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Caroline Wozniacki sends birthday greetings to Rory McIlroy on Twitter as he makes move in North Carolina (IrishCentral)

Sat, 04 May 2013 06:23:11 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Caroline Wozniacki has sent a romantic birthday greeting to boyfriend Rory McIlroy on Twitter – as he makes a move for a first win of the season at Quail Hollow.

Ireland Baldwin met her boyfriend Slater Trout on Twitter (IrishCentral)

Sat, 04 May 2013 04:33:26 PDT

Ireland BaldwinThe 17-year-old daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger is dating stand-up paddleboarder Slater Trout and revealed the pair first starting talking to each other on the micro-blogging siteShe told Vanity Fair: “We met through mutual flirting efforts on the Internet Twitter is a modern-day public diary of your thoughts You have to be careful, but at the same time it's kind of fun not to be too careful READ MORE

Sarah Palin slams Obama and attendees of White House correspondents dinner on Twitter (IrishCentral)

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:55:52 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Sarah Palin is finished with courting the media, who are continually sniping that her political career is likewise finished.

Former President Bill Clinton joins Twitter after taking Stephen Colbert’s advice - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:41:04 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Former President Bill Clinton officially joined Twitter on Wednesday, sending his first tweets to his daughter Chelsea and TV host Stephen Colbert.

Niall Horan getting hot and steamy in the shower? One Direction star denies Twitter claims (IrishCentral)

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:18:14 PDT

Niall Horan confirmed the picture circulating online was not himNiall Horan, One Direction’s resident Irish lad, has sounded off on Twitter dispelling rumors of a picture floating around the Internet of a lookalike getting steamy in the shower"That's not me by the way in that pic!" Niall wrote on his official Twitter @NiallOfficial on April 22Horan did say, however, "I'd be happy with biceps like that though to be fair!"If Directioners, the diehard legion of One Direction fans, do want to see Horan lathering up, they need not look further than the boys’ recently released self-made video for ‘One Way or Another READ MORE

Rory McIlroy posts photo with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade at the Heat-Spurs game on Twitter (IrishCentral)

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:32:43 PDT

LeBron James, Rory McIlroy and Dywane WadeNorthern Irish golfing star Rory McIlroy was enjoying some down time at the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs game on Sunday night in San Antonio before he gets set for the Texas Open this weekThe world champion golfer snapped this show with Le Bron James and Dwyane Wade who sat out the game making light of his diminutive stature next to these two basketball giants He tweeted "With a couple of legends tonight! @KingJames @DwyaneWade made me realise just how small I am!! Lol" READ MORE

Olivia Wilde has been blasted by Justin Bieber's fans in Twitter row (IrishCentral)

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 06:02:06 PST

Olivia WildeDevoted followers of the 19-year-old singer – who call themselves 'Beliebers' – were outraged when the 'House' actress took to Twitter to slate Justin for his love of walking around topless, after recent pictures emerged of him in London without a shirtShe wrote: “Bieber, put your f---ing shirt on (sic)"One fan tweeted: “justin probably doesn't even know who [footballer] joey barton or olivia wilde are LOL you guys just hate from the back”Another simply wrote: “@oliviawilde i'll punch you in your face (sic) READ MORE

Major backlash for Burger King on Facebook and Twitter as horse meat found in burgers (IrishCentral)

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:09:31 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

If you want it your way at Burger King, hold the horse. That's the advice angry customers have been giving to the fast food giant who has found itself embroiled in a growing scandal.

Michael Buble’s wife jokes on Twitter that she wishes One Direction’s Niall Horan was her baby-daddy (IrishCentral)

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:46:27 PST

Niall HoranMichael Bublé's wife Luisana Lopilato was joking with the Irish element of One Direction on Twitter The Argentinian model said she wished that Niall Horan was the father of her child Lopilato (25) announced that she was pregnant with Bublé’s baby last week On Twitter she wrote “'@NiallOfficial I wish that you could have been the father !! Hahah I went the "wrong direction" @michaelbuble says you can be the stepdad READ MORE

Justin Bieber has overtaken Lady Gaga as the most followed person on Twitter (IrishCentral)

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:01:19 PST

Justin Bieber tops TwitterThe 'Beauty and a Beat' singer has amassed over four thousand more followers than the 'Edge of Glory' hit maker, bringing his total to 33,331,355 and counting compared to Gaga's 33,327,342 on the social networking siteGaga had held the title for almost three years since overtaking Britney Spears in 2010The 'Born This Way' star was also the first Twitter user to cross the 10 million followers threshold, and broke her own record by becoming the first user to cross 20 million followers and then 30 millionGaga previously tweeted about Justin's growing Twitter following, saying: "So proud of @justinbieber and all the Beliebers! I'm only happy to see your fans growing in size, you all deserve it! Monsters support you!"Both singers have prominent fan bases on the website, with Justin's fans nicknamed 'Beliebers', and Gaga's branded 'Little Monsters' READ MORE

Celebrities including Khloe Kardashian and Olivia Wilde congratulate President Barack Obama on Twitter (IrishCentral)

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:50:55 PST

By: JANE WALSH

The US president was sworn in to his second term in office in Washington DC on Monday and stars who attended and those who watched at home were full of praise for Obama.

One Direction’s Niall Horan says his Twitter account was hacked - was it just one of the lads? (IrishCentral)

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:46:06 PST

Niall HoranOne Direction’s resident Irish lad Niall Horan appears to have had his Twitter account targeted again! On January 16, a bizarre Tweet followed a string of the singer’s tweets about his recent trip to GhanaJust hours after Tweeting about his charitable visit to Africa with the Red Nose Charity, the Tweet "Have a massive spot on my arse Wondering should I squeeze it What do ye think?" appeared on Horan’s feed READ MORE

Megan Fox has quit Twitter as it was too much of a time commitment, she announced on Facebook (IrishCentral)

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:45:51 PST

Megan FoxThe 'Transformers' star joined the micro-blogging site last week but decided it was too much commitment and took to her Facebook account to reveal she had removed herself from TwitterShe wrote on Thursday: "Some of you may, or may not have noticed by now that my Twitter account has been shut down READ MORE

Jimmy Kimmel's 'Meen Tweets'- Celebrities recite Twitter insults - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:30:44 PST

Jimmy Kimmel (Richard Cartwright/ABC/AP)On Tuesday night, Jimmy Kimmel of ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ aired their third installment of the hilarious ‘Celebrities Read Mean Tweets,’ in which celebrities read some of the mean tweets directed towards them“It is our number one way to insult celebrities,” says Kimmel of the social media service Twitter, which turns six years old this yearRead more: Jimmy Kimmel says new time slot rival Jay Leno hasn’t done stand up in 20 years On Tuesday night’s show, Jimmy Kimmel had some good-humored celebrities read some of the “hate Tweets” that have been directed to them Included in the reading were David Arquette, Selena Gomez and Larry King READ MORE

Playboy star Rosanna Davison announces on Twitter that she is engaged (IrishCentral)

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:45:40 PST

Rosanna Davison on the cover of German PlayboyShe’s off the market officially, lads! Irish model and former Miss World Rosanna Davison tweeted on Sunday that her longtime boyfriend Wes Quirke popped the questionWrote Davison on Twitter, “Just want to pass on the happy news READ MORE

‘This is 40’ star Megan Fox joins Twitter (IrishCentral)

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 06:45:40 PST

Megan FoxThe 'Transformers' star has finally given in and signed up to the social networking site, posting a perplexed-sounding inaugural tweet on Thursday asking what all the fuss is aboutShe wrote: "I'm incredibly late to the party but I'm here nonetheless, so what now?"Home bird Megan - who has four-month-old son Noah with her husband Brian Austin Green - has added a description on her page reading "Lover Healer Mother READ MORE

The fame game is a double-edged sword - reality television, Twitter and Facebook bite back (IrishCentral)

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:00:23 PST

Georgia Salpa - Irish model in "Celebrity Big Brother"Channel Five’s Celebrity Big Brother has once again underlined the extent to which the term ‘celebrity’ has become meaningless Full of the usual mix of fame hungry has-beens and wannabes, the show is simply a circus showing the inflated and often fragile egos of the contestants as they contrive to win the affections of the viewershipThe depths some people will go to gain notoriety or ‘fame’ is incredible, just ask Natasha Giggs You would think after being caught having an affair with her husband’s brother, Ryan Giggs, she would want to lay low for a while READ MORE

On Facebook, Twitter & Google+, giving thanks for Guinness! (VIDEO) (IrishCentral)

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:45:16 PST

Guinness drinkers are putting down their pints and picking up their iPhones to post their praises for their favorite brew Over the past year, Guinness got more shout-outs from social media users than any other beer, according to a new social media analytics report from AmplicateThe full report, “Public Opinion on Popular Beer Brands on Social Media,” will set you back $199, but you can take a few sips from it here for freeGuinness is most loved beer on social media with 82 percent of opinions expressing enthusiasm for the Irish favorite READ MORE

Social media fuels Irish artist’s cycling odyssey (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:53:29 PDT

So quaint--itinerant artist pedaling through the Irish countryside, paying for a night’s lodging with a deftly done painting—all so very analog But it’s digital that drives this clockwise, one-man, two-to-three month, slo-mo, 32-county, social media cycling and painting tour of Ireland Irish artist Eolaí, ak READ MORE

Why I love Sarah Palin (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:20:08 PST

And no, it's not her politicsSarah Palin is a love-to-hate figure, a woman of absolutes and contradictions The glowing skin, the perfectly made-up face, the sexy spectacles combined with political power -- as a working mother of five, she's a modern woman who does it all With only a few cracks on the surface to show for it READ MORE