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

Meet IrishCentral’s latest winner of a free trip to Ireland: Susan Condon. Condon, who is a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard, will travel to the Emerald Isle over the Thanksgiving holiday to visit her father, John Shanahan, who lives in Drogheda, County Louth.

It is 30 years to the day since Pope John Paul II visited Ireland in a three-day visit that brought the country to a standstill. Nearly 3 million people turned out to welcome the Pontiff at five venues; Dublin, Drogheda, Galway, Limerick and Knock. The numbers were phenomenal when you consider that the population of the Republic was 3,368,217 in 1979.

“Harry Potter” star Evanna Lynch has written an inspirational message to her fans telling them to ignore probability and telling them to believe “you deserve everything you dream about.”

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

Given that his music career is on the downturn, Jim Corr, he of the photogenic Irish sibling band The Corrs, has clearly got a lot of time on his hands. Actually, you might say that Jim has moved from his native County Louth to Cloud Cuckoo Land.

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has blasted the people behind the massive bomb find in Northern Ireland this week. "We have made it very, very clear that those days are gone,” he said. “It’s quite clear that the local people do not support what is happening.

Dinosaurs were the only things on the mind of four-year-old Patrick Dillon as he waited patiently with his parents, sister and grandfather for the door of his new school to open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8.

A massive 600lb bomb has been made safe in South Armagh in Northern Ireland.

An Irish couple have become a surprise YouTube hit after their wedding was hit by an earthquake in Italy. Ian and Monica Devine were holding their faiytale wedding in Monica's home town of Athina when the church was rocked by an earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale.

After eight years working for a construction firm, an Irish mother of three girls decided it was time to change direction in her career, so she followed her dreams and recently opened up a women’s clothing boutique called Sea in Nyack, New York.

Irish actress Evanna Lynch, who plays the role of Luna Lovegood in the “Harry Potter” film series, has revealed that when it comes to music, all she listens to is Michael Jackson.

The tiny village of Termonfeckin in County Louth in Ireland is being swamped by Harry Potter

The O'Carrolls go back to the third century King Oilioll Olum of Munster. Their name derives from Cearbhaill, who was the Brian Boru in 1014 at the battle of Clontarf. Cearbhaill means warlike champion and the O'Carrolls have lived up to the name.

The talent, skill and heart displayed by 25 lads from Ireland last weekend earned the New York Irish soccer team a place in the semifinals of the prestigious Copa soccer tournament this coming Saturday.

Daughter's poignant appeal over father's unknown grave. "All we want is to bring daddy home for the last time, give him a Christian burial and let us have a grave to visit and grieve," she said.

Harry Potter's Evanna Lynch will be the star of the show at the Irish premiere of The Half-Blood Prince this week. However, the young Irish actress - who plays Luna "looney" Lovegood is keeping her feet firmly on the ground amidst the Potter hype.

Irish star Evanna Lynch will carry the flag for Ireland in the new Harry Potter movie, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." But Evanna's not the only Irish connection in the Harry Potter film.

As American fans prepare for next week's premier of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” , IrishCentral is celebrating the movie’s Irish star, Evanna Lynch.

It was like a scene from a beauty pageant. Nine striking women, three of whom were Irish, sat side by side donned in summer colors with orderly haircuts and brightly shaded manicures. Although it could very well have been a beauty pageant, it wasn’t. It was a celebration of life. A celebration of 100 years of life on this earth.

A jovial Longford man who has never lost his accent, Mike Prunty is a vice-president of the United Irish Counties Association of New York, and he put a strong effort at the United Irish Counties Feis on Sunday, June 14. “It keeps the Irish heritage going,” he said. “I love being involved. And I love watching the kids dance.”

EXCLUSIVE: Irish actress Evanna Lynch is famous her recurring role as the eccentric Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter film blockbusters, and will next star in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." She talks to IrishCentral about the movie - and gives away a BIG secret!

With break-out Irish stars such as Saoirse Ronan and Elaine Cassidy popping on to the TV and movie scene, it looks as if the lack of Irish women in Hollywood is soon to be a thing of the past.

Victory and justice for the families of the Omagh bomb victims has been served today after they won an historic multi-million dollar civil action suit against four men responsible for the worst atrocity during the Troubles.

The National Archives of Ireland digitized online 1911 Irish census has added five more counties to its collection. Joining Antrim, Down, Dublin and Kerry are Cork, Donegal, Galway, Offaly and Wexford.

A 25-year-old Irish woman and her 23-year-old Dutch boyfriend died on vacation in Bali after drinking poisoned wine.

Rachel Craig, from College Rise in Drogheda, Co. Louth, died Saturday after drinking the "arak" local wine.

An important suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann was the main suspect in at least one rape and two attempted rapes in Ireland. Raymond Hewlett, who used Ireland as a hide-out when his name was linked to similar cases in Britain, is also the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

A young Irish American woman who lives in the same building as Michelle Lee — allegedly murdered by boyfriend Gary McGurk — told IrishCentral.com she didn't know her neighbor but is "delighted they found someone for her murder."

Just four days after winning the 3 irish Open at Baltray in County Louth, Shane Lowry has decided to quit the amateur game and join the paid ranks.

How can Shane Lowry not turn professional after such his performance this week at the 3 Irish Open?

The Ulster Championship stumbled into action with a somewhat unexpected win for Fermanagh over a misfiring Down side at Brewster Park, while Louth needed to use all their guile and experience to get past Carlow in Leinster.

Irish amateur Shane Lowry won the 3 Irish Open after a dramatic playoff with England’s Robert Rock at Baltray in County Louth.

Saturday play at the 3 Irish Open at Baltray has resumed after a five-hour delay caused by strong winds that made the course unplayable.

Italy's Francesco Molinari holds a one-shot lead after the opening day of play in the 3 Irish Open at Baltray on Thursday. Molinari defied the unsavoury weather conditions to record a one eagle, eight birdie round and hold a narrow advantage over former Scottish Open champion Johan Edfors. The 26-year-old Italian's round broke the course record on a day of scintillating scoring at the County Louth GC.

THERE was standing room only at Rory Dolan’s Irish restaurant in Yonkers on Wednesday, May 6, at an immigration meeting hosted by the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform. “There’s nothing going on in Ireland anymore. There are no jobs,” said Alan, 25, a native of Co. Limerick who has been working in New York for the past four months. “They say things are bad here, but I’ve still managed to find construction work. Not a hope of that in Ireland. There will be plenty more Irish coming over here very soon because it’s so bad. I hope ILIR is able to do something for them, and me.”

Irish golfing great Des Smyth fancies John Daly’s form or Padraig Harrington’s experience to prevail at the 3 Irish Open at his hometown course in Baltray, County Louth.

John Daly is in great form, both on and off the course, ahead of this week’s 3 Irish Open at Baltray in County Louth.

Padraig Harrington and Rory Mcllroy are begin play today at the 2009 Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass stadium course in Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida.

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

The O'Reilly family name is derived from the Gaelic "O'Raghailligh," meaning descendants of Raghaillach. The O'Reillys were the most powerful sept of the old Gaelic kingdom of Breffny (Cavan and the surrounding counties), and the family is still prominent in the area. The family has a proud religious tradition.

See the trailers from every movie in this article on our Movies page... Click here Friday, May 1 kicks off the annual summer blockbuster movie season. This year’s much-anticipated flicks include action flicks like “Land of the Lost” and “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” books-turned-films like

Leinster’s Lion Rob Kearney is out of Saturday’s Magners League game with Glasgow Warriors due to illness.

An Irish man has discovered it’s better to play golf and draw social welfare than hold down a full time job in Ireland these days.

Excellent bike adventures (though perhaps not of the “Bill & Ted” variety) are all over Ireland waiting to be explored by cyclists or anybody looking to hop on a bike and see some great sites.

Padraig Harrington has confirmed that he will take part in The 3 Irish Open from May 14-17 at Baltray in County Louth.

A camp in County Louth this summer offers students a new kind of holiday: a combination of Irish dance and adventure activites

You wanna rest in real peace, then do it in an Irish Casket!

From Colin Farrell to Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Hollywood has introduced us to some of the sexiest stars alive – and they just happen to be Irish and Irish American.

The latest photos now on the Internet of Charlie Manson, America's most notorious killer, 74 and balding,swastika carved into his forehead, reminds me of my encounter with the man.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama share more than just the task of governing America! Both men's ancestors were shoemakers who fled Ireland for America in the 19th century.