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Guinness summit? Obama and Putin to enjoy a pint at the G8 Summit (IrishCentral)

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:15:06 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

President Barack Obama will be back on the Guinness next month – when he will raise a glass with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a County Fermanagh report.

Irish emigrants miss a cup of tea more than a pint in the local pub, survey finds (IrishCentral)

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:49:03 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Irish people living abroad miss a cup of tea more than a pint in their local, claims new research by one of Ireland’s biggest tea brands.

'Oblivon' star Tom Cruise has learnt how to pour the perfect pint of Guinness (IrishCentral)

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:18:39 PDT

Tom Cruise in the Guinness StorehouseThe 'Oblivion' star was treated to a master class in pint pouring at the world famous Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland, on Wednesday and admitted that despite playing a bar tender in the movie 'Cocktail' in 1988, he never realised the level of skill involved in creating the perfect drinkAsked by Guinness master Fergal Murray whether he had done anything like it before, the 50-year-old actor, who was in Dublin with his French co-star Olga Kurylenkoe for the premiere of their new thriller, replied: "Well READ MORE

Guinness 'Pour the Perfect Pint' in Aid of Local Firefighters (IrishCentral)

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:02:28 PDT

On Thursday Feb 28, four members of the local media went head-to-head in a ‘Pour the Perfect Pint’ competition in Dillon’s on Boylston Street The event was held in support of the Leary Firefighters Foundation and attendees on the night were encouraged to donate money to the causeThe Leary Firefighters Foundation (LFF), which provides funding and equipment to fire departments throughout the United States, was founded after the tragic Worcester Warehouse fire in 1999 where six firefighters lost their lives Actor/comedian Denis Leary, who lost his cousin Jerry Lucey and childhood friend Tommy Spencer in the fire, set up the foundation which has gone on to raise over $2 READ MORE

Research shows average Irish person drank equivalent of 411 pints last year (IrishCentral)

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:19:54 PDT

By: IRISHCENTRAL STAFF WRITERS

A new study has revealed that the average Irish adult drank the equivalent of 411 pints of beer in 2012.

Celebrating the man behind the pint of Guinness - big names celebrate Arthur’s Day (IrishCentral)

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:43:34 PDT

By: MICHELLE K SMITH

On Arthur’s Day, September 27, music headliners and local artists will celebrate the anniversary of the Guinness Brewery with performances in pubs across Ireland. Notable names include Amy MacDonald, Fatboy Slim, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Primal Scream, and Mumford and Sons among others.

New Irish app allows you to buy your friend back in Ireland a pint - “Text me a drink” (IrishCentral)

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 07:01:41 PDT

Text me a drink!!! READ MORE

Irish downed 694 million pints of beer in 2011 (IrishCentral)

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:18:08 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

A recent study released by the Irish Brewers Association shows that Irish downed fewer pints in 2011 and the demand of Irish beer abroad is on the rise.

According to TheJournal.ie, the Irish public consumed 694 million pints of beer, in 2011.

Top ten people I’d like to have a pint with (IrishCentral)

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:21:21 PDT

By: JAMES O'SHEA

Guinness recently launched a competition to see who are the people dead or alive you’d like a pint of Guinness with.

How to pour a perfect pint of Guinness from a can (IrishCentral)

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:00:17 PDT

At some point almost everyone has wondered how to pour the perfect pint of Guinness from a can, and now thanks to the gourmet food site Chowhound READ MORE

Fallen Irish-American Navy SEAL remembered with pints of Guinness (IrishCentral)

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:27:14 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

In what has now become a viral attraction on Facebook, Jeff Beaurline chose to remember his friend and fallen Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy on St. Patrick’s Day with offerings of Guinness at his local pub in Connecticut.

President Obama celebrates St Patrick’s Day with another pint of Guinness - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 04:36:36 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

President Barack Obama played the Guinness card again on St Patrick’s Day as he joined his Irish cousins for a pint of the black stuff in a Washington bar.

The secret to pouring the perfect pint of Guinness -VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:16:12 PDT

By: BERNIE MALONE

For all the true Guinness connoisseurs out there, compliments of The Wall Street Journal, we can bring you the secret of pouring the perfect pint of Guinness.

What to eat with your pint of Guinness - delicious food pairings - PHOTOS & RECIPES (IrishCentral)

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:39:58 PDT

By: BRYAN FITZGERALD

Out of the goodness of our hearts we here at IrishCentral have provided for you a list of the ten best things that will compliment your tall, frothy, chilled pint of the black stuff.

Here is the list of the top ten things that go with a Guinness:

U.S. Solheim Cup team learn to pour the perfect pint ahead of Euro battle in Meath (IrishCentral)

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 05:55:48 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Christina Kim has been teaching the American Solheim Cup team how to pour the perfect pint - but a caddy’s wife has upstaged the colourful Californian.

Sunny skies for Celtic Thunder’s storm - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:25:05 PDT

I was the first journalist to be let under the tent of the show that Sharon Browne and Phil Coulter created four years ago I can still see the years in Phil’s ruggedly handsome and weathered face fall away as he described the concept of the show with boyish enthusiasmHe wasn’t boasting over pints at the pub that night -- that first Celtic Thunder show delivered an overabundance of theatrical delights from new names and facesThe second album hummed along as well, and then one got the sense that some of the subsequent albums were milking a concept growing long in the tooth READ MORE

What to eat with your pint of Guinness - delicious food pairings - PHOTOS & RECIPES (IrishCentral)

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:27:00 PDT

By: BRYAN FITZGERALD

PHOTOS - Delicious food pairings for Guinness photo gallery

Time for an All-Ireland Open (IrishCentral)

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:00:12 PDT

Darren Clarke and a pint of Guinness right after his British Open triumph on Sunday Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty ImagesThe man from The New York Times did what men from the New York Times always do -- he asked a very long question on TuesdayThe question, about attracting golfers to Northern Ireland in the wake of recent major success stories, was addressed to man of the moment Darren ClarkeThe venue was the Dunluce Room in the Royal Portrush golf club, a venue that is now the proud home to the first Irish winner of a major -- Fred Daly at Hoylake in 1947 -- and the last – Darren Clarke at Royal St READ MORE

Prices of a pint in Ireland 170 percent higher than the rest of Europe (IrishCentral)

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:00:24 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

If you're Irish there's yet another good reason for that sinkhole in your wallet. According to Eurostat, the statistical information agency, Irish residents pay 70 per cent more than the European Union average for alcohol and tobacco products.

Obama in Ireland gets pint's worth of coverage in U.S. (IrishCentral)

Tue, 24 May 2011 11:20:12 PDT

He came, he saw, he conquered? Obama, or O’Bama, captivated Moneygall, a youthful Dublin throng and most who watched it all on television or streamed online (thank you RTE!), and it’s no surprise he owned the front pages of Irish newspapers, including the Irish Times and the Irish Examiner, but to this stateside observer, US media coverage was pretty light Certainly a lot of other news clamored for attention, and not just the latest on The Schwarzenegger, Lady Gaga or Dominique Strauss-Kahn READ MORE