12:00:07 PDT

Obama’s visit to Ireland, and more importantly his famous visit to Ollie Hayes’s pub in Moneygall to enjoy a pint of Guinness, along with the thousands of people who tweeted about the President’s visit inspired a Wicklow businessman to create this piece of art Alan O’Flaherty who owns Fluffy Button, a personalizing and printing company in Wicklow, created a one off image of Obama made from approximately 1,000 Twitter avatars of users who tweeted on May 23rd O’Flaherty explained how he created the poster entitled “Is Féidir Linn” (“Yes We Can”) He said “It's made up of 1,000 photographs of people who tweeted about the visit on the day READ MORE