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Murdered Irish bar owner and a rape victim share different fates -- Judges decide 75 years for rape and only 3.5 years for murderGeorge Gibbons' father and siblings stand in front of the Court after Monday's sentencing. (Credit: Queens Ledger)A Queens New York judge this week sentenced Peter Rodriguez to 3 and half to 7 years in jail for snuffing out the li ... May 10, 2012 by Niall O'Dowd
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Emotional scenes as killer of Irish bar owner sentenced to minimum of 3.5 yearsIt was an emotional scene at Queens Criminal Courthouse on Monday, when around 100 friends and family of the late George Gibbons packed into the courtroom for the sentencing of Brooklyn resident Peter Rodriguez. ... May 09, 2012 by MOLLY MULDOON
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Satellite provider of Irish games say they will continue to sue bars who use their signal illegallyPremium Sports, the company which brings Irish GAA games and rugby and soccer fixtures to America has vowed to challenge a court verdict that a Manhattan bar was entitled to show the games without their signal. ... March 11, 2012 by JAMES O'BRIEN
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Irish landlord blamed for eviction of one of New York's best loved barsBill’s Gay Nineties, in Midtown Manhattan, opened during the Prohibition and has not closed since. Sadly, the much loved bar is set to be shut down on 24th March as Noel Tynan, the Ireland-based landlord, refuses to negotiate the ... March 03, 2012 by CATHY HAYES
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New York bar owner and Dropkick Murphys front-man in charity wager in Super Bowl challengeWith Super Bowl XLVI between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots just days away, two New York and Boston bar owners announced a wager which will see the losing team’s bar donate a portion of their shepherd’s pies sale ... February 04, 2012 by MOLLY MULDOON
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Temple Bar wows with TradFest 2012 - VIDEOSThe Dubliners at Christ Church during TradFestDublin -- With the amount of talent around Ireland, it does seem like traditional music festivals could spring up at a moment’s notice, but that wouldn’t do justice to the creative for ... February 03, 2012 by Paul Keating
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Gaelic Girls TV - Music and ‘craic’ at the Temple Bar Tradfest 2012 - VIDEOGaelic Girls are at it again! This time around, Gaelic Girl Aoife takes on the popular music festival TradFest in Dublin’s Temple Bar area. ... January 31, 2012 by KERRY O'SHEA
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Irish tourist deported and barred from US after 'destroy America' tweetAn Irish citizen and friend have been deported and banned from the United States after an innocent joking tweet was picked up by special anti-terror specialist agents. ... January 30, 2012 by BERNIE MALONE
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Irish radio host recalls President Reagan's visit to his Virginia barAn Irish immigrant, who hosts his own radio show, has recalled the day President Reagan walked into his Irish pub in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. ... January 04, 2012 by HILDA HIGGINS
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Turkey a la vodka tops for Thanksgiving, says Irish bar ownerAn Irish pub owner in New York is serving turkey a la vodka for Thanksgiving – a recipe he says his mother created for him back in Ireland. ... November 18, 2011 by KENNETH HAYNES
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