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One Direction’s Mullingar star Niall Horan admits he gets nervous before every gig (IrishCentral)

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:16:27 PST

One Direction's Niall HoranDespite selling out some of the world’s biggest venues, including Madison Square Garden, the lads of One Direction admit to suffering from nerves before every gigThe resident Irish lad for the band Niall Horan admitted, “You wouldn’t be real if you didn’t get nervous”He elaborated on the band’s pre-show ritual of being on ‘lockdown’ “An hour before we go on stage we have this thing called lockdown where no one is allowed into our dressing room apart from our tour manager READ MORE

One Direction’s Niall Horan will be home for the Christmas holidays in Mullingar, Athlone (IrishCentral)

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 05:16:51 PST

One Direction’s resident Irishman Niall HoranOne Direction’s resident Irishman Niall Horan is very much looking forward to taking a break from being a popstar to return home to Mullingar to spend Christmas with his family and friends“I’ve never been away from home for Christmas and I don’t think I ever will be,” Horan told the Irish Sun newspaper“I will be back in Ireland again this year — and I’ll be eating until I feel sick!"“We have little traditions like going to the pub on Christmas Eve and watching telly all day It will be the same as always and that’s what I love about it READ MORE

Niall Horan's brother bans One Direction fans from his wedding in Mullingar but his brother will definitely be best man (IrishCentral)

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 06:15:50 PDT

Niall Horan and his brother GregGreg, the brother of Ireland’s biggest earning pop star Niall Horan, the Irish aspect of One Direction, has said that he will not allow One Directioner (aka screaming fans) at his wedding Planning to marry in their hometown of Mullingar, Athlone, next year, the 24-year-old has said he’s “playing it cool” He told the Irish tabloid newspaper, the Herald, “I'm keeping very cool about the whole thing I don't want loads of screaming One Direction fans there so I'm staying cool READ MORE

One Direction’s Niall Horan to host two charity events in Mullingar on his birthday (IrishCentral)

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 05:45:59 PDT

By: MICHELLE K. SMITH

One Direction star Niall Horan will host two separate charity events on his birthday, 13th September. The Westmeath boy band member is heading home to Mullingar to celebrate and raise funds for Irish Autism Action (IAA) and the Temporary Emergency Accommodation Mullingar (TEAM), reports the Westmeath Examiner.

One Direction’s Niall Horan flies home to Mullingar to welcome Olympic gold medalist John Joe Nevin - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 06:31:35 PDT

John Joe Nevin & Niall Horan pictured in Mullingar on MondayOne Direction star Niall Horan made a special trip home to Ireland on Monday for Olympic winner John Joe Nevin’s homecoming in MullingarThe popstar made the trip back to his hometown after performing alongside his band members at the Olympic Games closing ceremony on Sunday night"I wasn't going to come home at all, but I had to be here,” Horan told the Irish IndependentHoran said he has followed Nevin’s progress throughout the games READ MORE

One Direction’s Niall Horan has a proud father cheering him on from Mullingar (IrishCentral)

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:17:09 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Bobby Horan, father of the Mullingar native and One Direction heartthrob Niall Horan, is nothing but proud of his son and his bandmates’ recent unprecedented success in the US. Bobby does, however, worry of the “bubble bursting” on the lads’ quick rise to fame.

Niall Horan’s Mullingar family immensely proud of One Direction’s US success - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:35:20 PDT

By: KERRY O’SHEA

Niall Horan has a very proud family cheering him on from his home in Mullingar, Ireland. Horan and the rest of his group One Direction made record charts history this week when they were the first UK act to debut at number one on US charts - outshining the likes of The Beatles and the Spice Girls.

The Independent reports that Horan has one proud papa waiting for him back home in Ireland. "He has done it, and we couldn't be more proud," said Niall’s father, Bobby Horan last night. "The whole country is proud of him.”

The Festival inside the Cavan Fleadh Cheol - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:30:44 PDT

Sharon Shannon and Martin Donohoe When an organization like Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann marks an important anniversary like the 60th year in existence, you would expect an extra aura of celebration and significance all year longOne of the more important vehicles for the preservation and promotion of traditional music, which was at very low ebb when Comhaltas or CCE as it is commonly known got its start in Mullingar in 1951, was an annual music competition to encourage learning and standards that could ensure a future for the musicThis event would bring people from all over Ireland to a central place to share and celebrate the rich legacy of traditional Irish music before it disappeared due to general disinterest in the land and the loss of many of its most ardent fans through emigrationAnd so Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann was born, and it spawned legendary fleadhs (or music festivals) throughout Ireland READ MORE

Rioting Irish travelers brought before Circuit Court in Mullingar (IrishCentral)

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:50:14 PST

By: DONAL THORNTON

On July 29, 2008, a battle was fought between two Irish gypsy families, the Nevins and Dinnegans.

Yesterday, 64 people were brought before the Mullingar Circuit Court and were charged with rioting and public disorder offences.

The 64 people were identified through footage published on YouTube by the rioters themselves, and by footage recorded by a witness and a police helicopter.

A riot squad was at the court to ensure there was no repeat of the 2008 brawl.

The riot in question took place in the Dalton Park housing estate in Mullingar town.

The Nevins owed the Dinnegans an unpaid bet on a bare-knuckle fight.

As tensions grew between the two groups, the Dinnegans asked the Quinn and McDonagh families from Dublin to travel to Mullingar and help them retrieve the debt.

When Dalton Park residents saw the feud developing , they immediately called the police.

As police officers attended the scene, they were greeted with a full-scale riot between the families.

The leader of the Nevin family, Christy "Ditzy" Nevin signaled the start of the riot by approaching the Dinnegans and pulling down his trousers and exposing his buttocks.

The unarmed police managed to separate the two sides by 30 meters. The rioters were armed with hatchets, swords, golf clubs and baseball bats adorned with nails.

Up to 100 people took part in the riot, and women and teenagers were heavily involved.

Rocks, steel objects and bottles were thrown at the opposing sides while the police intervened.

The fighting ended when the police cornered one of the families and they subsequently fled over a garden fence.

A number of men were seen exchanging alcohol and handshakes in the kitchen of a house while nursing their wounds.

Although several ambulances attended the riot, there were no serious injuries inflicted on either side.