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Top bishops clash over excommunication of Catholics who support new abortion bill (IrishCentral)

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:03:31 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

A row has erupted between two senior Irish Catholic church leaders over the treatment of those who support the new abortion legislation.

Irish chefs Zack Gallagher and Wendy Kavanagh start new all-Ireland culinary tour business (IrishCentral)

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:56:40 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

A new Irish start-up business, Irish Food Tours, is building a network of food tourism holidays around the whole island of Ireland, north and south. Started by Donegal Town chef Zack Gallagher and his business partner Wendy Kavanagh from Kildare, the guests on these culinary tours will learn the story behind the vast array of Irish artisan food products.

Today's Irish news roundup (IrishCentral)

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:29:10 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

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Lansdowne Rugby draws with New York despite strong start (IrishCentral)

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:11:55 PDT

By: RICHIE PRICE

Last Saturday, in a lively encounter, Lansdowne managed a result after New York seemed to grab control in the second half of the match. Despite four furious drives by the home side in the first 25 minutes, the Lansdowne defense, led by Man of the Match Scott Crafton, Joe Giordano and Sennin Flanagan held tightly and refused to buckle. The visitors struck first in minute nine. Pat Devery intercepted a New York pass and offloaded to Joe Giordano. Joe launched a lovely Garryowen which was deftly collected by John Giordano, who touched down under the posts. Sennin Flanagan converted.

New York GAA report: Goals the difference for Rockland against Long Island Gaels (IrishCentral)

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:08:26 PDT

By: EUGENE KYNE

Intermediate football

Nigerian migrants send $653 million a year home from Ireland, new figures show (IrishCentral)

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:47:24 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

World Bank figures reveal that Nigerian migrants send $653 million (€500) back home from Ireland each year.

News from around the 32 counties of Ireland (IrishCentral)

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:25:31 PDT

By: BRENDAN CHARLES

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Demi Lovato's new tattoo reminds her of overcoming difficult things in life (IrishCentral)

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:03:49 PDT

Demi Lovato speaks about her tattoos and eating disorderThe 'Heart Attack' singer - who entered rehab in 2010 to be treated for an eating disorder, self-harming and bipolar disorder - inked the phrase "now I'm a warrior" on her back earlier this week and she has revealed the new body art, which was inspired by the lyrics of a song on her new album, is an expression of the strides she has made in her lifeAppearing on talk show 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon', she explained: "It was kinda like a tribute to releasing an album, as well as overcoming some really, really difficult things in my life"I have a song on my album called 'Warrior,' and it's very, very meaningful to me It's really heavy, the lyrics, but it's an inspirational song as well READ MORE

List of names for new Liffey bridge down to 17 (IrishCentral)

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:44:00 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

A shortlist of names for the latest bridge across Dublin's River Liffey has been revealed, reports the Irish Independent.

Gay porn priest is appointed to new parish in Clogherhead, County Louth (IrishCentral)

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:43:19 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

A priest who flashed gay porn images onto a screen at a First Communion meeting has been appointed to a new parish in County Louth.

New Jersey Fleadh weekend a huge success (IrishCentral)

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:18:51 PDT

Pearl River 2013 under-12 ceili band at the Parsippany Fleadh (Photos by Sean Conway)Parsippany, New Jersey -- In last week’s column we extolled the virtues of the visionary people who were concerned with the disappearance of traditional Irish music and dance after World War II and took action to reverse the tide before it was too late Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann had created a fleadh system in rudimentary fashion as a vehicle to encourage young people to learn music and provide incentives for taking on their native music As we noted, the concept has mushroomed to the point where there are probably more people playing and enjoying Irish traditional music than at any time in its history on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean READ MORE

New Irish stamp features Irish teen’s short story about Dublin (IrishCentral)

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:18:50 PDT

A new 60c Irish stamp was commissioned to commemorate UNESCO naming Dublin as a permanent city of literature in 2010On the stamp is an entire 224 word short story meant to “capture the essence” of Dublin, penned by Irish teenager Eoin Moore, who was 17 at the time he wrote it Moore’s short story was chosen from a group of applicants through Dublin’s Fighting Words’ creative writing programThe stamp was designed by the Stone Twins, Amsterdam-based Irish designers READ MORE

Demi Moore wants Ashton Kutcher to pay for her New York home renovations (IrishCentral)

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:18:47 PDT

Ashton Kutcher and Demi MooreThe 50-year-old actress and Ashton, 35 married in 2005 but are currently going through a bitter divorce and according to TMZ, Demi has insisted her ex pay to fix up her $25 million apartment in New YorkThis comes after it was revealed the couple - who announced their split in November 2011 - are locked in a battle over $10 million, with Demi asking for the eight-figure sum due to Ashton's involvement in a venture capital fund worth $100 millionThe 'Two and a Half Men' star announced his new technology start-up investment firm A-Grade, which is a partnership with Madonna's manager Guy Oseary and billionaire Ron Burkle, earlier this month with an estimated value of $100 million and Demi believes she is entitled to a piece of the actor's newfound fortuneHowever, Ashton - who owns 20 per cent of the company - insists his profits from the company aren't communal as he made his millions after their split READ MORE

Former Hollywood actress who became a Benedictine nun details vocation in new book - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:52:12 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Mother Dolores Hart commanded a $5,000 dollar a week salary as a working screen actress in 1963. But then she did something we don't usually associate with Hollywood starlets, she gave up her movie career to become a Benedictine nun instead.

Today's Irish news roundup (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:54:34 PDT

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‘X Factor’ judge Demi Lovato got a new tattoo by Bang Bang (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:03:49 PDT

Demi LovatoThe 20-year-old star celebrated the release of her fourth album 'Demi' by having lyrics from her track 'Warrior' inked onto her back, courtesy of New York-based tattoo artist Bang BangDemi posted a photo of the italic writing, which reads ' now I'm a warrior', on her Twitter account, adding the caption: "Thanks @BangBang! Album release day!!! #DEMI (sic)"It's been a busy week for Bang Bang as he also tattooed British model Cara Delevigne, inking a lion onto her index finger His work was recommended to the British model by her best friend Rita Ora and Rihanna who have both gone under his needleOn the song 'Warrior', Demi - who went to rehab in 2010 to be treated for an eating disorder, self-harm issues and bipolar - sings about having "thicker skin" and having "shame" and "scars" and she has admittedDemi has 12 other tattoos and admitted she regrets many of them and has even considered having laser treatment to remove them READ MORE

Irish startups present to New York Digial Irish aiming to break into the U.S. (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:52:42 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The new networking group, New York Digital Irish, have chosen three new Irish startups, including BusyMoos, Trustev and Marino Software, to pitch alongside US startups at their upcoming event.

Enda Kenny rejects Dublin Archbishop's claims that new abortion law gives less rights to unborn - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:25:09 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Irish leader Enda Kenny has rejected claims made by the Archbishop of Dublin that the proposed new abortion bill for Ireland will give less rights to an unborn child especially in cases where terminations are allowed because of suicide fears for the mother.

New reports suggest Robert F Kennedy’s wife Mary may have attempted suicide several times (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:57:28 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

A year after Mary Richardson Kennedy’s suicide, many people are still at odds as to what was the ultimate inciting factor into her decision to take her own life.

The Daily Beast reports on stories from both Mary’s friends and her ex-husband Bobby’s friends and family, all of whom were close to the situation and have their own opinions as to what exactly Mary experienced.

GAA launches new iGAAFan smartphone app for fans to interact with their favorite teams (IrishCentral)

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:07:23 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

iGAAFan, a new smartphone app, is hoping to bring the GAA further into the 21st century by allowing GAA fans to interact with their favorite club and county teams on their phones.