Susan Boyle will head to Toronto to serenade her Canadian fans with a song three days after her first album, “I Dreamed a Dream, “ drops. Boyle will take to the Waterfall Stage at

An Irish journalist has suggested that the original vision in 1879 of the Virgin Mary at Knock was a fake, on the weekend that 10,000 thronged the County Mayo basilica in search of another vision.

The 1911 census, which I discovered and pored over until often five o'clock in the morning, is a joy to possess, and while it would be unwise to consider that long ago period was some kind of golden era in which to have lived, it is indeed a treasure, and brings local history alive.

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

The Ancient Order of Hibernians held a weekend of commemoration to mark the centenary of the cross that began on August 14 with a dinner in Quebec attended by the presidents and vice-presidents of the AOH from Ireland, Quebec, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Virginia and Australia.

"Twilight" co-star Anna Kendrick says she's glad she's not as famous as Robert Pattinson and Kristen

Hey Hollywood! Irish actor Colin Farrell says he's ready for a blockbuster role. "I love good action films, he said. "I love the spectacle of guns in the cinema, I really do."

They say that female hormones can rage out of control when a woman is pregnant, but expectant dads can also have their manic moments as well. Witness Colin Farrell exploding at a photographer at the Toronto Film Festival last weekend.

Movie director Atom Egoyan has paid tribute to Irish star Liam Neeson for returning to work on the movie "Chloe,” after the sudden death of his wife Natasha Richardson in March. Speaking at the Toronto Film Festival where Chloe premiered Sunday, Egoyan revealed how Neeson had contacted him after Natasha's death.

U2 stars Bono and The Edge turned out for Colin Farrell Monday night in Toronto as the father-to-be launched his new fantasy movie "Ondine."

Celtic rock band Enter The Haggis is giving away a new iPod Touch loaded with their music. To enter the contest, all you have to do is create a slogan in one sentence or less about this young energetic band’s music and unapologetic Celtic attitude.

Irish actor Liam Neeson has decided not to attend this year’s Toronto International Film Festival for the world premiere of his new film “Chloe.”

The 10th annual Wee Craic Fest is almost upon us. Younger sibling of the annual Irish Film Fleadh, the September 17 one-night only event is a special showcase of the best of new Irish music and short films.

Giovanni Trapattoni has revealed his fear that the great expectations surrounding Stephen Ireland’s international return could be the very thing keeping the Manchester City star away from the national team.

A 20-year-old Irish man who was in Canada for the summer on a working visa drowned on Tuesday morning while out for a morning swim in shallow waters with two friends from Ireland. The young man, whose name has not yet been released, was due to finish up his summer in Canada next week and return home to

Celtic will travel to Canada next month to face old European rivals Benfica in a glamor friendly match in Toronto. The Bhoys will take on the Portuguese giants in a one-off match on Wednesday, September 2, at the BMO Field, with the clubs competing for the inaugural CNE Cup.

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.

Toronto is among cities such as New York and Montreal that have established a memorial park of its own to honor the Irish Famine immigrants. Ireland Park, dedicated to the Irish Famine Immigrants of 1847, was completed in the summer of 2007 in a spot on Toronto’s serene waterfront.

Canadians are everywhere at Nashville for the North American Irish Dance Championships. Between the solo dancers, the groups, the adult dancers and youngsters - a huge proportion of them come from America's northern neighbor.

It is that time of the year again when I am very much in the New York state of mind as the days rapidly approach for another gathering of the trad music universe known as the Catskills Irish Arts Week (CIAW).

Irish Canadian model Coco Rocha has taken the fashion world by storm with an unforgettable face, modish look and vivid persona.

How does a middle-class Irish-Canadian become a multimillion dollar drug smuggler? IrishCentral asks Brian O'Dea, author of "High", to explain himself.

A veteran Irish gay rights activist in New York takes on his latest opponent: the President of Poland

Feature film distributor Oscillocope Laboratories has earned the North American rights to the hit Irish film, “Kisses.”

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Liam Neeson spent a couple of days in Toronto recently to tidy up filming commitments in the wake of the shocking death last month of his wife, Natasha Richardson, and now he seems to be solely focused on coping with the enormous emotional wounds that he and his two sons will be dealing with for the rest of their

Dancers say that although they enjoy all the glamor they would much prefer not to have to wear a wig.

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It's been quite a couple of weeks for Brian O’Driscoll, the Irish rugby superstar. First he captained the Irish to their first Grand Slam championship, and now he’s scored a home run (or whatever they call it in rugby) off the field as well with his engagement to girlfriend Amy Huberman, an Irish actress who appears on TV there.

  It's no surprise that this reporter had to conduct his interview with Enter the Haggis on the road. With hundreds of gigs each year that include headlining spots at some of the nation’s largest Irish and Celtic festivals, the road is their home. As the tour van rambles through Grand Rapids, singer

Transcripts have been released of the 911 call made while transporting Natasha Richardson to the hospital almost four hours after her fateful skiing accident in Canada. The actress' vital signs were normal during the 4

NEW YORK — Actress Natasha Richardson has died, IrishCentral has learned

The Chieftains have just marked the 35th anniversary of their first North American tour – with another tour.

If it's cultural stimulation that you are looking for as March and St. Patrick's Day approaches, the choices abound. Here is a tour of the horizon for upcoming shows with a trad bent.

SEPTEMBER is shaping up to be a busy month for Irish actor - and now a writer and director - Stuart Townsend and his Oscar winning girlfriend Charlize Theron. Townsend's film Battle in Seattle, his first as a writer/director, has been selected for inclusion in the prestigious Toronto Film Festival which kicks off after Labor Day. Theron, who has a starring part in the movie, will also walk the Canadian red carpet to promote her highly anticipated new film from Oscar winner Paul Haggis called In the Valley of Elah, based on the Iraq war and its many complications.

Want to get a big fill of Irish celebrities? Then head north to Toronto next month for the city's annual film fest which will be taken over by a host of Irish stars this year.

Where do we start? We told you recently that Irish actor/director Stuart Townsend will premiere his new film Battle in Seattle which stars his Oscar winning girlfriend Charlize Theron, but Stu will hardly be short of a few Irish friends to hang with.

Bono is planning to attend the fest as well, seeing as he's got a featured part in the film Across the Universe, directed and written by Julie Taymor, who Bono has teamed with to bring a musical version of Spiderman to Broadway.

DIRECTOR Oliver Stone's 2004 mega-turkey Alexander was decimated by the critics and forgotten about at the box office, and it certainly put a crimp in the career of its star, Colin Farrell. Stone, who defended Farrell mightily after the critics had their say, is still doing so, and says the Irish hunk poured his heart and soul into playing the part of the Greek leader.

"The guy literally, and much to his credit, could tumble into the makeup chair in the morning with no sleep.

BELFAST-born Kenneth Branagh has made quite a name for himself both in front of the screen and behind the cameras, and it seems he's also made an impression on actor Jude Law. Branagh and Law were at the Venice Film Festival recently to promote their new flick Sleuth, which Law stars in alongside Michael Caine, with Branagh directing. The multi-talented Branagh - in addition to his directing, he's also an Oscar nominated actor, screenwriter and, yes director - will also oversee Law's first foray onto London's West End in Hamlet.

FOR some time now Dublin actor Stuart Townsend has been best known as the partner of Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron, but not anymore. His film Battle in Seattle, which he wrote and directed, debuted last week at the Toronto Film Festival to good reviews, and a production company snapped up distribution rights for a cool $2 million. Townsend worked on the screenplay for several years, and his story about the five days of riots and violence that plagued

the 1999 World Trade Organization conference in Seattle attracted an all-star cast that included Theron, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Rodriguez and Andre Benjamin, one-half of the hugely successful hip-hop duo Outkast.

IT pays to be homeless if you bump into Colin Farrell - or at least it did for one luckless man who met the Irish star in Toronto last week, and was promptly treated to a shopping excursion and a wad of cash stuffed into his hand. Farrell, in Toronto to promote his role in the new Woody Allen film Cassandra's Dream, is well-acquainted with the homeless dude, who goes by the name of Stress. According to a report in the Toronto Sun newspaper, they struck up some sort of friendship while Farrell was in the city four years ago on location.

IT'S a few days later and my voice is three octaves lower, it hurts to even blink my eyes, and every fiber in my being is begging for a comfy pillow. So, I will cut to the point. WOW! What a night we had at the CelticLounge launch party! This little virtual pub we all created called CelticLounge took over the legendary Connolly's on Times Square last Thursday, and I'm still picking confetti and broken glass out of my hairline.

Daniel O'Donnell has captivated a generation of Irish and American fans with his melodic voice and his homespun charm. This month he's touring the U.S.

COLIN Farrell has been called many things during his colorful Hollywood career, but patron saint to the homeless? Well, that's how one former down and outer in Toronto sees the native Dubliner.

Farrell was in the city last year for the annual film festival - he'll be there this time around too - and he befriended a homeless guy named Stress, who he actually briefly met four years previous. He took Stress under his wing and, more importantly, into his limo, and the pair went shopping for some clothing and other necessities.

FOR those of you planning to stuff the Christmas stocking with the highly anticipated new CD from U2, which was due to drop in November, you'd better think again. Bono made an announcement on the band's website last weekend that the album won't be ready for release until early next year.

But it's all good, according to the frontman.