Radio Telefís na hÉireann (RTÉ), Ireland’s national broadcaster, has been named among the broadcasters of the year at the New York Festivals World's Best Radio Programs Awards. Their stations, Radio 1 and Lyric FM, have been named among the world’s best radio stations.

When the final table of Poker's main event, the November Nine, lays its cards Irishman Eoghan O'Dea will be at the table on the final day of play in Las Vegas.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/swinging-at-lincoln-center-in-new-york-city-124977799.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/swinging-at-lincoln-center-in-new-york-city-124977799.html Mon, 04 Jul 2011 01:45:17 PDT
Lincoln Center Midsummer Night Swing with Eamon Cotter, Charlie Harris, Maeve Donnelly and Geraldine Cotter (Photo by Maurice Gunning)It is one of the great features of Lincoln Center Out of Doors programming and since 1989 thousands of dancers have tripped the night fantastic under the stars at the Midsummer Night Swing series on the West Side campus of New York City’s most prestigious cultural performance venueReflecting New York multicultural tapestry, the entertaining dance series features music for dancing from around the world for over two decades  From time to time, the Irish have had their turn on the bandstand over the years READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sean_oshea/brian-wilson-clinches-world-series-for-san-francisco-giants-106493898.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sean_oshea/brian-wilson-clinches-world-series-for-san-francisco-giants-106493898.html Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:40:13 PDT Brian Wilson closed out the World Series tonight with a scoreless ninth inningWIlson, the Irish American from Boston, who spent the summer backpacking in Ireland, pitched superbly to put an end to a disappointing Texas Rangers sideWilson was the bullpen ace but the Giants team of misfits and no names proved more than adequate to the task with a 4-1 series win READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/culture-pop/wilsons-world-series-beard--i-mean-bid-106308753.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/culture-pop/wilsons-world-series-beard--i-mean-bid-106308753.html Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:30:12 PDT
Late October means scares and playoff baseball to a significant portion of the US, and San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson combines the two Wilson, a 28 year old of Irish descent, has recently gained notoriety for his mound hijinx as much as his terrific performance READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Ken-Egan-will-fight-at-the-World-Series-of-Boxing-in-Miami-103816953.html http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Ken-Egan-will-fight-at-the-World-Series-of-Boxing-in-Miami-103816953.html Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:12:36 PDT
By: CATHY HAYES

The Olympic silver medalist and 10-time Irish senior champion Ken Egan will make his first appearance for Miami in the World Series of Boxing in November.

The Yankees find themselves in not an unfamiliar situation this fall. The Bronx Bombers seek their 27^h championship after claiming their 40^th pennant in the defeat of the Angels and the Twins this October. Yet it all seems fresh as the Yankees are doing it with new faces, namely free-agent acquisitions C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, and Mark Texiera in a new stadium.