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Carrie Fisher was proud of her Irish roots

Today marks what would be the great Carrie Fisher's 63rd birthday (Oct 21). We celebrate the wonderful actress, star of Star Wars, who we lost much too soon in 2016.

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Newly canonized Saint John Henry Newman’s influence on James Joyce

On a week when the theologian and founder of University College Dublin was canonized and Dublin council began talks to bring the literary giant Joyce's remains home, we discuss how one great influenced the other.

Events

Events

Concern's Seeds of Hope fights against global poverty in Manhattan

Concern Worldwide US's Seeds of Hope Annual Award Dinner will honor President of Microsoft US Kate Johnson and features music legend Judy Collins.

Entertainment

Entertainment

Is Downton Abbey getting a sequel?

The first film, which was based on the hit television series, has been such a success that a second film has been green-lighted.

Food & Drink

Food & Drink

New limited edition Egan's Irish whiskey celebrates 100 years of history

Some exciting news for Irish whiskey lovers everywhere: Egan’s Irish Whiskey has released an exclusive limited-edition whiskey.

Education

Education

National Babbling Day: Irish language phrases for when your stuck for words

Stuck for words? Try your tongue with some of our favorite Irish language phrases! Beatha teanga í a labhairt - the life of a language is to speak it!

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Roots

WB Yeats married Georgie Hyde-Lees on this day in 1917

She was but one among his many muses.

Food & Drink

Food & Drink

Healthy Irish oat bread recipe

Miss Universe Ireland turned celebrity chef and health guru, Roz Purcell's wholesome bread is packed full of goodness.

Food & Drink

Sea-salt caramel squares recipe

Deliciously decadent these sweet, salty, chocolatey, caramels go perfectly with a cup of coffee

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Is the culture of rural life in Ireland fading?

As Irish rural life declines, it's no wonder that the Irish community worldwide, find little of what they expect Ireland to be.

Culture

The newest Irish comedian on the scene has made his way to America

Seamus O’Farrell, a comedic actor direct from Ireland, recently performed at the American Irish Historical Society in New York.

Culture

WATCH: Champion Irish dancer’s “accurate” practice video goes viral

Owen Luebbers proves that Irish dance championship titles aren't given, they're earned, with this "accurate" look at Irish dance practice.

Entertainment

Talks to have James Joyce’s remains returned to Ireland

Dublin councilors put forward a motion for the Irish literary giant's final wishes to be observed, and that he be exhumed from his resting place in Switzerland and buried alongside his wife in Dublin.

Travel

This Northern Irish castle has been chosen as one of the best Halloween destinations

The medieval Narrow Water Castle in Co Down, Northern Ireland has been named as one of the best Halloween destinations in Europe.

News

Which was the first US city to allow LGBTQ groups to march on St. Patrick’s Day?

Do you know the first US city to allow LGBTQ groups to march in its St. Patrick’s Day parade? The answer may surprise you.

Events

Guinness US brewery is hosting a Pint and Paint night and it sounds delightful

If painting a blank canvas while sipping a pint of Guinness sounds like a good time, do we have news for you!

Entertainment

Major Hollywood movie begins filming in the west of Ireland

One of the first major feature films since "The Quiet Man" has just started shooting in the West of Ireland.

Culture

The best Irish event in California is back for a third year

Blindboy Boatclub, SOAK, Pillow Queens, Soule, and Just Mustard are among the acts.

Culture

Irish Famine 1,845 hand-blown glass potatoes exhibition opens in Seattle

Co Meath native Paula Stokes commemorates 1845, the year the potato blight first ravaged through Ireland's crops, in a memorable new installation.

History

How monks first brought whiskey to Ireland

Scholars believe whiskey was brought to Ireland by Christian monks sometime between the 8th and 11th centuries.

Irish Voice

Thin Lizzy nominated for 2020 induction into Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Iconic Irish rock band headed by Phil Lynott is among the nominees for inclusion into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2020.

Entertainment

Bono tells Hozier podcast U2 nearly went kaput during the 1980s

What would our lives be like without U2? We nearly found out back in the eighties when Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., and Adam Clayton were just starting out.

Culture

Thirty scary Halloween words in Irish

Now you can chat about skeletons, werewolves, ghosts and banshees in the Irish native tongue.

Entertainment

The Cranberries make history as first Irish band to hit 1bn views on YouTube

The biggest jump on views was on the day Dolores O’Riordan died.

Culture

Competitive Irish dancing is in need of reform, say IC readers

Pageantry, expenses, and corruption: more than 96 percent of respondents feel the world of competitive Irish dancing is in need of reform.

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Irish American father who survived in his car for a week after crash passes away

Rory Staunton Foundation for Sepsis Prevention awarded major federal grant

Ireland may get snow this week as temperatures are set to plummet

Same-sex marriage and abortion set to become legal in Northern Ireland tonight

Irish researchers discover cure for incredibly painful skin disease

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Black Irish Identities: The complex relationship between Irish and African Americans

Recalling the ancient traditions of Irish funerals this Halloween season

Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson’s Irish roots

WB Yeats married Georgie Hyde-Lees on this day in 1917

Fascinating pensions records pre-Easter Rising and beyond reveals a wealth of Irish history

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Carrie Fisher was proud of her Irish roots

Newly canonized Saint John Henry Newman’s influence on James Joyce

Concern's Seeds of Hope fights against global poverty in Manhattan

Is Downton Abbey getting a sequel?

New limited edition Egan's Irish whiskey celebrates 100 years of history

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This Northern Irish castle has been chosen as one of the best Halloween destinations

Vote for this Dublin museum as the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction

How to travel haunted Ireland and encounter the Emerald Isle’s ghostly past

Expect the unexpected at Dublin's Guinness Storehouse

The most haunted spots in Ireland to visit this Halloween

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Everything you need to know about The North American Celtic Trade Association

How you can stock Irish jewelry and clothing in North America

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