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Boston media bigs slam Cardinal O’Malley over Irish leader boycott (IrishCentral)

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:10:13 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s decision to boycott next Monday’s Boston College commencement because of Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny’s invite has been highly criticized by key members of the local media.

‘Scéal na Gaeilge’ - the Story of Irish wins Best Factual Entertainment at Celtic Media Festival - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 03 May 2013 01:12:29 PDT

By: AMANDA DRISCOLL

‘Scéal na Gaeilge’ is a two part documentary series which traces the journey of the Irish language from biblical times to the present day. As well as winning Best Factual Entertainment category at the 2013 Celtic Media Festival held in Swansea, Wales, the series has also been nominated for an Irish Film & Television Academy Award (IFTA) for Best Sound and won the Oireachtas Media Award for Best TV Series.

Irish International Immigrant Center Welcomes Media Trainees On Marathon Monday (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:48:21 PDT

Last week, on Marathon Monday, the Irish International Immigrant Center (IIIC) welcomed the Tyrone-Donegal Partnership (TDP) Wider Horizons group of twenty young men and women in the midst of the chaos of last week’s bomb explosions The group arrived in our downtown Boston Center an hour before the incident IIIC and TDP staff and local host families provided a warm, home-away-from-home welcomeThese passionate young people will be working in non-profit volunteer internships for the next six weeks, spanning all of the Greater Boston area READ MORE

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

No shortage of ways to be Linkedin to Ireland and the Irish worldwide (IrishCentral)

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:02:00 PST

LinkedIn - the 7th most visited site in IrelandThe seventh most visited website in Ireland, Linkedin has over 200 million members in over 200 countries, over 26 million company pages and about two new members joining every secondAnd it has Groups, lots of Groups, about 16 million online gatherings of people, usually with something professional in common where members share news, tips, links, questions and comments READ MORE

Irish media claim Rory McIlroy’s relationship with Caroline Wozniacki behind meltdown (IrishCentral)

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 06:22:52 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Reports in Ireland are claiming Rory McIlroy’s relationship with Caroline Wozniacki could have hit a rocky patch.

Irish lawyer for Savita’s husband said he wanted to keep media waiting (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:16:45 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Gerard O’Donnell, the Galway-based lawyer who is representing Praveen Halappanavar, said in an interview that he and his client deliberately made the release of information regarding the case slow in order to sustain the media’s attention.

Irish journalist who brought down Lance Armstrong is vindicated at last (IrishCentral)

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:07:41 PST

By: MICHELLE K SMITH

Lance Armstrong has apparently confessed his dope use and has made a public apology in an interview with talk show host Oprah Winfrey, but this confession comes after Irish journalist David Walsh spent 13 years working to expose the world’s greatest cyclist’s drug use.

Focus should be on depression not media in Irish Minister’s suicide -- Deep seated issue of depression and suicide needs full exploration (IrishCentral)

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 01:15:25 PST

Shane McEntee RIP (Photo - AP)We in the media business take our fair share of the blame for demonizing individuals and sometimes jumping to wrong conclusionsBut I think it is stretching it to say that media is responsible for the suicide of a prominent politician as is being alleged in IrelandI knew Shane McEntee the Minister of State for Agriculture who took his own life in tragic circumstances last week I had met him on many occasions and he struck me as the prototype of a rural Irish politician deeply involved in his community and well liked and respected READ MORE

Top Irish Christmas adverts that will be bring a tear to your eye - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:17:48 PST

By: BERNIE MALONE

It might sound completely crazy but when you flick through some of the adverts below you’ll find yourself holding back a tear.

Irish TV boss in hot water over notorious RTÉ documentary "Mission to Prey" (IrishCentral)

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 05:15:24 PDT

The chairman of Irish State broadcaster RTÉ, Tom Savage, is facing a tabloid grilling in Ireland over his role as head of Dublin-based the Communication Clinic and that company's involvement in the broadcaster's ill-fated 'Mission to Prey' documentaryThe TV boss is now also facing increased pressure to explain how his leadership of the TV station does not pose a direct conflict of interest with his directorship at The Communication Clinic - a public relations outfit that has gained a reputation as the go-to PR firm for Irish politicians and political parties since its foundation in 2004The firm, which also specializes in political speechwriting and 'spin' control is owned by Savage and his wife, Terry ProneProne is something of a celebrity in her own right: an outspoken Irish media commentator and television critic seldom off Irish airwaves, while the couple's son is a DJ for TodayFM READ MORE

Tabloid sleaze, sex and sin may have been diluted during the Rupert Murdoch scandal but it has not gone away (IrishCentral)

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:28:34 PDT

Rupert MurdochThe muddy mire that engulfs Rupert Murdoch’s media empire seems to get thicker and murkier by the day as the Leveson Inquiry continues its investigation into the gutter pressWhile Murdock appears contrite as he points the finger of blame elsewhere, his grip on this media empire is being slowly loosenedMurdoch once had Prime Ministers and politicians at his beck and call while he single-handedly destroyed the reputation of the tabloid press What the Daily Mirror had achieved over many years of socially aware and campaigning journalism in the ‘60s and 70s, the Sun almost instantly crushed when it launched its mix of sleaze, sex and sin READ MORE

Why Irish media bias is under attack by government ministers and critics (IrishCentral)

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:45:11 PDT

Pat Rabbitte speaking to the pressWhile tighter regulation is necessary, the traditional media is best placed to help police more balanced and unbiased news reportingIs our media too self-obsessed? Well, according to Minister of Communications Pat Rabbitte it is He believes that, “no other sector of society has the same ability or willingness to elevate their office politics to national news”However, many believe the problem with the media is that it is not self-obsessed enough READ MORE

Rock the vote for Irish EU logo! (VIDEO) (IrishCentral)

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:00:17 PST

Logos were digital before there was digital--quick hits, with immediate impact and lots of message delivered in a tight, clean package A powerful visual tweet designed “to aid and promote instant public recognition” a good logo can quickly communicate brand, image, backstory, aspirations and propaganda A new Irish logo is about to go prime time and you can help decide which of the four prototypes will become the official logo for Ireland’s European Union (EU) Presidency during the first six months of 2013Vote now until Dec 31 (by 5PM Irish time) at the Irish government site, merrionsteet READ MORE

Ireland ups flow of greatest export - culture (IrishCentral)

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:00:16 PST

While economic storm clouds were joining all the other clouds that typically gather over Ireland, the government decided to increase the flow of its greatest export to its most significant market Lacking much in the way of currently accessible oil reserves, rare earths, precious metals, athletic shoe factories or excessive amber waves of grain, the government placed a $52 million bet on something hard to quantify -- culture -- in an initiative called "Imagine Ireland, A Year of Irish Arts in America 2011," which is now drawing to a close with a flourishIreland has long "punched above its weight" in literature, poetry and drama READ MORE

For all matters digital, bookmark SiliconRepublic.com (IrishCentral)

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:00:16 PST

For a lively timely look at all matters tech and digital in Ireland and beyond, bookmark SiliconRepubliccom, founded a decade ago when the internet was only a PC-centric experience, Facebook didn’t exist and Google had only embarked on its commercial model Contrast that bygone era (in digital terms) with today when one billion people are online and the next three billion people will be carrying mobile devicesTen years ago Silicone Republic’s goal was to become Ireland’s top tech news source 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

Ireland punching above its weight in design, too (IrishCentral)

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:50:14 PDT

Curse you shimmering, trend-setting Frank Gehry designed museum in Bilbao Curse you gorgeous seaside and mountains setting of Cape Town with your peppy BRICSA economy Dublin is right back at you with its new Kevin Roche designed Convention Centre and so much more! Ireland has been pulling off a few upsets in international sporting competition (rugby, okay, but cricket?), and has already confound the odds by making the shortlist of three, along with Bilbao and Cape Town, for the international designation in 2014 of “World Design Capital,” an honor previously bestowed on Seoul and Torino and which will next go to HelsinkiWorld Design Capital is a biennial designation awarded through a competition held by The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design, which will make the official announcement of the 2014 World Design Capital designated city on October 26 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

Casey Anthony’s shamrock tattoo - a response to reader reaction (IrishCentral)

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 05:20:26 PDT

Casey AnthonyAn average day in any media organization consists of several news meeting and IrishCentral is no differentOn Wednesday, we sat in our editor’s office and discussed the biggest stories of the dayIrishCentral endeavors to report on all things Irish, if something breaks at home in Ireland we want to be the first port of call from our Irish-American readers We aim to inform, educate, entertain and promote lively debate READ MORE