English singer Liam Gallagher says his songs with his new band are better than Oasis.

Sean O'Shea: Ireland will travel to France on Wednesday night knowing their World Cup hopes hang by a fingernail. Yet they can pull off a huge upset.

The Oasis singer saw the group plunge into turmoil in August when his brother, guitarist Noel Gallagher, quit the band due to unbearable tensions with the singer but has promised fans he is already planning his next musical move.

We are just hours away from the biggest soccer match that we have seen In Ireland for many a year. Ireland take on France in the first leg of the World Cup playoff at Croke Park, and if ever there was a need for an Irish crowd to inspire our warriors then today is the day.

Irish coach Marco Tardelli has warned his World Cup hopefuls that they will need to be on full alert for the two legs of their playoff against France.

The Irish city of Cork has made the Top 10 list of must-see cities in the world. Cork - often referred to as the "real capital" by Corkonians, won a spot in the World's Top 10 for its youthful energy, sophistication and great restaurants.

It's official! Thanks in no small part to Colin Farrell, the Irish accent is now the sexiest in the world. French men can only hang their heads in shame as they came FOURTH - just ahead of the Australian accent.

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have teamed up with colleagues from the University of Siena in Italy to discover a drug that can kill leukemia cells.

US Airways has become the latest airline to pull out of Shannon with the announcement Thursday that it ending service to the western airport. The airline said it was suspending flights from Philadelphia to Shannon, London and Birmingham in England, Milan in Italy and Stockholm in Sweden.

Story / Ireland draws France in World Cup playoff / Click here Giovanni Trapattoni has pointed to his team's resilience against Italy as a benchmark of their strength and determination as they now face

Ireland could face France, Portugal, Greece or Russia in next month’s World Cup play-offs -- and coach Marco Tardelli wants to stay away from the French.

The Republic of Ireland went through the whole 2008 World Cup Qualifying campaign unbeaten after a scoreless draw with Montenegro on Wednesday night at Croke Park in Dublin.

Soccer pundit Eamon Dunphy told RTE Radio that when he used the term “shameful’ on the post match analysis Saturday evening after the 2-2 tie with Italy, he was referring the continued exclusion of Andy Reid from the squad, as opposed to the actual Irish performance.

After receiving the call from God when he was just 16, Christopher Heanue, the youngest child of Irish immigrants based in New York took his first class at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome on Monday, October 12 on the long road to becoming a priest.

Hull City and Republic of Ireland winger Stephen Hunt made an astonishing outburst at Eamon Dunphy after the RTE pundit called the Irish performance against the Italians on Saturday at Croke Park “shameful.”

Sean O'Shea: Irish manager Giovanni Trapattoni almost pulled off the surprise of the World Cup qualifying rounds when Ireland led World Cup holders Italy into the closing minutes of an enthralling Cup encounter at Croke Park in Dublin.

It was certainly a game of two halves as the old sports cliche goes at Croke Park Saturday as Ireland drew 2-2 with Italy in the crunch World Cup qualifier. Ireland came so close to pulling off a stunning victory against Italy that it hurts even to type these words.

There was a major upset in Group 8 (and a great result for Ireland!) as Cyprus hammered Bulgaria 4-1. The shock result meant that Ireland went into the Italian game knowing that a point would be enough for them to qualify for the playoffs. A win against Italy would technically have meant they could still chase automatic qualification

I was seated on the 30-yard line on that momentous day in June during the 1994 world cup when Ireland played Italy. It was scorching hot and my nephew Vinnie, who was with me said he wanted to be in Alaska. Unfortunately I was seated with two Americans who hardly knew the game and were politely asking me for the idiot's guide to it.

Giovanni Trapattoni has named his team for the crunch Group 8 World Cup Qualifier against Italy in Croke Park on Saturday.

April Drew: You'd think that emigrating to the U.S., Canada or Australia from Ireland would be easy. We speak the same language. Right? Think again! The Irish seem to speak a foreign language no matter where they are. Take a read and see what you think.

This week's stories from around the counties: Crosses in the sky; Nurse slaps patient; Canceled operations; Woman chooses prison; Poor Irish broadband

Giovanni Trapattoni will have to make do without injured players Damien Duff, Darren Gibson and Steven Reid ahead of the crunch Group World Cup qualifier against Italy on Saturday in Croke Park.

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

Republic of Ireland Giovanni Trappatoni’s forward options for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Italy and Montenegro are dwindling as Damien Duff and Caleb Folan have suffered knocks that may rule both out of the final Group 8 matches.

World Cup legend Paul McGrath has called on Irish fans and boss Giovanni Trapattoni to turn their backs on Manchester City’s international rebel Stephen Ireland after his latest outburst. The Cobh-born midfielder finally ruled himself out of the World Cup on Saturday when he launched another astonishing attack on Trappattoni, accusing him of arrogance among other things.

Dublin has been voted the friendliest city in Europe in a new poll of top tourist attractions. The Irish capital scooped the top spot ahead of

Moloney is derived from the Gaelic O Maoldhomnaigh, meaning a descendant or a servant of the church. The name is often spelled Maloney but the O'Moloney (or O'Maloney) form of the name is only rarely found. The family was originally associated with the area around Tulla, County Clare but is now commonly found in Limerick and Tipperary.

Ireland slogged out  a narrow win over South Africa with a free kick from Liam Lawrence at

In “The Other Man,” which opens this Friday, Liam Neeson plays Peter, a well-to-do husband who is startled to discover incontrovertible proof that his beautiful wife Lisa (Laura Linney) had been conducting a years-long affair with a handsome stranger named Ralph (Antonio Banderas) who lives in Italy.

The three points on offer against Cyrpus in Nicosia’s GSP Stadium on Saturday would effectively guarantee Ireland the second spot in the Group Eight table and a place in the November playoffs.

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.

Tony Blair says his wife Cherie made him a Catholic. Speaking in Italy on Sunday, the former British Prime Minister said: "Frankly this all began with my wife.

In a decidedly un George Clooney-like move, the star broke his hand when he shut a door on it while on vacation in Italy.

Stephen Ireland won’t be in the Ireland squad for next week’s crunch World Cup qualifier in Cyprus or the Limerick friendly with South Africa despite impressing the watching Giovanni Trapattoni as Manchester City beat Wolves last Saturday.

Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has named an unchanged squad for the Republic of Ireland's crunch World Cup qualifier against Cyprus on September

The second part of our annual summer feature on the questions U.S. naturalization candidates can be asked during a citizenship interview, as provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. Here are the last 50, with acceptable answers. For more information on naturalization, visit www.uscis.gov.

Tom Deignan reviews a selection of recently published books of Irish and Irish-American interest.

The Irish government designated May 17, 2009 as the first National Famine Memorial Day. On that day, Irish people throughout the world remembered and honored the victims of Ireland’s Great Hunger

Celtic winger and Irish international Aiden McGeady is a footballer reborn under new manager Tony Mowbray. After a tumultuous season last year when he clashed with former manager Gordon Strachan, the 23-year old Bhoys star has finally admitted that the two had a difficult relationship.

Author and raconteur Frank McCourt, in his autobiography, “has examined his ferocious childhood, walked around it, relived it, and with skill and care and generosity of heart, transformed it into a triumphant work of art,” writes Pete Hamill.

Manager's delight as Celts roar to victory; Perfect start; Killen backed for Celtic future

O'Flaherty (also Flaherty) ancestors have been documented since the time of Christ. One of the first Irish historians, Roderick O'Flaherty, recorded their history in Ogyia, published in London in 1685, in which he said they originated from Scythia and came to Ireland with a traveler called Milesius.

New Celtic boss Tony Mowbray has revealed his special bond with the club’s famous supporters helped make his mind up about a return to Parkhead.

Massimo Donati has reiterated his desire to leave Celtic with a return to Italy in his sights.

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!

Giovanni Trappatoni's men were in good spirits after drawing 1-1 with Bulgaria last Saturday night.

Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni was happy with his team's 1-1 draw with Bulgaria, but is refusing to get carried away with the result.

The Republic of Ireland held Bulgaria to a 1-1 draw at the Vasil Levski Stadium to improve their standing in Group 8.

Bulgaria entertain Republic of Ireland on Saturday in a crucial World Cup in Sofia.