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Justice for Magdalene group publish survivor guide for women applying to Commission (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:54:53 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The survivor advocacy group Justice for Magdalenes (JFM), has published a guide for survivors as they prepare to engage with the Magdalene Fund.

Denis O’Brien wins landmark defamation case against British publisher Associated Newspapers (IrishCentral)

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:28:34 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Tycoon Denis O’Brien has won an historic defamation case against British company Associated Newspapers, the publishers of the Irish Daily Mail.

Royal fury as Italian magazine publishes photos of pregnant Kate Middleton in a bikini (IrishCentral)

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:32:18 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Photos of Prince William and his pregnant wife Kate Middleton on a private Caribbean holiday have sparked fresh anguish for the Royal family.

Maeve Binchy’s final book “A Week in Winter” published posthumously shows her at the height of her powers (IrishCentral)

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:32:01 PST

By: CAHIR O'DOHERTY

Endless curiosity about people and a generous enjoyment of human nature are the hallmarks of Maeve Binchy’s life and work. Sadly she passed away last July, but she’s left us with A Week in Winter, the spell-binding final novel that shows her at the height of her powers. Cahir O'Doherty considers the life and work of the unmatchable Irish author.

Irish government publish photos of US army tanks and shipwrecks off the coast of Ireland (IrishCentral)

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:45:26 PST

By: DARA KELLY

Following a 12 years survey of the offshore waters and coastal seas around Ireland, carried out by Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) and the Marine Institute, the Irish government has launched an illustrated book entitled “Warships, U-Boats & Liners - A Guide to Shipwrecks Mapped in Irish Waters”.

Historic Dublin Abbey Theatre’s document archives get published online (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 05:29:16 PDT

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The Abbey Theatre is partnering with National University Ireland, Galway to make the almost two million items in the Abbey’s archives available online. Digitising the theatre posters, prints, programmes, light, set, and costume designs, and audio files will take between three and four years, according to the Abbey Theatre’s website.

Boston author Joe Burke publishes first humorous take on the John F Kennedy assassination (IrishCentral)

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:48:05 PDT

Joe Burke used to find himself reading every book and watching every film about the assassination of John F Kennedy, but was still unsatisfied by the explanations of that day in Dallas in 1963Then Burke met Fitzy, a former shoeshiner on the Paramount lot in the 1960s who had polished John Wayne's boots and Frank Sinatra's wingtips, and soon it all made senseBurke's interest in the presidential killing had been sparked when he was living in Newton as a child and he found a book about the tragedy READ MORE

Monica Lewinsky to publish secret love letters to Bill Clinton in new book (IrishCentral)

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:43:36 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky is reportedly shopping a tell-all book about her infamous affair with then President Bill Clinton.

Irish woman’s spoof of erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey” snapped up by publisher (IrishCentral)

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:28:37 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

An Irish woman has just landed a lucrative publishing deal after her spoof version of international publishing phenomenon Fifty Shades of Grey got picked up by a major publisher recently.

Ireland’s National Library publish James Joyce manuscripts online amid copyright dispute (IrishCentral)

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:10:50 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

The National Library of Ireland has made available for the first time James Joyce’s manuscripts for free to the public via the Library’s online catalogue. The online publication coincides with a book set publication of the same manuscripts that are being sold for hundreds of Euro.

Irish newspaper refuses to publish names of guilty men in prostitution case (IrishCentral)

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:37:35 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

An argument has broken out between a newspaper and one of its former reporters in Ireland regarding the "naming and shaming" of 21 men who were caught trying to solicit sex from female police posing as prostitutes.

Calls for full Cloyne Report to be published as diocese awaits new Bishop appointment (IrishCentral)

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:44:05 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Victims of clerical sex abuse want the unpublished chapter of the controversial Cloyne Report made public as the Cork diocese awaits the appointment of a new bishop.

Donegal abuse victim vows to hunger strike if report not published (IrishCentral)

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:16:52 PDT

By: JAMES O’SHEA

A man sexually abused as a child in Donegal will go on hunger strike outside the bishop’s residence if the report on abuse in the church in Donegal is not published. The report has been delayed for some time.

Winston Churchill had plans to invade Ireland in Second World War --- Unionist leader believed De Valera was pro Hitler (IrishCentral)

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:00:13 PDT

It took me me a while to get around to a remarkable book ‘Britain, Ireland and the Second World War’ written by the Scottish historian Ian S Wood and published by Edinburgh University PressThe book is extraordinary in its detail of how the poisoned relationship between the two countries almost led to a second British invasion during the Second World WarIndeed Northern Prime Minister Lord Craigavon, AKA James Craig, actively encouraged such an invasion READ MORE

The Irish Post newspaper saved by British publisher (IrishCentral)

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:12:44 PDT

By: BERNIE MALONE

The Irish Post newspaper has been bought as a going concern by Elgin Loane an Irish-born British based publisher. His company, which publishes the classified advertising newspaper, Loot, has not disclosed its price.

Time for Bill Donohue and Catholic Church to stop smearing victims --Also attacking journalists Maureen Dowd and Chris Matthews (IrishCentral)

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:40:05 PDT

In the course of a long diatribe against Rolling Stone for publishing an article on the seamy sex scandal currently unfolding in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia the Catholic League's Bill Donohue takes time to side swipe Maureen Dowd of The New York Times and Chris Matthews of MSNBC for their previous coverage of church scandalsHe also crosses the line attacking one of the victims of the child sexual abuseThe Rolling Stone article by Sabrina Rubin Erdely is a well researched honest assessment of one of the most damaging scandals to hit the Catholic Church in the USIt concerns the shenanigans in Philadelphia where pedophile priests were moved around different parishes in order to protect the archdiocese against sexual abuse claims READ MORE

Rep Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly’s memoir to be published in November (IrishCentral)

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:06:40 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

The memoir of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her astronaut husband Mark Kelly is due out on November 15.

Rupert Murdoch's men hacked into Gerry Adams' phone too - Adams visa conversation published in London Sunday Times (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:10:07 PDT

The Guardian’s latest revelation that The Sunday Times among other Murdoch publications, hacked into phone calls as well leads me to believe I took part in one of those conversationsIn January 1994 complete details of a conversation I had with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams were reported some of it verbatim in the London Sunday Times owned by MurdochClearly someone was hacking or wiretapping the phone of Gerry AdamsWas it you Rupert? It was a fraught time READ MORE

Sailing With O’Dowd (IrishCentral)

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:05:16 PDT

By: WHILE opening The Irish Times on the Internet on Monday morning, June 20 and fully expecting to see a photo of Rory (what a story) McIlroy, there on the front page was none other than Niall O'Dowd, Irish Voice publisher, and the news that he might well throw his hat into the ring for the Irish presidency.

Jon Stewart is the Mack, but not all authors so lucky (VIDEO) (IrishCentral)

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:05:08 PDT

The internet lit up with rumors and tweets that the world’s last typewriter factory had closed Though obituary now appears a bit premature, it's another reminder of how much the world of the writer is changing Most writers ditched their typewriters years ago, but when it comes time to sell books, many are finding old media needs new media Now once they write their books, they may need to write multimedia marketing campaigns…or they could just get booked on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart READ MORE