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Donegal pals, a dog and a dolphin, featured on National Geographic documentary - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 10 May 2013 04:18:32 PDT

Duggie & Ben, best friends in Donegal (Credit:Best Photo's Of Baltimore Ireland)The National Geographic TV show “Unlikely Animal Friends” has stumbled across some adorable local celebrities on Tory Island, County Donegal Ben the Dog and Duggie the Dolphin are best of friends and frolick and swim together for hours off the northern islandEven Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan gives his two cents on this loveable duo who have struck up an inseparable friendshipHowever, Ben and Duggie aren’t a new celebrity duo, they were featured on the BBC show Countryfile last year but the new footage of the pair at play really gives more of an insight into their relationship READ MORE

National Geographic and Ridley Scott to adapt Bill O’Reilly's book ‘Killing Jesus: A History’ (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:22:52 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Ca-ching! That's the sound of Bill O'Reilly's bank balance being replenished by yet another book in his famous murdered historical figures series.

“Killing Lincoln” brings Bill O’Reilly’s book to life in National Geographic show (IrishCentral)

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:44:07 PST

By: IRISHCENTRAL STAFF WRITERS

The cast of "Killing Lincoln," the National Geographic Channel's new docudrama about the events leading up to and after John Booth's assassination of President Lincoln gathered some of the tragic president's most ardent fans for a Monday night Washington D.C. premiere.

Two Irish locations named in Top 101 scenic drives by National Geographic (IrishCentral)

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 04:45:10 PDT

By: NORA BROWN

Two Irish locations have made it into National Geographic’s list of the world’s Top 101 most scenic drives.

Belfast named in National Geographic’s top destinations for adventurous vacations - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:13:19 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

The National Geographic Traveler Magazine has named Belfast city, in Northern Ireland as a top destination for adventurous trips abroad in 2012.

The magazine suggests that holidaymakers visit Belfast for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The ship was built in Belfast and visitors can tour the new Titanic Belfast museum after it opens in April 2012.

Belfast is currently experiencing a massive tourist boom. It is the second most visited city, after Dublin, on the island of Ireland and one of the most visited cities in the United Kingdom.

National Geographic and Irish launch expedition to map Atlantic floor (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:47:28 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Scientists from the UCC, NUI Galway, the Geological Survey of Ireland and the University of Southampton, accompanied by a crew from National Geographic have set sail on one the most challenging research expeditions ever undertaken by Ireland.

The Wildest Dream: Liam Neeson narrates new Mt. Everest documentary (IrishCentral)

Thu, 20 May 2010 08:15:20 PDT

Last night I went to a press screening of National Geographic Entertainment's The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest, a film by Anthony Geffen In 93 minutes that sometimes feels much longer, Geffen tells the story of George Mallory, the British explorer who disappeared on his quest to be the first to reach the summit of Mt Everest in 1924, and American mountaineer Conrad Anker, who discovered Mallory's body in Mt Everest's 'death zone' in 1999 and set off to determine whether it would have been possible for Mallory to reach the summit READ MORE