This just had to be seen to be believed, as the Moulin Rouge in Paris hosted a Can Can dancer like none ever seen before - an Irish fan.

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

Over thirty horses could end up homeless after the Housing Preservation and Development agency issued an order to Shamrock Stables to vacate their premises on 45th Street in Manhattan by the end of 2009.

Ireland has a long and bloody history, which means that naturally, haunted places can be found all over the country. We’ve done our research here at IrishCentral and come up with what we think are the 10 most haunted places in all of the Emerald Isle.

“Staying in is the new going out,” has been the mantra of many Irish people since the Celtic Tiger was neutered and put out to pasture. And the pubs have been feeling the brunt of the lack of disposable income among Irish drinkers.

The draw for the 2010 All Ireland Football Championships was made Thursday night, and New York will entertain Galway, while champions Kerry start their defense against Tipperary.

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Mourners gathered at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church on Staten Island Saturday to bury the dead, but this was no ordinary funeral. Members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians escorted two caskets - one a small, white children's casket with golden angels; the other larger and pearl-colored - into the church as bagpipes played "Amazing Grace." The two coffins contained the final remains of immigrants who died over 150 years ago.

The name Connolly is derived from several different roots. In Connaught and Monaghan it derives from the Gaelic O'Coingeallaigh. Both are anglicized to Connolly although the spelling form Connelly is often found in Galway.

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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

The Bishop of Meath, the Rev. Michael Smith, said that John Paul II could be named a Doctor of the Church, such was his influence during his lifetime.

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  Introduction Ireland is an island on the western fringe of Europe between latitude 51 1/2 and 55 1/2 degrees north, and longitude 5 1/2 to 10 1/2 degrees west. Its greatest length, from Malin Head in the north to Mizen Head in the south, is 486 km and its greatest width from east to west is approximately 275

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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

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

The latest news from around the country

It was a love affair the world thought would never end — but what was once a feast is becoming a famine. No, not that famine. But all too true, the Irish appetite for potatoes is in a free-fall, according to just-released farm reports. And no matter how you slice them, boil them, bake them, mash them, or French fry them — the legendary spuds are duds with their onetime best customers.

An Irish contractor is due in federal court tomorrow to face corruption charges related to a bribery scheme involving New York City’s carpenters union. Finbar O'Neill, 44, from County Tyrone, surrendered to the FBI at Newark International Airport on Wednesday after returning from Ireland.

When not blazing a trail on the silver screen in flicks like "Mamma Mia," Meath man Pierce Brosnan, along with his wife Keely, is a passionate advocate for the protection of whales and sea life.

Irish and Irish-Americans alike tend to be immensely proud of their surnames. But which last names win in the battle of Irishness? Here are the top 10 most popular Irish last names.

The Carlin name is found in County Limerick, where they held a family seat in ancient times, as well as in the counties of Meath, Derry, Cavan, Monaghan and Tyrone. The name is derived from the original Gaelic forms, O Caireallain and O Cearbhallain.

News bits from each of the 32 counties in Ireland.

Travelers have spoken, and several Irish sites have made the list of the Top 100 Greatest Places to Stand on the Planet. StoodThere.com has put forward 100 of “the World’s most wondrous, inspiring, or thought-provoking locations,” and has invited people to vote for the Greatest Place to Stand on Planet Earth 2009.

Irish star Pierce Brosnan was a huge hit with fans in New York today as he took time out to pose for photographs and sign autographs. There was tight security in the Irish stronghold of Maspeth in Queens as scenes from 'Remember Me' were filmed in Mount Olivet cemetery. However, Brosnan waved away security and came out to visit with the fans who had gathered there

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.

Funnymen Tommy Tiernan, Ardal O’Hanlon and Dylan Moran are the ultimate comedy triple threat, and they're about to take New York by storm when they play the Town Hall on June 11. Headliner Tiernan talks to IrishCentral about New York, cracking jokes and who he really wants to make laugh.

The Doherty or O'Doherty name has many variations, including (O) Dougherty, Daugherty, Docherty, and Doharty. The name, derived from the Gaelic O'Dochartaigh, means (descended) from Dochartach. Dochartach was a descendant of the infamous "Niall of the Nine Hostages," who was king of Ireland in the fourth century.

Along comes the widely anticipated duet recording of the venerable Mike Rafferty and one of his favorite protégées, the younger Willie Kelly originally from the Bronx taking its title from that axiom the new broom, and we find ourselves again resting comfortably by the hearth listening to that fireside music, unhurried and time blissfully on our side.

To be sure, in terms of bizarre place names, Ireland can’t match its British neighbor: It’s hard to compete with, say, Butt Hole Road, Crapstone, Ugley, East Breast, and Penistone. But...

There's never been a better time to visit Ireland. That's the news from the Emerald Isle where the downturn is making an Irish vacation a terrific deal. Both travel and services are suddenly much cheaper, and the current theme in Ireland’s tourism ads is “Ireland: More for Less.”

The names O'Byrne and O'Beirne (or Byrne and Beirne), often regarded as variants of the same root, are, in fact, totally different. O'Byrne is derived from the Gaelic O'Broin meaning "descended from Bran", the 11th century King of Leinster. The O'Byrnes were chieftains of what is now County Kildare until the Norman invasion when they were driven from their lands into the mountains of County Wicklow.

Niche Market won the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse in County Meath on Easter Monday.

Competition 27 Girls 14 - 15 results 124 Sinead Carson Doherty : Belfast, Ireland 1 17

Competition 5 Boys 16 - 17 Result Entry Name School Rank 27 Michael Putman Dennehy : Chicago, USA 1 16

  Entry Name School Rank 27 Michael Putman Dennehy : Chicago, USA 1 16

  Entry Name School Rank 151 Shauna Ryan Uí Nualláin : Luimneach, Éire 1 135 Mellisa McCarthy Harney : Walpole,

Entry Name School Rank 4 Shannon Bradley Doherty : Belfast, Ireland 1 94 Amy-Mae Dolan McConomy : Derry, Ireland 2 99 Ciara O'Sullivan Sheehan-Murphy : Kerry, Ireland 3 16 Anna Sulger Pender-Keady : Connecticut, USA 4 27 Kelly Donegan Sylvan Kelly : Mayo, Ireland 5 138 Olivia Murray Mona Ni Rodaigh :

Competition 9 Boys 12 - 13 results Entry Name School Rank 22 Sean Downes McCutcheon : Glasgow, Scotland 1 42

Irish activist in U.S. in bid to drum up support for campaign against highway at Tara

At one time or another, many of us have sketched our family tree, either for a school project or for our own pleasure. But, despite the help of my grandparents, I could only trace back to my great great-grandparents’ generation. The rest seemed lost to history or accessible only to professional genealogists. However, the Internet has opened up a whole new world to the amateur

If you're an expectant parent looking for an Irish name, or you just want to figure out what your own means, you've come to the right place. We've done all the hard work of gathering the top Irish names in America into one place. All you have to do is sit back and choose one, or two...

Feature: Scrum-half Peter Stringer and jockey Ruby Walsh delivered huge performances this week, and Cathal Dervan made his first visit to the Cheltenham Racing Festival in England.

Ireland could be about to make "Da Vinci Code" history with a new claim that Jesus spent his "missing years" there. Irish American scholar and film-maker John McCloskey says he has found evidence that Jesus studied in Ireland.

Colin Farrell attended two elite private high schools. Gabriel Byrne starting acting classes at the age of 29. See the different roads to stardom for top Irish actors.

After six years in Damien Rice's band, Lisa Hannigan was abruptly fired. But instead of wallowing in despair – something she had probably seen Rice do enough of – Hannigan picked herself up and recorded the critically-acclaimed album "Sea Sew."

Take a week out to trace St. Patrick’s footsteps and explore Ireland’s Christian tradition. You might not be able to drive the snakes out of the country, but you can at least learn about the man, the myth and Ireland’s religious past.

The Irish love horses almost as much as they love socializing! And most of the time, they get to combine these two passions. Many of the country's major horse events such as the Galway races and the Dublin Horse Show, are also major social events.

The Boyne Valley is home to some of Ireland's most important archeological landscapes. The most famous - Newgrange - predates the Pyramids by hundreds of years. Not to mention the river which runs through the area giving the Boyne Valley its name. Join Andy Spearman on a stroll through this heritage area.