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Irish American comic Des Bishop challenges attitudes on drink - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:01:39 PST

Irish American funnyman Des Bishop challenges attitude to drink in new seriesIrish-American funnyman Des Bishop has begun a four part investigative series, "Under the Influence", probing Ireland's relationship with alcoholBishop, originally from New York, was sent to a boarding school in Wexford as a result of his own alcoholism and has stayed in Ireland ever sinceHe is one of Ireland's best-known stand-up comics, and has released a number of popular DVD recordings of his showsHowever, Bishop's latest journalistic venture - a far cry from previous televised shows exploring Gaelic-speaking areas of Ireland - has drawn a surprising amount of abuse for the otherwise popular comic, according to an article in the Irish Examiner READ MORE

2011 World Irish Dancing Championships featured in "Strictly Irish Dancing" televised tonight on TLC (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:00:08 PDT

World Irish Dancing Championships podiumPhoto courtesy Martin Bradshaw"Strictly Irish Dancing" is a documentary on the 2011 World Irish Dancing Championships which took place in Dublin, Ireland, for the first time in 15 years From the enormous success of Riverdance to the increasingly challenging, glamorous and athletic passion that is competitive Irish dance, "Strictly Irish Dancing" is both fascinating and inspiring To the delight of Irish dancers around the world, "Strictly Irish Dancing" will be televised June 13, 2012 at 10:00 pm READ MORE

Reality TV Irish style “Fade Street” and “Tallafornia” – mutual hatred of bad but addictive television shows - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Tue, 08 May 2012 06:45:07 PDT

The girls of "Fade Street"No matter which side of the Atlantic I find myself on, there is no escaping reality television, which I don't really mind What better way to bond with new friends and acquaintances than through a mutual hatred of crappy-but-addictive television?Most of it comes from the UK, but Ireland gave it a try with a “Hills”-esque show called “Fade Street”, and, more recently, a “Jersey Shore” type called “Tallafornia” Below, I will give you a guide to these Irish "reality" shows - should you find yourself in need of a fix while in Ireland “FADE STREET”“Fade Street” READ MORE

Our house of God needs Home & Garden Television (IrishCentral)

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:15:19 PDT

I just came back from vacation with the family in Los Angeles, and I must say that one of the highlights of my trip was the Easter Mass I attended at St Edward the Confessor Church in Orange County’s Dana PointIt was an expansive white structure with tight, white wings jutting from the church’s center like a dove in flight The back wall was constructed entirely of glass, allowing worshipers to gaze across the majestic bluffs and onto the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean below us READ MORE

CBS to televise Notre Dame’s game against Navy at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin (IrishCentral)

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:56:22 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

CBS has announced plans to televise the game between Notre Dame and Navy that is being played in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium this coming September.

Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd to attend Irish Film & Television Awards (IrishCentral)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:57:48 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson, and Chris O’Dowd are just some of the stars attending the 9th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards, happening in Dublin tonight.

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

Irish television forced to apologize to wrongly accused priest (IrishCentral)

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 08:40:37 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Ireland's main television network RTE has issued a full apology to the priest it had wrongly accused of fathering a child with an underaged girl.

Irish Eye on Hollywood (IrishCentral)

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:35:39 PDT

By: TOM DEIGNAN

Why the Double Foul-Mouthed Standards? (IrishCentral)

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:45:09 PDT

Wexford boss Davy FitzgeraldHe next time a national Irish newspaper gets up on its high horse about the behavior of Premier League soccer stars, ask them the Davy Fitzgerald questionAsk them why we have yet to read a line about the foul-mouthed verbals, caught on live TV, from the Waterford manager during the first half of the Limerick game last SundayAsk them why there’s one rule for Wayne Rooney and another for Davy Fitzgerald when it comes to the F word and the television camerasAnd don’t buy into the argument that Rooney is paid millions every year and should know better READ MORE

Obama’s Irish cousin lands new role as television star (IrishCentral)

Tue, 17 May 2011 05:18:36 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Barack Obama’s distant cousin Henry Healy has landed a new role as a television star – promoting Ireland as a tourist destination.

Irish Eye on Hollywood (IrishCentral)

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:57:20 PST

By: Tom Deignan

It’s still early in 2011, but so far the Irish newcomer of the year has to be Colin O’Donoghue. The Drogheda native starred alongside Anthony Hopkins in the Exorcist-style thriller The Rite, which should be out on DVD soon. It was O’Donoghue’s film debut, and though some critics were a bit rough on the film, The Rite spent a week as the number one movie in America in January. O’Donoghue, 30, had previously starred (alongside fellow Irish thespian Jonathan Rhys Meyers) in the Showtime drama The Tudors. Prior to that, O’Donoghue had simply done theater work and television shows for Ireland’s TV network RTE. With his performance in The Rite (which also stars Irish screen veteran Ciaran Hinds), O’Donoghue certainly opened some eyes and set himself up for an interesting career. What’s next for O’Donoghue? He’s playing things coy. “I’ve got something else in the works,” he told About.com. “But I can’t talk about it.”

Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan, Brendan Gleeson to attend the Irish Film and Television Awards (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:38:31 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

The star-studded guest list for this weekend's Irish Film and Television Awards in Dublin has been announced. Among those who will be in attendance are Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan, Brendan Gleeson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Colm Meaney and Stephen Rea.

The magic of Irish film - Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:14:34 PST

By: CAHIR O'DOHERTY

The award-winning Belfast-based Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People will return to New York this week to deliver another action packed program of film screenings, workshops and special events. CAHIR O’DOHERTY talks to Joan Burney Keatings, the woman behind the growing Irish invasion, who tells us what to expect.

Irish film and Television Award nominees announced - SEE POLL (IrishCentral)

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:26:00 PST

By: MOLLY MULDOON

Crime drama “Love/hate” has been nominated for 10 awards for the upcoming Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA), to be held in Dublin on Saturday, February 12.

Irish television presenter Miriam O'Callaghan rules out run for President (IrishCentral)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:12:15 PDT

By: APRIL DREW

Despite claims over the weekend that RTE television presenter Miriam O'Callaghan was considering running for President of Ireland next year the 49-year-old released a statement this week saying otherwise.