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  1. Ireland’s Catholic Church down to one priest per parish
    November 16, 09

    There are barely enough priests to preach in Dublin's 199 parishes. According to Dublin's Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, “We have 46 priests over 80 and only two less than 35 years of age. In a very short time we will just have the bare number of priests required to have one active priest for each of our 199 parishes."

  2. News from around the 32 counties of Ireland
    September 28, 09

    News from the 32: Antrim, Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Derry, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow

  3. News from around the 32 counties of Ireland
    September 21, 09

    News from the 32: Antrim, Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Derry, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow

  4. The Moran clan
    September 14, 09

    The Moran clan have produced some very interesting folk. The anglicized "Moran" can be traced to multiple distinct Irish names, and though commonly linked to County Mayo, forms of the name originated throughout middle Ireland in Counties Leitrim, Galway, Kildare, Offaly, and more. Moran is so heavily anglicized - from the French "Morrin" to the Irish "Moran" - that exact knowledge of each Moran's lineage may be hard to trace.

  5. News from around the 32 Irish counties
    August 04, 09

    Bits and bobs from newspapers across Ireland's 32 counties, North and South.

  6. Irish priests will disappear
    July 03, 09

    A prominent clergyman in the West of Ireland has revealed that Irish priests are literally dying off, and that the Catholic faith in Ireland will soon be ministered by a country of old men.

  7. Irish American parents scale back on First Communion expenses
    April 29, 09

    With first Holy Communion season upon us, recession-hit Irish Catholic parents are struggling to cover costs for Communion outfits and celebrations.

  8. Coyle wins in Chicago
    April 02, 09

    Light middleweight Henry Coyle ended a four month layoff with a second round stoppage win over Dave Saunders on Friday night.

  9. Irelands Cultural Heartland
    March 10, 09

    THE WEST Patricia Harty's tour of the West Landing in the West of Ireland "the cultural heartland" is a wonderful introduction to Ireland. "It is," as Liam Scollan, the CEO of Ireland West Airport, Co. Mayo, said, "a way for Irish-Americans whose ancestors left this part of the world centuries ago to experience Ireland, which has changed little since that time.

  10. Hibernia A Window On the Past This book is lovingly dedicated to my son Max George whose grea
    March 09, 09

    Hibernia : A Window On the Past

    This book is lovingly dedicated to my son, Max George, whose great-grand-father Edward Conway immigrated to America in 1900 at the age of 18. Arriving at Ellis Island from Ballina, Ireland, he had two dollars in his pocket and listed his occupation as "laborer."

    This area is reserved for Irish Circle members.

  11. One Family and Their Dog This snapshot of my grandparents my uncle and the family mutt was take
    March 09, 09

    One Family and Their Dog

    This snapshot of my grandparents, my uncle, and the family mutt was taken in 1950 on my mother's first and only return to County Mayo for a family event. She left in 1915 as a 16-year-old girl and went to Philadelphia, where she worked as a housemaid and nanny for a wealthy family.

    My grandparents' names were Nora and John Murray of Lunginashee (Ballina) and my uncle's name was Larry.

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