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Paul McCartney’s words of wisdom on 50th anniversary of the Beatles “Please Please Me” - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:17:52 PDT

Paul McCartney (Q Magazine)You gotta love a rock star knight and the way he asserts his supremacy without doing so at the expense of others During their nineties heyday, Oasis routinely compared themselves to the Beatles and Stones, offering on a weekly basis to get the old codgers in a ring, etc Paul McCartney was recently interviewed by Q magazine on the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ single “Please Please Me” "I'm actually kind of honored -- they could be copying anyone -- even when things happen like Oasis saying, 'We are the next Beatles,’” McCartney said READ MORE

A thankless job - only 40 percent of US physicians were pleased with their career choice (IrishCentral)

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:31:56 PST

The number of US doctors who are content to practice medicine is rapidly declining – in fact, only about 40% of physicians were pleased with their career choice compared to 60% who said they would leave their profession if they could afford to do soWhy would this be so?More and more the practice of doctoring is becoming a thankless job READ MORE

“Passport, Please” at Hugh O'Neill's (IrishCentral)

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:16:37 PDT

You usually need a passport to go to new and favorite destinations But Hugh O’Neill’s Irish Pub in Malden is going to give you a special passport to enjoy some of the finest whiskeys/whiskys from Scotland, Ireland and America starting next week And it’s all from the comfort of your seat at the pub!The Whisk(e)y World Tour begins on Monday, July 23 at 7 pm READ MORE

Please! Enough already with the Jeremy Lin: 25 games started = $25 million contract (IrishCentral)

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:30:57 PDT

Good lord! Jeremy Lin this, Jeremy Lin that The Knicks will keep him, the Knicks won’t keep him Whatever Houston have him now so maybe, maybe there is some end in sight to this torrential downpour of repetitive, inane Jeremy Lin media coverage READ MORE

Please, let's keep political correctness out of Saint Patrick's Day -- Pressure mounts to make it about more than just the Irish in America (IrishCentral)

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:45:14 PDT

NYPD Emerald Society marching band in the St Patrick's Day parade in New York (Chang Lee/New York Times)Political correctness is making its move on St Patrick’s Day I fearThere were two articles over the weekend, one in The New York Times, the other The Irish Times, making the same pointWe need to be more inclusive and St READ MORE

'Please give me a job' desperate Dad advertises on Dublin roadside (IrishCentral)

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:06:14 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

An unemployed father-of-two has advertised himself with a sandwich board on a busy Dublin roadside.

Whitney Houston tried to please during last Dublin show - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:38:33 PST

By: DEBBIE MCGOLDRICK

The untimely death of Whitney Houston on Saturday was so sad but not all shocking given her long history of drug abuse. Having one of the most amazing voices the world has ever heard ultimately means zero when drugs take over, but Houston tried her best to be as professional as she could a couple of years back when her “comeback” tour was scheduled for a stop in Dublin.

50 Cent is pleased Lindsay Lohan has posed nude for Playboy (IrishCentral)

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:30:20 PST

Lindsay Lohan and 50 CentThe rapper-and-actor insists he is going to check out her spread in the pages of Hugh Hefner’s famous men’s magazine because he has always pondered what the 25-year-old actress’ body was likeWhen asked about her risque photo shoot at the American Giving Awards, he said: “I haven't seen it but I always wondered what Lindsay's c**ch looks like I'll check it out and see what happens"The ‘In Da Club’ hitmaker also suggested Lindsay is no better than a regular stripper for deciding to bare all READ MORE

Please leave John F Kennedy rest in peace (IrishCentral)

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:45:23 PDT

Stephen KingYou know how they say it took Richard Nixon - someone with strong anti-Communist credentials – to visit China back in the 1970s? Well, maybe it’s going to take an Irish Catholic to say something uncomfortable about John Fitzgerald KennedyEnough Really Enough READ MORE

Notre Dame Fighting Irish show they can win ugly as well as lose ugly games (IrishCentral)

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:25:16 PDT

After two losses that the Irish lost ugly now they are showing they can win ugly tooThe 15-12 victory over Pittsburgh will not have quieted the critics or pleased the puristsBut it is a win, albeit an ugly oneThey also showed they can win even when Michael Floyd is knocked out of the game plan READ MORE

The Leaving’s over the leaving is just begun - the end of Ireland’s summer (IrishCentral)

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:55:23 PDT

Illustration by Caty BartholomewThe Dutch Nation's gorgeously accented voice comes down the phone, and her car has blown up in smoke and steam in the depths of Co Limerick when driving to work in Newcastle WestShe had contacted the Automobile Association and they would rescue the poor old Volkswagen and, please, would I rescue her and her colleague I am putty in her gentle hands so I'm on the road in minutes READ MORE

Katy Perry is pleased her parents have "let go of the leash" they had on her (IrishCentral)

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:30:22 PDT

The 'Friday Night' hitmaker – whose parents Keith and Mary Hudson are Christian pastors – explained her mum and dad have "finally" stopped worrying about her life and career and accepted her marriage to British comedian and actor Russell Brand, who has battled sex and drug addictions in the pastShe said: "It's good my family and my parents have finally let go of the leash"Katy's mother previously expressed her concern over Russell's past, urging him to "go towards the light" and find GodMary said: "Russell must go towards the light and not toward the darkness READ MORE

Lots of sex please -- we’re Irish say new figures (IrishCentral)

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:20:16 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

New figures from a 2009 survey show that Ireland is for lovers.

Bradley Cooper is pleased 'The Hangover Part II' follows the same formula as the first movie (IrishCentral)

Mon, 09 May 2011 05:18:41 PDT

By: BUZZ BRADY

The actor is set to reprise his role as Phil Wenneck in the forthcoming sequel – which sees a group of friends head to Thailand for a bachelor party which gets out of hand – and he thinks it is more likely to be a hit because the plot is similar to that in the 2009 film, which saw the men trying to piece together the events of an evening celebrating the final single days of a pal in Las Vegas.

Please, Robert De Niro, stop making Focker movies and get back to real acting (IrishCentral)

Sat, 25 Dec 2010 02:30:07 PST

Dear Robert De NiroHave just watched your sad little movie it is called Meet the Fockers' part 86 or something and I really want to make a plea to youPlease stop making dumb moviesI brought a six year old and even he thought it was dumb after about twenty minutes READ MORE

More sex please we're Irish says survey (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 04:37:21 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Please, Please, Can We Qualify for Euro 2012? (IrishCentral)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:15:06 PDT

Malahide was beautifully resplendent on Tuesday afternoon as Ireland’s soccer heroes went through their paces on the perfectly manicured training pitch at Gannon ParkRobbie Keane could have no excuses about the state of the surface as he fired shots at second choice ‘keeper Keiren WestwoodLiam Lawrence had little cause for complaint as he put his injured groin to the test in the nine-a-side game that brought training to an end some 24 hours before the flight to Armenia and the start of the European Championship qualifying campaignThe sun was shining and all was well with the world READ MORE

Neil Lennon pleased with James Forrest's first goal for Celtic (IrishCentral)

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:39:51 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Teenager James Forrest thundered in the third goal for Celtic in a 4-0 win against St. Mirren, at Celtic Park. Lennon was pleased with his first cap.

Will the real Mickey Spillane please stand up? (IrishCentral)

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:35:11 PDT

The Los Angeles Times received many enquiries after mixing up Mickey Spillane, crime writer (pictured above) and his namesake, Mickey Spillane a mobster at the weekend Robert Spillane, an actor, son of the mobster, died after falling through a window on Manhattan's West SideReaders though that Robert Spillane,son of the gangster was really son of the writer as The Times never made it clear James Lincoln Warren of Los Angeles wrote, "Identifying author Mickey Spillane, the creator of Mike Hammer, as a notorious New York mobster is like calling James Joyce a famous Irish terrorist READ MORE

Prayers please as Bret Michaels rushed to hospital with brain hemorrhage (IrishCentral)

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:30:09 PDT

Please everyone say a prayer for Poison's Bret Michaels who has been rushed to hospital with a massive brain hemorrhageMichaels, 47, is currently in critical condition and friends say it is touch-and-go as to whether the reality show star will surviveHe suffered an excruciating headache late Thursday night and was rushed to hospital where he was diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhageThe hemorrhage is similar to the epidural hematoma suffered by actress Natasha Richardson last year READ MORE