Notre Dame’s season this year will depend on how well junior quarterback Jimmy Clausen performs. The California blond QB is bigger, taller, and stronger than his freshman and sophomore years -- but the big questions will be can he have a Heisman type year and live up to the hype that has surrounded him since
Any avid reader or casual book fan who plans a getaway to the beach during the summer is sure to pack one essential item: the perfect beach read. IrishCentral has compiled recent Irish and Irish-American releases (and re-releases) that would make the perfect beach books.
Tom Deignan reviews a selection of recently published non-fiction books of Irish and Irish-American interest.
Irish American actress Olivia Wilde is the sexiest woman of the year according to Maxim magazine. Wilde beat out "Transformers" star Megan Fox and Sports Illustrated’s newest swimsuit cover girl, and Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriend, Bar Refaeli for the coveted spot in the Maxim Hot 100
The blog world is beating down on ESPN soccer commentator Tommy Smyth, but there are two sides to every onion bag.
Rory McIlroy, the 19-year-old golfing sensation who played in the U.S. Masters this week, represents the best of post-conflict Northern Ireland. Raised as a Catholic, he grew up in a mainly Protestant Belfast suburb called Holywood, and attended a non-denominational school.
Rory McIlroy, the 19-year-old golfing sensation who played in the U.S. Masters this week, represents the best of post-conflict Northern Ireland. Raised as a Catholic, he grew up in a mainly Protestant Belfast suburb called Holywood, and attended a non-denominational school.
A round up of recently published Irish--themed books
Ireland is as famed for its majestic golf courses as it is for its writers. In "Ancestral Links" we join one man - John Garrity, a writer for "Sports Illustrated" and "Golf Magazine" - as he returns to the northwest of Ireland (where his great-grandfather once left for America) that is now home to an unforgettable golf course. Part memoir and part travelogue, this is a book for golf enthusiasts and for all those who treasure Ireland's remarkable golf courses.
The O'Reilly family name is derived from the Gaelic "O'Raghailligh," meaning descendants of Raghaillach. The O'Reillys were the most powerful sept of the old Gaelic kingdom of Breffny (Cavan and the surrounding counties), and the family is still prominent in the area. The family has a proud religious tradition.