When it rains it pours for the Irish. The country is facing a multi-million euro clean-up bill after some of the worst flooding in living memory.

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

Ryan Tubridy, host of the ultra-popular Irish chat show the “Late Late Show,” sure knows how to pull the guests. Last Friday night, in addition to Russell Brand, caustic chef Gordon Ramsay was on as a guest, and as usual, he let the insults fly.

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

An Irish-born Archbishop has been suspended by the Vatican over an allegation that he carried on a 20-year relationship with a woman that began when she was only 14. The archbishop is currently said to be in the U.S. and once served in New Jersey.

Someone special in your life? Then it's time to take advantage of the super cheap fares to Ireland and check out the Emerald Isle. We've done the hard work, now the romance is up to you! Here's Irish Central's Top 10 romantic places to go in Ireland.

  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

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

Keough, Keogh, Kehoe, O'Hoey, Hoy, Haughy, Haugh and MacKeogh are all derivatives of the Irish surname Mac Eochaidh. The clan originated in Leinster, and the name is common in County Wexford, and in the Munster counties of Limerick and Tipperary, where the Irish spelling is MagCeoch or MacCeoch. In medieval times the MacKeoghs from Leinster moved from Kildare to Wicklow and then down to Wexford.

Irish-American actor John Cusack recently took a three-week vacation to Ireland to celebrate his mom’s 80th birthday, and luckily for his fans, he Tweeted his thoughts and pictures along the way.

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

Hall of fame trainer Emanuel Steward says that Irish middleweight Andy Lee (18-1) is ready for his fight against Anthony Shuler (20-6-1) on Friday night, but that the Limerick fighter’s opponent will provide a much tougher challenge than most people think.

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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.

Fashionistas have labeled pop star Lady Gaga a style icon and innovator in the fashion world, but Irish singer Roisin Murphy claims the only thing original about Gaga is that she doesn’t wear pants.

The Toronto Film festival, which takes place from September 10-20, will see a plethora to top Irish acting talent in attendance as Hollywood's top Irish stars are slated to turn up to support their respective movies.

Colin Farrell’s latest film, the Neil Jordan-directed “Ondine,” will feature at the 34th Annual Toronto Film Festival, which takes place from September 10-19.

Irish singer Roisin Murphy is pregnant with her first child. The star, who was spotted wearing a rather frumpy dress in England last week, is said to be over the moon.

Padraig Harrington coasted to a third successive Irish PGA title today in what he hopes proves a lucky omen yet again. For the past two years the Dubliner has gone on from the European Club to The Open and won that as well, but the big difference this time is that he has missed his last five halfway cuts on the European and American tours

British born Irish citizen Daniel Day-Lewis seems set to relocate to the U.S. The current County Wicklow resident, the first Freeman of the Irish county, is married to American writer/director and daughter of famous playwright Arthur Miller, Rebecca Miller, who is intent on moving back to her birthplace.

These celebs weren't born in Ireland, but that doesn't mean they can't call it home! From Jeremy Irons somewhat infamous pink castle, to Sarah Jessica Parker's Donegal cottage, these stars lay their heads in the Emerald Isle as often as they can.

After losing all hope in life, a County Wicklow man who spent more than a year using both his hands and knees to get around, found joy in life again after a highly successful operation in New York in March.

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.

How does one try and visit all of Ireland in just two weeks? By cramming in as much as possible and hardly stopping to sleep! One American girl's first-time sprint around Ireland.

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.

Sebastian Barry was surprisingly cheerful while writing “The Secret Scripture,” the moving and tragic tale of a socially rejected beautiful young woman who has been trapped in an Irish mental institution up to her 100th birthday. “Failure as a writer is irrelevant, because the actual doing of it is essentially joyful,” the 53-year-old writer, who lives in County Wicklow, told IrishCentral during a recent interview at the Web site’s offices. “Hard to explain that with such a dark story, but in fact I was very happy writing that book.”

There’s the legendary John McCormack, there’s Ronan Tynan, Finbar Wright and Anthony Kearns of the Irish Tenors, and now there’s David O’Leary.

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...

James Moore (17-2) beat Joseph De Los Santos (4-4-3) by unanimous decision at Plattduetsche Park Restaurant, Franklin Square, Long Island Friday night.

Light middleweight James Moore (16-2) will make his ring return this Friday night when he fights Joseph De Los Santos (4-3-3) in a six round contest.

The Tummy Tub, a bucket-shaped baby bath, is taking Ireland by storm.

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.

Oscar-winning “There Will Be Blood” star Daniel Day-Lewis has been named the first Freeman of Wicklow.

Unbeaten middleweight John Duddy (26-0, 17 KOs) fights Billy Lyell (18-7, 3 KOs) at the Prudential Center in Newark this Friday night .

L.A.’s plastic surgeons say that the “Irish” look is in. And Irish noses and porcelain skin are all the rage in Hollywood and the fashion world.

Emanuel Steward is confident that middleweight Andy Lee (17-1, 13kos) will be back in action in New York City this June, while James Moore will fight Joseph De Los Santos (4-3-3) on a Bob Duffy promoted card at Plattduetsche Park Restaurant, Franklin Square Long Island on May 8.

Roisin Fitzpatrick, whose work is currently on display in a SoHo gallery in New York until May, explains how almost dying changed her artistic course

Being a small island nation, Ireland is watersports mad. Whether it's scuba diving, canoeing or kiteboarding, there are oceans of water sports on offer in Ireland.

Belfast-born and Dublin-raised ‘chick lit’ writer Cathy Kelly recently revealed a major inspiration in her writing: ancient Ireland.

Award-winning Irish actress Elaine Cassidy is making her stateside TV debut

When producer Stephen Shannon made “Another Way of Being There” with his band Halfset, the most he had hoped for was a “review in The Irish Times and a few sales in some record

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.

Once you have found the information on where your ancestor came from in Ireland, you can start looking at the Irish records. If you want to carry out your own research, Irish records are slowly becoming available online or by CD-ROM.

The title character in Sebastian Barry's new novel "Annie Dunne" is an unmarried woman who had spent years as a housekeeper for her brother-in-law. His wife (Annie's sister) is constantly ill, and when she eventually dies, Annie Dunne is left homeless. Annie goes to live with her cousin Sarah on a small farm in Wicklow.

Daniel Day-Lewis has two Oscars, while Peter O'Toole, Richard Harris and Liam Neeson don't have any. See the roles for which they could have, and perhaps should have, won.

ACERBIC British chef Gordon Ramsay, owner of numerous fancy restaurants around the world and star of his own reality TV show Hell's Kitchen which will once again return to our screens this summer courtesy of Fox, was in Ireland this week plugging yet another culinary project -- his first restaurant in Ireland.

It won't be a diner, either. This fall the celeb chef is opening a branch of the ultra-luxe Gordon Ramsay in Ireland's first Ritz Carlton hotel, which will be located in Powerscourt, Co.

CALL Belfast the new Irish Hollywood. A galaxy of stars will soon take over the city as they begin filming City of Ember, a Tom Hanks-produced film that stars Bill Murray, Tim Robbins and Martin Landau. Production has already commenced, so celebrity sightings shouldn't be far behind.

IRISH fruitcakes are definitely worth savoring if they're edible, but not if they're alive. At least that's the way Sinead O'Connor feels about some living, breathing "fruitcakes" who kept pestering her after they discovered her new home address in Bray Co. Wicklow.

WHEN I interviewed Roisin Murphy a few years ago, she seemed mildly annoyed that I didn't know her background.

I knew she was born in Arklow, a small town in Co. Wicklow, and was part of the duo known as Moloko, an underground nightclub sensation in the U.

MEL Gibson, beware of The Passion of the Irish Jewish Community. The star, who launched a notorious drunken tirade against Jews while being hauled off to the slam for drunk driving a couple of summers ago in LA, is due in Dublin this weekend to accept the Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema Award at the Irish Film and Television Awards, but a rabbi in Ireland is furious that Mad Mel should be placed on such a pedestal. "We find it very puzzling.