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  1. The incognito Irish: Surprising stars with Irish roots
    November 02, 09

    Some celebrities are obviously Irish - think Conan O'Brien, Denis Leary and Maureen Dowd, while others, like President Obama, are a little harder to spot. Check out our gallery of the incognito Irish to see who's joining Obama in the unlikely Irish list!

  2. Susan Boyle misses another 'BGT' tour gig
    June 19, 09

    "Britain’s Got Talent" runner-up Susan Boyle missed another gig on the BGT tour in Liverpool last night amid reports that she got stressed out because she needed to be with her cat Pebbles.

  3. 'Rescue Me' star Denis Leary flames out at Susan Boyle
    June 16, 09

    Susan Boyle won't be getting any get-well cards from bad-boy Irish actor Denis Leary. And if she does, she'd better not read them.

  4. How the Irish took over cable TV
    May 29, 09

    It’s been 10 years now since HBO took a chance on a little drama called “The Sopranos” and changed the face of television. Few could gave guessed its success. But nobody would have predicted: that the Irish would come to dominate critically acclaimed drama all over the cable landscape.

  5. Somebody, please! 'Rescue Me' from 9/11 conspiracy theories!
    April 06, 09

    The TV drama "Rescue Me" is a groundbreaking - and controversial - depiction of New York City Irish life. But spare me the 911 conspiracy theories.

  6. The Incognito Irish
    March 23, 09

    Some celebrities are obviously Irish - think Conan O'Brien, Denis Leary and Maureen Dowd, while others, like President Obama, are a little harder to spot. Check out our gallery of the Incognito Irish to see who's joining Obama in the unlikely Irish list!

  7. Leary's Fired Up
    March 10, 09

    In 1999 Denis Leary, creator and star of the hugely popular series Rescue Me, lost his first cousin and a high school classmate in a fire in an abandoned warehouse in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. To work though his overwhelming loss he founded the Leary Firefighters Foundation a year later, an organization that intentionally cuts through red tape to provide fire departments with funding and up-to-date equipment and training. He talks to CAHIR O'DOHERTY about his work.

  8. Hussy Isn't Hurley
    March 10, 09

    WHAT'S that they say about the truth being stranger than fiction? Doesn't really apply in the case of the new "novel" by Ann Leary, the wife of the ultra-popular Irish American comedian Denis Leary, star of the hit FX show Rescue Me.

    Mrs. Leary has just written a book called Out-Takes From a Marriage, and the British press are having a grand time deciphering its contents - namely, one of the female characters named Susanna described as an actress who likes to grab attention by wearing revealing dresses, dating billionaires and flirting with co-stars.

  9. Wee Craic Fest Takes Flight
    March 10, 09

    THE eighth annual Wee Craic Festival, younger sibling of the prestigious Film Fleadh, is gearing up again for its showcase of the best of new Irish short films and music on September 20.

    More than ever it can be said that this one-night-only offshoot of the Film Fleadh is developing its own unique identity and coming into its own as an unmissable Irish night out in New York City.

    "I was blown away by the sheer talent on display at the Galway Film Festival in Ireland this summer, and I wanted to bring all of these amazing short films to a much wider U.

  10. A Wee Bit of Geary
    March 10, 09

    THE eighth annual Wee CRAIC festival is presented by Jet Blue Airways this year, and it is fitting as the festival boasts a soaring lineup of musical and cinematic talent! It's called the Wee CRAIC because it is a one-night offshoot of the larger three-day music and film festival The CRAIC held every March in New York.

    Held at DUMBO's Powerhouse Arena on Saturday, September 20, A Wee Craic features live acoustic sets from musicians such as Mark Geary, Mundy and Colin Smith of the band Mr. North.

  11. Irish Eye on Hollywood Irish-American hunk George Clooney recently said that he plans to return to
    March 09, 09

    Irish Eye on Hollywood

    Irish-American hunk George Clooney recently said that he plans to return to his ancestral home for a summer of motorcycling. "I am doing a motorbike ride in Ireland this summer," he recently told Dublin radio station FM104. "I hear it rains a lot but I've got the perfect outfit!"

    Clooney's last film Leatherheads was a bit of a dud, but he may soon be back in the Oscar nomination form he flashed in Michael Clayton.

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