A year after Mary Richardson Kennedy’s suicide, many people are still at odds as to what was the ultimate inciting factor into her decision to take her own life.

The Daily Beast reports on stories from both Mary’s friends and her ex-husband Bobby’s friends and family, all of whom were close to the situation and have their own opinions as to what exactly Mary experienced.

For the first time ever, Ireland’s oldest and world-famous Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival will include a weekend dedicated to matchmaking for gays and lesbians. Dubbed ‘The Outing,’ the weekend will feature matchmaking events, concerts and more all hosted by drag-queen Panti.

Domhnall Gleeson’s ready for his close up. Now, at the age of 29, he’s finally landing the kind of leading roles that promise to turn him into an internationally recognized Irish leading man like Michael Fassbender and Colin Farrell. 

What a country this has become. A child in Cork falls out of window and is badly injured. A motorist comes on the scene immediately and calls 999 emergency, only to be told there was no ambulance available and to pop the toddler into his car and take him to a local medical clinic.

Christine Quinn, front-runner for New York mayor has admitted she received treatment for alcoholism and binge eating in a new book due out next month.

Valentia Island Lighthouse will be officially open to the public for the first time this June.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters Thursday afternoon that the Boston Marathon bombers had “spontaneously” planned to drive to Times Square with their unused six explosives.

Enterprise Ireland client companies achieved record exports in 2012, breaking READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/the-life-and-times-of-michael-collins-an-irish-patriot-204375381.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/the-life-and-times-of-michael-collins-an-irish-patriot-204375381.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:03:23 PDT Michael CollinsProfessor William Matthews from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst returns to the Irish Cultural Centre to continue his popular Irish Historical Lecture Series The lecture takes place on Friday, May 3, at 8pm Admission is $5 for Members and $10 General Admission Prof READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/the_wests_awake/margaret-thatcher-queen-elizabeth-and-the-two-marys---now-it-the-time-for-a-woman-prime-minister-in-ireland-203761781.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/the_wests_awake/margaret-thatcher-queen-elizabeth-and-the-two-marys---now-it-the-time-for-a-woman-prime-minister-in-ireland-203761781.html Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:33:21 PDT Illustration by Caty BartholomewI will follow my father’s advice from long ago to never speak ill of the dead, but as Maggie Thatcher will be laid to rest across the water this week the thought strikes me powerfully that it would be a very interesting development indeed if Ireland elected a woman leader some time in the near future We have never had one  We still speak with great respect and awe of the few women of the past with enough force and power to imprint themselves on our history There was the fierce pirate warrior queen Grace O'Malley, for example, who terrorized the west coast during her lifetime and who sailed in her own ship up the Thames to meet the first Queen Elizabeth as an equal in Buckingham Palace READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/gerard-butler-doesnt-spend-too-much-time-in-new-york---because-he-cant-any-work-done-203375061.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/gerard-butler-doesnt-spend-too-much-time-in-new-york---because-he-cant-any-work-done-203375061.html Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:18:10 PDT
Gerard ButlerThe 43-year-old actor has homes in Los Angeles and 'The Big Apple' but he tends to spend more time at his LA base because he gets distracted too easily in New York to focus on his careerHe said: "I enjoy living in LA but I also have a place in New York Only I love New York so much that I don't get any work done I can't get my head down and read scripts READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Rory-McIlroy-says-he-has-plenty-of-time-to-get-his-hands-on-a-green-jacket-202992881.html http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Rory-McIlroy-says-he-has-plenty-of-time-to-get-his-hands-on-a-green-jacket-202992881.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:48:45 PDT
By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Rory McIlroy finally found his Masters mojo on Sunday – three days too late as Adam Scott made history as the first Australian to win the coveted green jacket.

An old American “war” monkey with a unique history was honored with a statue in Cork over the weekend.

Adrian Bayley, the Australian bodybuilder who pleaded guilty to raping and murdering Irish journalist Jill Meagher, was at the time on parole for raping five prostitutes.