Thousands of victims of Ireland’s Great Hunger remain buried under Staten Island’s modern structures in unmarked mass graves. Now, over 160 years later, the remains of some of those victims will be re-interred in a Memorial Green, part of the multi-million Supreme Court complex, in St. George.

The Boston Little League community banded together on Saturday to remember little Martin Richard, 8, killed in the marathon bombing.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan’s infamous flight to Ireland.

Osama Bin Laden was the perfect student and a gentleman – says the Irishwoman who taught the world’s most notorious terrorist English.

Noah Lonergan is an amatuer runner whose only completed a half marathon but he will attempt to run to his home in East Sandwich from 26 miles away in memory of those who lost their lives in the bombings at the Boston Marathon. 

The Belfast city council welcomed relatives of those who were aboard the famous Titanic, to mark the 101st aniversary of the sinking of the ship on Monday. Around 100 showed up to the newly revealed memorial site on city hall grounds.

Several events in Ireland will mark the centenary of the formation of the Irish Volunteers, a military force that participated in some of Ireland’s most critical moments.

Pierce Brosnan’s next film is of the small, art-house variety, but the role was closer to his heart than anything he’s ever done before.

Editors Note: Rory Staunton aged 12 died from sepsis on April 1st 2012. His death has led to a major national campaign to end sepsis and to help children get better care in emergency rooms. Orlaith Staunton wrote this letter to her  son on the 1st anniversary of his death. It is also on rorystaunton.com

Rory, we miss your smile, your funny comeback lines, your noise, and the fun...yes, the glorious fun of spending time with you. The silence is now deafening.  It breaks my heart to see your wonderful dad, your pal, sob from loneliness, he didn’t deserve this tragedy. Your little sister bravely faces each day. She’s happy though Rory, she’s in a wonderful new school, the one she secretly talked to you about; OLQM, they won the Basketball Championship this year; we missed you so much that day. She swims, she now “owns” your iPad, and she’s looking forward to a summer of surfing. Your loss though is a huge void in her life; you shared so much banter together.

A recent piece in The New York Times, "The First Fighting Irish," looks at The University of Notre Dame's participation in the Civil War.

This past weekend marked the 174th anniversary of The Night of the Big Wind, the worst storm in Irish history. Here’s a rundown of the worst storms to hit Ireland through the centuries.

Here follows a selection of what goes on at the New York Irish Center: