The well-known Belfast-born and New York-based Irish community activist Tarlach Mac Niallais (57) died of complications from Covid-19 in New York on Wednesday (Apr 1).
The well-known Belfast-born and New York-based Irish community activist Tarlach Mac Niallais (57) died of complications from Covid-19 in New York on Wednesday (Apr 1).
As the Covid-19 pandemic tests us all and fear and anxiety are rife it seems that IrishCentral's readers are in search of solace and this Irish blessing of light and hope seems perfect in these unnerving times.
The visit by Pope John Paul II to Ireland in September of 1979 marked the high point of 1,500 years of Catholicism in the country since the time of Patrick.
Ill-prepared refuses to be informed, placing lives in danger while being more worried about his TV ratings, President Trump must be voted out as the USA braces for the Coronavirus storm.
Being Chief Purser on the Titanic was a huge responsibility – and it was filled by an Irishman who was larger than life and the last word in gallantry.
So since last weekend, we're on lockdown here. It's very strange for everyone and very difficult for some people, but the general feeling is that as long as you stay healthy it could be a lot worse.
The chance discovery of ancient bones under an Irish pub in County Antrim in the mid-2000s has cast doubt over whether Irish people are actually related to the ancient Celts at all.
