In a recent exchange between Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly on “The Daily Show”, the two talked about such topics as Stewart’s directorial debut, and O’Reilly’s latest book but also got into a heated exchange about Fox News.

The comprehensive immigration reform bill passed a huge hurdle on Tuesday night with the Senate Judiciary Committee voting 13-5 for passage out of the committee and on to the senate floor.

A row has erupted between two senior Irish Catholic church leaders over the treatment of those who support the new abortion legislation.

Bill O'Reilly is making no secret of his desire to see the back of the Obama administration, and the question of the moment appears to be how best to achieve this longed-for goal?

New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan warned Governor Cuomo to prepare for holy battle if the Democratic lawmaker attempts to strengthen state abortion-rights laws.

Two Republican senators made a major effort to strip 10,500 visas for Irish from the 2013 immigration bill at the Senate Judiciary hearings on Tuesday.

Several countries, including Ireland, are seeking hidden visa programs for themselves in the new immigration bill, The New York Times reports.

Families in the Hurricane Sandy devastated areas of Breezy Point in Queens, NY have continued receiving utility bills for their homes which no longer exist.

A 13-year-old self-taught programmer from Waterford is to speak at the prestigious 20th TiEcon conference in California, where he will address the senior executives of LinkedIn, Amazon, Netflix, and PayPal, among others.

‘The O’Reilly Factor’ host Bill O’Reilly is never one to stay calm when his opinion is threatened. In a discussion with radio host Alan Colmes about the Tsarnaev family having received welfare while living in the US, O’Reilly told Colmes to “shut up.”

The Irish government will seek to allow abortion in limited circumstances in Ireland when the life of the mother is in danger or when she is suicidal. However, the bill does not include rape or incest among the reasons for allowing an abortion.

Nearly 30 years after he was originally convicted, former priest Bill Carney has finally been arrested in London. He will soon appear in court to face the charges of sexual abuse made against him, according to the Irish Sun. Having avoided punishment of any sort, and receiving $39,283 from the Catholic Church to leave the priesthood, his case has been called “tragic” and “nothing short of catastrophic.”

Microsoft founder Bill Gates was a major bondholder, with €27m ($34.6) in bonds at the end of 2006, in Irish banks which were bailed out by taxpayers after the financial collapse.

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

Quick, which two TV giants appeal most to Republican voters? If you said Bill O'Reilly you'd be right. If you said  Ellen DeGeneres, believe it or not you would also be right.

At the  24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, the 'Silver Linings Playbook' star was joined by the famed film producer as they introduced the former US president Bill Clinton for his Advocate For Change Award.

The Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame (IAB HOF) has announced its 2013 inductees - popular former Mets Rusty Staub and Joe McEwing; longtime owner of the LA Dodgers Peter O’Malley; Hall of Fame baseball writer Bill Madden of the New York Daily News; and award-winning columnist for the Boston Globe Dan Shaughnessy.
 
The induction ceremonies will take place at Noon on Tues, May 7, 2013, at Foley’s NY Pub & Restaurant (18 W. 33rd St.), which houses the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame.  Ballots were cast by past inductees and a panel of baseball experts and historians.
 
“We are proud to induct the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2013 for their contributions to the game,” said Shaun Clancy, president of the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame and owner of Foley’s, which features one of the country’s most extensive public displays of baseball memorabilia.

The Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform has welcomed Wednesday’s introduction of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, S.744 by the ‘Gang of 8’ in the US Senate and fully expect an estimated 50,000 Irish undocumented to benefit if it becomes law.