Irish workers interested in emigrating have been warned to check their eligibility for an Australian visa as thousands attend the latest jobs expo in Dublin.

The Irish government has announced the process of compensation amounting to $133 million, for Magdalene survivors should be wound up by August.

Bill O'Reilly may want to turn the administration's strengths into weaknesses by embracing issues that the GOP have traditionally opposed.

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Courtesy of Mullagh Fair Day CommitteePHOTOS - Mullagh Fair Day slideshow A sense of color, carnival and crowd hits you when you crest the hill that rises above the town Followed closely by the smells of food and farmyard intermingling  It's that time of year again, when Mullagh showcases it's magnificent selfMullagh is a small town in the south-east corner of Co READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Some-things-never-change---John-Spain-caused-his-fair-share-of-controversy-over-the-past-25-years-159089505.html http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Some-things-never-change---John-Spain-caused-his-fair-share-of-controversy-over-the-past-25-years-159089505.html Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:26:05 PDT
By: JOHN SPAIN

Irish Voice columnist JOHN SPAIN has caused his fair share of controversy for the past 25 years, and he’s enjoyed every minute of it.Nothing stays the same.

Working Abroad Expo, RDS, Dublin 2012 slideshow

The first Gay Wedding/Civil Partnership Fair in Ireland will be held in Limerick City this month.

Republican senators Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Mark Kirk of Illinois have today introduced the Irish Immigration Reform and Encouragement (IRE) Act of 2011, which will potentially offer 10,500 Irish citizens employment visas, that can be continually renewed.

More publications are sounding off in what was considered to be a wildly stereotypical portrayal of the Irish with the debut of Damian McGinty as exchange-student Rory Flanagan on ‘Glee.’ Vanity Fair has chimed in noting how the leprechaun connotations were too much.

Every August since 1613 (or possibly earlier) the Co. Kerry town of Killorglin has given itself over to the  idiosyncratic joys and celebration of the Puck Fair Festival, and this year was no exception. From August 10 – 12, Killorglin residents and visitors were granted the “Freedom of the Town” by the young Queen of Puck Fair and her goat companion, King Puck, and reveled in three days of entertainment, music, pageantry and unusual traditions.

Education Ireland, a new initiative of the Irish Government, is holding a series of "Study in Ireland" events in New York and Boston as part of their Fall Recruitment Week. 

On a cool autumnal Saturday afternoon in Coney Island, a steady stream of revelers enter the grounds of MCU Park for the 30th annual Great Irish Fair last weekend. Young and old, couples, families and friends, they were all united in a shared appreciation of their Irish heritage.

This coming weekend marks the 30th annual Great Irish Fair of New York celebrating everything about Ireland’s culture and heritage. The annual family friendly event celebrates New York City's great Irish-American heritage and culture.

If politics is a dirty business, it doesn’t get much dirtier than an Irish presidential campaign. Smear tactics, malicious mobs and well-timed leaks have become the weapons of choice used to cripple the most competent of candidates.