Think you know everything about the Emerald Isle? Think again! Here are 10 facts that just might throw you for a loop.
Irish WBA super bantamweight world champion Bernard Dunne wants to dedicate the first defense of his WBA belt to the late Darren Sutherland at the O2 Arena on Saturday night -- with a victory over Thailand’s Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym a fitting tribute.
WITH PHOTO GALLERY: A bizarre mixture of the kitsch and the camp, the annual Eurovision song contest takes place next week. Read the Irish Central guide to this genuinely weird competition.
10 surprising facts about Ireland - guarantee you've never heard 'em before!
Once banned by the church because it was seen as sinful, Irish dance has since flourished not only in countries with a large population of Irish immigrants like Scotland, England and America, but also in places like South Africa, New Zealand, Canada and even Russia.
For fiscal year 2005, which concluded on September 30 of that year, guess which nation was issued more green cards – Ireland or Syria? Or how about Ireland or Iran?
SHAUN Maloney celebrated his return to Celtic from Aston Villa with a man of the match performance in the 3-0 win over Falkirk at Parkhead. Maloney returned to Celtic in a $4 million deal from Villa on Friday and marked his comeback with two assists as Georgios Samaras (two) and Stephen McManus scored.
The Scottish striker was delighted with his return, but reserved his highest praise for Irish winger Aiden McGeady.
Ireland Left Out In Visas
THE annual list of successful applicants for the Schumer DV-1 diversity visas was released again this week, and it makes hard reading for anyone Irish and undocumented.
The Schumer diversity visas called after Senator Chuck Schumer from New York who created the scheme was an Irish American initiative back in the early 1990s after the death of the Morrison and Donnelly visa programs. The idea was that a percentage of visas would go to countries that currently have no access to America.