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Basking sharks leave Irish waters in search of winter sun - PHOTOS (IrishCentral)

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:07:12 PST

By: EMMETT JOHNSTON

‘Banba’ a female basking shark tagged in July with a satellite transmitter off Malin head, Co. Donegal has just released its transmitter west of the Cape Verde Islands, over 5000km away from where it was originally tagged.

Watching Celtic’s Champions League victory in the Florida sun (IrishCentral)

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:46:02 PST

Celtic’s Victor Wanyama in action against Barcelona's Andres IniestaA holiday in Florida is always a good thing The sun shines most of the time, the golf is good and the steaks are sizzlingThe first time I got to the Sunshine State, soccer was a non-entity of a sport READ MORE

It’s the weather, stupid: Ireland becomes a different country when the sun shines -- From Kerry to Donegal the island in the sun sparkles (IrishCentral)

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:17:14 PDT

Swimmers at the Forty Foot at Sandycove, Dublin (Laura Hutton / Photocall Ireland)I have just spent ten blessed days in Ireland, with not a drop of rain in sight and the summer of deluge just a distant memoryIs there a country anywhere that is so different when it is in sunshine or in shadow?When it comes to Ireland I’m more convinced than ever that it is the weather, stupidAll summer while in New York I had heard of the awful conditions, the pitiless rain and the storm clouds every dayI heard tales of midsummer fires lit in the grate, overcoats worn on trips to the stores and flooding and dismay everywhere READ MORE

A glimpse of sun a powerful morale boost for Ireland -- Doom and gloom of wet summer suddenly swept away (IrishCentral)

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 04:17:00 PDT

The "Old Sol" shining on Dingle in County Kerry (Photo:EmeraldIslePhotos)Well reader I took a drive from Dublin to Dingle, about 180 miles, on a glorious Sunday after the Notre Dame/Navy match and all was well with the worldI'm not a particularly lucky person but over the years for some reason, whenever I go to Ireland the weather is usually good -- no matter the time of yearThe millions worldwide watching the Notre Dame game the previous day would have surmised that we were all living in sunny SpainThe hot sun beaming across the Aviva stadium and reflecting back on the TV cameras made it seem like a Florida beach day more than an early September one in Dublin's fair city READ MORE

One in three Irish couples argue over summer vacation – not all fun in the sun (IrishCentral)

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:00:17 PDT

Do you end up arguing on holiday?A third of Irish couples argue while on their annual vacation, according to a recent surveyA survey commissioned by AA Travel in Ireland showed that 36 percent of respondents blamed much of the tension during their annual vacation on different interests, timekeeping, and tidiness"We spend so much time looking forward to holidays and probably not enough time thinking about what we will do when we arrive," the AA's Conor Faughnan told the Evening Herald"We were a little surprised at the results but I guess they tell us that we are all human," he added READ MORE

A spring heatwave as the sun shines all across Ireland (IrishCentral)

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:43:25 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Weather records were smashed as Ireland basked in glorious sunshine on Tuesday – with more on the way.

Here comes the sun -- Irish summer finally arrives as Autumn begins (IrishCentral)

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 07:52:04 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Ireland is finally getting some sunny weather --- despite the fact that October is quickly approaching.

Preview: Notre Dame Fighting Irish V Miami Hurricanes - the Sun Bowl (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:20:29 PST

By: BRYAN FITZGERALD

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are going bowling. They are set to square off against the University of Miami in the 77th Hyundai Sun Bowl in El-Paso Texas on New Year’s Eve, Friday, December 31st at 2 PM EST.

Irish skin cancer rates surge from foreign sun vacations (IrishCentral)

Mon, 10 May 2010 07:33:05 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

The rate of skin cancer in Ireland has almost doubled over the past 10 years.