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New York Times paints a picture of a mythical 'green' Ireland (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:45:59 PST

Electric car charging point - they're not hard to find in Ireland,but you're more likely to see a unicorn than to see someoneusing one of thesePerhaps over Christmas you came across a NY Times article about Ireland and carbon tax The article essentially claimed that the Irish people had swallowed Al Gore's Kool Aid en masse and have experienced an environmental and economic miracle thanks to our new found environmentalismIf you did happen to see that article you were hopefully asking yourself one key question: is any of this true? The answer, in a word, is 'no READ MORE

Is this perhaps the most perfect picture of Ireland ever taken? (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:15:29 PDT

By: JAMES O'SHEA

PHOTOS - Spectacular photography of Ireland by Damien Stenson - slideshow

Ireland pull off miracle draw against Russia 0-0 in European Championship (IrishCentral)

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:25:13 PDT

Led by an incredible display by Richard Dunne and a marvelous exhibit of goalkeeping by Shay Given, (pictured) Ireland somehow managed a 0-0 draw against Russia in Moscow on TuesdayRussia had several open goal chances but missed them all while Ireland had only one good shot on goal the entire 90 minutesHowever, Richard Dunne in particular and Shay Given played powerfully to keep Ireland in the hunt for a place in the European Nations finals next summerThe draw leaves Ireland two points behind Russia with two games to play Slovakia is the other team in the group challenging Ireland and with one team to qualify automatically and one to reach a playoff for a final place Ireland still stands a chance READ MORE

Black and Tans were not so bad says new book ---savagery in Irish War of Independence on all sides (IrishCentral)

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:40:11 PDT

The Black and Tans were not so bad after all it seems according to a new book That will come as disturbing news to millions of Irish Americans including, by his own account, Vice President Joe Biden, who were raised on stories of Black and Tans atrocities in Ireland during the War of Independence (The above picture is a still from the movie "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" on this very topic) The Black and Tans were generally thought of as the scum of the British system, psychopaths released from jails and turned into an evil militia and sent to Ireland Not so says a new book by historian David Leeson entitled "The Black and Tans; British Police and Auxiliaries in the Irish War of Independence 1920-21 READ MORE

Ireland is broke - with a growing population (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:05:05 PDT

A bustling Henry Street in Dublin We all know that if Ireland is to avoid going bust, it has to cut back on state spending very severely Even with the cutbacks that have already been implemented, state spending is still between a third and a half more than the revenue that's coming inThere is a bigger picture, of course The huge amount of bank debt we are carrying as a state is too much to bear, and at some point in the future the EU and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will have to recognize that and accept some level of debt forgiveness READ MORE

Brian Lenihan: the lost leader (IrishCentral)

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:20:03 PDT

Brian Lenihan pictured with a copy of the Irish budget in 2008THE profound sadness across the country at the death last week of the former Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan crossed party lines, social levels and age groups It was a universal grief, a feeling shared by everyone here that we had lost one of our best, taken from us in tragic circumstances at too early an age (just 52) and at a time when politics in Ireland really needs people of his caliber and integrityIn Hemingway's memorable phrase, courage is the ability to show grace under pressure, and Lenihan was the perfect example of that READ MORE

Queen Elizabeth's love affair with Irish horses (IrishCentral)

Fri, 27 May 2011 06:35:09 PDT

PHOTOS - Queen Elizabeth II's historic visit to Ireland photo galleryOn her recent visit to Ireland, Queen Elizabeth indulged her passion for racehorses with private visits to several Irish Studs including Gilmore where she lunched with the Aga KhanShe also publicly visited the Irish National Stud to view the legendry Invincible Spirit, who I am told was impeccably behaved as always!The Queen was extremely gracious and particularly nice to the young trainee jockeys which delighted the staff who were already honoured at having been chosen for a royal visit While closed to the public for security reasons during the visit it is now business as usual and highly recommended as one of Irelands great days out The Irish National Stud in the rich green heartlands of County Kildare is where many of the great legends of international horseracing have been born and bred since 1906 READ MORE

Bought shamrock? Is it the real thing? (IrishCentral)

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:05:06 PDT

Visit our special St Patrick's Day sectionRead more: Michelle Obama wants to grow shamrock at the White House As children we often gathered more clover than shamrock to wear in the run up to St Patricks Day as it’s almost impossible to tell the difference And to be honest nobody seemed to care very much back then anyway, you simply washed the mud off the roots and pinned a bunch to your hat or lapel with a safety pin and off you went Nowadays you can buy handy packets of commercially grown fresh shamrock at supermarket checkouts READ MORE

Irish Holy Well, pagan origins - christian cures.... (IrishCentral)

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:50:05 PST

There are 100’s of holy wells all over of Ireland, sacred places since long before they were credited with the Christian saints names they bear today and are well worth a pause and a prayer if you are lucky enough to come across one of them ‘Tobar’ is the Irish word for well, so anywhere with a name that ends in ‘tubber’ as in Baile an Tobair (the town of the well) or Ballintubber is bound to have one, most likely close to the church (where Pierce Brosnan got married) or graveyardOthers, you will spot these easily enough by the roadside, as they are often adorned with statues, colourful (plastic)flowers and dozens of rosary beads But many more you will have to ask about locally to get directions and possibly hike over some muddy fields and ditches to get to them READ MORE

Tone deaf embassy missing big picture in Ireland (IrishCentral)

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:45:05 PST

It's almost impossible to convey how gloomy life in Ireland is this week Tuesday was the worst because the imminent national economic collapse had to share the headlines with two horrific stories of fathers killing women and children It was almost as if we were reaching an apocalyptic "end times"Doom and gloom is everywhere – everywhere except the American embassy in Dublin READ MORE

A picture of a frozen Ireland from space via NASA (IrishCentral)

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:30:12 PST

Isn't this a great picture?The satellite image shows the big freeze over Ireland, England, Scotland and WalesEngland, Scotland and Wales are almost entirely frozen while you can see the southwest of Ireland is showing some greenThe picture was taken by Nasa's Terra satellite on January 7 READ MORE