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Win two roundtrip flights to Ireland with IrishCentral in our latest Facebook contest (IrishCentral)

Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:12 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

IrishCentral is giving you the chance to win two roundtrip tickets to Ireland!

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg joins in on the immigration reform battle (IrishCentral)

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:59:16 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

On the same day that many Irish Americans gathered at Capitol Hill to help push for comprehensive immigration reform, The Washington Post ran an editorial from Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg in which he explained his reasoning behind launching Fwd.us, a new lobby for immigration reform group.

IrishCentral are delighted to announce another Facebook contest winner (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:33:02 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

IrishCentral are delighted to announce another winner. Maureen Feeney Roser and her friend Diane Doyle are planning to hook up with friends in Ireland and see everything it has to offer this summer having won a free trip on our recent Facebook competition.

Irish teenager boasts about alleged rape on Facebook and receives 1,200 "likes" (IrishCentral)

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 05:26:56 PDT

By: IRISHCENTRAL STAFF WRITERS

The Northern Irish Police, the PSNI are investigating after a 17-year-old boy from Belfast posted a story on Facebook boasting about allegedly raping a young woman. The post on the Facebook page, called 'Holyland Lad,' received 1,226 "likes."

Star of ‘Tallafornia’ - Ireland’s ‘Jersey Shore’ - threatens to sue over Facebook photobomb (IrishCentral)

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 05:17:47 PDT

Phil Penny gets prankedPhil Penny, one of the stars of Irish reality program ‘Tallafornia,’ is threatening to sue after becoming victim of a harmless albeit embarrassing photobomb that made its way to FacebookPenny, who is the Irish equivalent of The Situation from 'Jersey Shore,’ was at an airport recently when he obliged to taking a photo with a fanHowever, as a prank, the fan had scrawled the word ‘prick’ with an arrow on his arm pointing to PennyThe photo, of course, wound up on the fan’s Facebook page and quickly began racking up likes and comments READ MORE

Limerick school suspends 28 pupils for cyberbullying on Facebook (IrishCentral)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:13:23 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

A Co. Limerick high school has suspended 28 pupils over Facebook cyber bullying.

Irish American Facebook friends discover they’re related through a status update (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:47:23 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

When Paula O’Brien and Abbey Donohoe met at a party four years ago, people instantly began to comment on how similar they looked. However, last week, a Facebook post from O’Brien would lead to the revelation that the two were in fact related.

Shadowy ninjas of Irish dance, Fusion Fighters set to debut March 17 (VIDEO) (IrishCentral)

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 11:47:15 PDT

Pray that they only use their awesome hip-hop, techno, disco, martial arts, Celtic dance powers for goodI discovered Fusion Fighters today when I opened a mysterious Facebook message sent in a plain brown envelope (new service, still in beta), and throwing caution to the wind, followed a cryptic shortened URL to its YouTube sourceNothing could prepare me for the Mcfunkadelicness I found, and now share with you:http://wwwyoutube 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.

Win two roundtrip tickets to Ireland with IrishCentral in our latest Facebook contest (IrishCentral)

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:25:15 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

IrishCentral is giving you the chance to win two roundtrip tickets to Ireland!

Over 500 supporters of accused Irish nanny sign up for Facebook page to proclaim her innocence (IrishCentral)

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:18:57 PST

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Support for the Cavan nanny expected to be accused of killing a one year old baby has been growing online.

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

New Facebook group angers Irish emigrants, says victims of “brain drain” are not welcome home – POLL (IrishCentral)

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:05:25 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

A new Facebook page, entitled “Ireland Abandoners” has slammed those Irish who have emigrated since the banking and property collapse crippled the economy. Both at home, in Ireland, and abroad, among said emigrants, the site has been met with criticism.

IrishCentral Facebook contest winner plans to experience Irish local culture during dream trip (IrishCentral)

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:45:37 PST

By: JANE WALSH

IrishCentral are delighted to announce another winner. Antoinette Leal and her husband, Nery, are excitedly planning her first trip to Ireland having won a free trip through our recent Facebook competition.

One Direction fans furious over Niall Horan Facebook charity hoax (IrishCentral)

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 05:22:15 PST

By: BUZZ BRADY

One Direction were duped by an Internet troll this Christmas, who posed as Niall Horan in order to clock up fans on a Facebook page.

'Project X' viral Facebook party in County Cavan stopped after police intervention - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 06:46:41 PDT

Irish police were forced to monitor a Co Cavan teenager's Facebook page after an unintentional 'public' event led to a hundreds-strong crowd congregating around his houseThe panicked teenager was reportedly forced to cancel the social media fueled party after his parents informed him that a member of the police's drug unit had been in touch to inform them that possibly thousands of strangers were planning to throng the house in what had rapidly turned into a viral internet sensationBy the time a crowd did gather, however, police were on hand to block the way, and later confirmed that no arrests had to be made 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

Casey Anthony from PA: 'I can't change my name, ladies and gentlemen’ (IrishCentral)

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:05:30 PDT

Casey AnthonyA 43-year-old Pennsylvanian man named Casey Anthony has been bombarded with Facebook abuse, since the Florida criminal that shares his name, was cleared of murdering her daughter last weekSpeaking to NBC News in Philadelphia, Anthony declared: 'I can't change my name, ladies and gentlemen,’In a case of mistaken identity, the father has been inundated with friend requests, messages and wall posts since last week’s verdict was declared“After the verdict that day, it went crazy,” he told NBC“It was like everybody wanted to know and wanted to comment on this Casey Anthony situation,” he added READ MORE

Facebook makes more sense to Irish protesters than marching (IrishCentral)

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:35:02 PDT

Is it just me, or are Facebook Petitions more powerful these days than real-life protests? Take, for example, a Facebook group created this past Tuesday, “Petition – N21 Barnagh Road Layout” – aimed at drawing attention to a dangerous stretch of road between Abbeyfeale and Newcastle West, Co Limerick “Four people were killed on this road in four weeks,” explains one of the petition’s co-founders , Brian Murphy, of Templeglantine, Co Limerick READ MORE

The legacy of Phoebe Prince: bullying and blame in cyberspace and the school system (IrishCentral)

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:45:17 PDT

Media and news outlets have been abuzz since January 14 about 15-year-old Irish Phoebe Prince from a small town in CoClare, Ireland, a student of South Hadley High School in Massachusetts, who hanged herself in a stairwell after enduring approximately three months of relentless verbal and physical harassment by her new classmates, nine of whom faced a range of felony charges after Phoebe's suicide including, in the case of Sean Mulveyhill, statuatory rape After briefly dating 17-year-old Sean Mulveyhill, Phoebe was met with a campaign of abuse by Mulveyhill's ex-girlfriend 17-year-old Kayla Narey and her friendsThe New York Daily News reported that "students said Phoebe was called "Irish slut" and "whore" on Twitter, Craigslist, Facebook and Formspring READ MORE