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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.

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New York Irish Arts Center to honor Elvis Costello at 20th Annual Spirit of Ireland Gala

Irish Arts Center's 20th Annual Spirit of Ireland Gala, on Oct 18, will include performances by Costello, Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman, and David Keenan.

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The Ultimate Irish Reading List with IrishCentral’s Book Club

Each month we will pick a new Irish book or a great book by an Irish author and celebrate the amazing ability of the Irish to tell a good story.

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Flight attendant sues deceased Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan

A flight attendant from Galway has been granted permission to sue the estate of Dolores O'Riordan for damages allegedly caused during a 2014 incident of air rage.

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Roma Downey, Anjelica Huston, and Fionnula Flanagan announced as IrelandWeek patrons

IrishCentral is partnering with the third annual IrelandWeek in Los Angeles, presenting 15-plus events over eight days.

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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.

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Irish dance company will bring Swan Lake/Loch na hEala to BAM

The biggest Irish cultural event of the autumn will arrive next week at the Brooklyn Academy of Music

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Irish actor Moe Dunford's breakthrough year has arrived

The Waterford-born actor is making waves on both sides of the pond

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Irish retro-horror movies to celebrate Halloween

The top ten great Hollywood horror flicks that have Irish roots. Grab yourself a cushion to hide behind, throw on Netflix, and be prepared to be terrified.

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Get ready for Halloween with this short sci-fi movie from Irish Film Institute

Provided courtesy of The Irish Film Institute, Roy Spence's 'The Attack of the Saucer People' is the perfect sci-fi choice to get you ready for Halloween.

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Emily Blunt pours Guinness in local pub as she and Jamie Dornan begin Co Mayo shoot

The Hollywood stars are in Ireland to begin filming on the new movie “Wild Mountain Thyme.”

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Sinéad O’Connor drops dates for her first US tour in six years

Welcome back to North America, Sinéad O’Connor.

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Chris O’Dowd offers sympathy to Felicity Hoffman

Count Chris O’Dowd feels bad for actress Felicity Huffman, one of the Hollywood Moms caught up in the college admissions scandal.

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Irish Film Institute wins second International Archive Award

The Irish Film Institute has been awarded again for its digital preservation advancements.

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Alec Baldwin scammed by unofficial NY vendors just like a tourist

The Irish American actor was tricked into buying fake Statue of Liberty tour tickets for his family in NYC on Sunday, according to a post on his Instagram account.

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Who Do You Think You Are? - this season's biggest revelations

The BBC has just wrapped up another series of their hit series Who Do You Think You Are? this time with some of the biggest names in show business making an appearance to find out their lineage, often with shocking results.

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Riverdance announces 25th-anniversary global tour

Irish dance phenomenon Riverdance has announced a special 25th-anniversary worldwide tour for 2020.

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Melissa McCarthy channels her Irish roots in ‘The Kitchen’

In 'The Kitchen,' Melissa McCarthy plays the wife of an Irish mob leader in 1970s Hell's Kitchen that takes matters into her own hands.

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Irish baby names become top choice in Hollywood

Irish baby names are hugely popular with the Hollywood elite in LA and across the pond in Europe, too.

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Surprising secrets of Ireland's biggest stars revealed in new book

From Peter O’Toole’s questionable shamrock tattoo to Maureen O’Hara’s exceptional one-liners, “Hollywood Irish” is a remarkable insight into the lives of Ireland’s biggest stars.

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Irish dancers join with Celtic Woman star to create climate change campaign video

“The Amazon Artists” have combined videos of Irish dancers performing in nature with the sounds of Mitchell Music to protest against global deforestation.

Culture

Irish actor to play Donald Trump in new TV series based on James Comey

It will be a tough challenge for the “In Bruges” and “Harry Potter” star.

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Thin Lizzy have their very own stamp to mark 50th anniversary

Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy are remembered with two national stamps.

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Edna’s O’Brien’s highly anticipated new novel is October’s Book of the Month

O’Brien’s hotly anticipated new novel envisages the lives of the Boko Haram girls in a masterpiece of violence and tenderness.

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Irishman movie claims Mafia and Hoffa killed JFK to stop Bobby Kennedy investigating them

Did the Buffalino family and Jimmy Hoffa orchestrate President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy's murders to stop their hindering their criminal activities?

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Iconic founder of Milwaukee Irish Fest passes away aged 74

Ireland needs to show more love towards President Trump argues leading Irish American

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

Homeless man beaten to death in Cork was formerly Elton John’s chef

Illinois and Nebraska to open 2021 college football season in Dublin

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Proof an Irish colony in South Carolina predates Christopher Columbus

Mystery of 1916 leader and New Yorker Eamon de Valera’s birth

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