French soccer “star” Thierry Henry’s “hand of Gaul” go-ahead goal against Ireland in the World Cup qualifier has once again shown the need for the instant replay. American sports are no stranger to human error and bad calls that could have been solved by modern technology. Here’s a list of the ten of greatest blown calls in American sports history that could have been reversed with instant replay...

Niall O'Dowd: Ted Kennedy Jr. will preside — and Irish tenor Ronan Tynan will sing in his first New York engagement since his controversial firing by the New York Yankees — at a memorial Mass for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Bryan Fitzgerald with a preview of this year's Fall Classic between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies.

In New York last week part of a Maynooth College expo, Tyrone football manager Mickey Harte took time out from his busy schedule to sit down with Eugene Kyne to discuss his team, his future, his favorite players and other aspects of his legendary career.

What is the baseball without the Yankees? What would our national pastime be like without the pinstripes? The Bronx Bombers are notoriously hated, but they’re loved worldwide and as they push on in the second round of the playoffs, one thing has become clear- loved or hated, the team is good for

Ronan Tynan, the famed Irish tenor, has apologized for anti-semitic remarks he admits having made which has cost him his regular Yankees 7th inning stretch appearance to sing 'God Bless America' and may damage his career.

The latest GAA news from around Ireland, including Tipperary hurling goalkeeper Brendan Cummins' vow to fight for his place next year and Donegal star Brendan Devenney's decision to retire.

A fundraiser will be held for the son and granddaughter of a Co. Kerry couple living in Massachusetts at the Kerry Hall in Yonkers on Saturday, October 18. Tena and Jimmy Maunsell have five children, all living beside them in Medford, Massachusetts. The Maunsells, who have worked hard through the years to provide for their children, have a daughter who was born with cystic fibrosis and is currently rejecting a double lung transplant she received many years ago.

Major League Baseball’s 2009 regular season is over and eight of the 30 teams made it past the 162 individual games to the postseason. Noah Fitzgerald previews the playoffs.

It’s about that time to look to 2010 as the Amazin’s, under General Manager Omar Minaya, look to change the face of an underperforming organization as they attempt to rebuild the team once again.

The ancient O'Maille or O'Malley name is said to be derived from the Gaelic words "maille" meaning gentle or smooth, and "maglios" meaning chieftain, which is fitting as the O'Malleys were once the chieftains of the baronies of Murrisk and Burrishoole in County Mayo.

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.

Yankee fans, prepare for the postseason. Pre-sales for playoff tickets has been made available online, indicating that the organization is already preparing for a postseason berth.

Kilkenny have named their starting 15 for the All Ireland Hurling Final against Tipperary on Sunday at Croke Park.

Noah Fitzgerald casts his eye on some potential playoff bound stars who will likely earn the title of Most Valuable Player this year.

Yankees captain Derek Jeter and his partner, actress Minka Kelly, have reportedly told their friends and family to “save the date” for their wedding this fall.

This weekend probably would have seemed great on paper if you were looking at it in the beginning of the season. It’s crunch time and the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox while the New York Mets square off against the Philadelphia Phillies. It’s playoff race gold while the summer winds down into September, right? While the Red Sox are fighting for a spot as the Wild Card this year, the Mets are fighting for a little self-respect as they begin to play the part of the National League spoilers.

Irish singer/songwriter Lesley Roy will perform the National Anthem at the Mets’ home stadium during Irish Night at Citi Field on Friday, August 21.

It’s official; the Yankees have the best record in baseball. Since the All-Star break, the Yanks have ripped through the American League and topped the AL East Division as they hold more than a five game lead above the Boston Red Sox.

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is on his way to Ireland just days after bringing Yankee Stadium to a

The Yankees lead the American League East by the slimmest of margins. The Boston Red Sox made some moves this week to bolster their line-up as the Bronx Bombers cling to a half game lead. It was a strong June for the Yankees as we enter the dog days of summer, yet the AL East isn’t secured in any team’s grasp.

It has been a lucky week to be a baseball fan. We’ve been treated to a perfect game, some big trades and even bigger trade rumors, and a shifting of power in the American League East.

More than two dozen sons of Irish immigrants, who played in the 1880-1920 period, are enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Many other great Irish players have made their mark on the game as well.

Notre Dame's Fighting Irish will take on Army's Black Knights at new Yankee Stadium on November 20.

It just isn’t the New York Mets’ season is it? Nothing seems to have gone the way they’ve planned and now they’re sitting eight games behind their archrival Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East.

We’re halfway to the end of the season. The All-Star break begins this week, reminding all clubhouses that the endgame - October and the playoffs - is around the corner.

The Script, one of Ireland’s hottest new bands, has announced that they will be opening for Paul McCartney’s much anticipated concert at Shea Stadium in New York.

Former Brooklyn and (as no New York baseball fan can forget) Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley was inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame today.

“The Fighter,” a movie on the life of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward starring Irish American Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale is ready to begin shooting.

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.

The Irish hunk topped the poll carried out by the dating website, and can now add the title to the long list of accolades he has received over the years.

On July 7, Foley's, the midtown Manhattan pub and home to the Irish Baseball Hall of Fame, will induct its second class of the best of the Irish in baseball.

The Sweeney (or Sweeny, McSweeny, MacSwiney) comes from the Irish Mac Suibhne, from suibhne, which means pleasant or well-disposed. The clan actually originates from Scotland, where a Scottish man named Suibhne was a chief based in Argyle around 1200. The Sweeneys of this time were part-Viking, part-Irish, and were famed fighters.

Since their album came out in March, The Script has had their music played on VH1 and in a number of television soundtracks. That buzz has caught the ear of none other than Sir Paul McCartney, who has tapped them to support his return to the old Shea Stadium site on July 17 and 18.

Patricia Harty was honored at the St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and decided that if there is a place called Irish America, this could be it.

After a brief sojourn in America, the 2009 Football Championship returns home this weekend, with the Ulster and Leinster competitions starting on Sunday afternoon.

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.

Mayo easily beat New York by fifteen points in the Connacht Senior Football Championship at Gaelic Park in the Bronx Sunday.

The O'Neill family traces its history back to 360 A.D. to the legendary warrior king of Ireland, Niall Noigiallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), who is said to have been responsible for bringing St.Patrick to Ireland.

The Yankees opened their new home with a loss to the Cleveland Indians, going down 10-2 on a sunny day in the Bronx.

The ears are burnt off one Mets fans in Ireland as MLB’s new Gameday Audio package is driving him to distraction.

The ordinary Irish taxpayer is picking up the tab for the disatrous decisions made by the country's banks

New York will only embrace its new Archbishop if he is himself. But he's off to a good start.

MLB is back and both the New York Mets and the New York Yankees heralded in new eras at Citi Field and new Yankees stadium with victories.

Dublin players have absolute faith in the approach rookie manager Pat Gilroy has adopted in the early days of his tenure, according to Alan Brogan.

Irish tenor Ronan Tynan has called former Yankee manger Joe Torre ' a clown' and 'petty' and said it was 'painful to see people throw stones” after  Torre said he did not not deserve a world championship ring after the 2000 world

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There were worrying signs for Dublin at Parnell Park on Saturday night, as Pat Gilroy’s new-look side fell to a five-point defeat to National League champions Derry. It was the manner of the defeat rather than the margin that will cause the new manager a few grey hairs, however.

Irish tenor Ronan Tynan has called former Yankee manger Joe Torre ' a clown' and 'petty,' and said it was “painful to see people throw stones” after Torre said he did not not deserve a world championship ring after the 2000 World Series.

Duke Castiglione might not sound like the most Irish name in the world, but don’t be fooled, he says. The sports anchor for Fox 5 News in New York says there’s no doubt that his mother was 100% Irish American and Castiglione grew up surrounded by Irish friends and relations in what the locals of