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Irish singing priest on “Dancing with the Stars” admits to receiving brutal abuse

Ireland's so-called "singing priest" has been subject to abuse since joining "Dancing with the Stars."

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Entertainment

Stars set to gather for Gradam Ceoil music showcase in Belfast

Stars from across music, film, sport and civic society will assemble in Belfast for the 2020 Gradam Ceoil music award.

Culture

“Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling” is IrishCentral's February Book of the Month

"Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling" by Irish authors Sarah Breen and Emer McLysaght is IrishCentral's February Book of the Month

Entertainment

Entertainment

New true-crime podcast - An Irish homeless serial killer in London

New podcast: A homeless Irishman kills multiple times without detection, unseen in a world where nobody seems to care.

Travel

Travel

Where’s the most perfect place in the world to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?

To have a St. Patrick’s Day you’ll never forget, you’ll want to be right in the heart of it all: in Ireland, in Dublin, at the Guinness Storehouse.

Entertainment

Entertainment

Riverdance animated movie coming soon

An animated film inspired by Riverdance is in the works and is expected to hit theaters this year.

Entertainment

Entertainment

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Adam Driver to film in Ireland - and they're looking for extras!

“The Last Duel,” starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Adam Driver, is filming in Ireland and is on the hunt for Irish extras.

Culture

Culture

Why Steve Coogan sang Come Out Ye Black and Tans on BBC

Steve Coogan has revealed the reason behind his now famous performance of Come Out Ye Black and Tans on the show This Time with Alan Partridge on prime time BBC. The performance was one of the most popular scenes from the entire season.

Entertainment

Oscars' first female conductor from Galway wants to inspire little Irish girls

Galway-born conductor Eimear Noone, who became the first female conductor to perform at the Oscars last week, said that she hoped she could inspire young Irish girls to follow in her footsteps.

Entertainment

Billie Eilish releases theme song for new James Bond movie

Billie Eilish has co-written and released the theme song for the eagerly anticipated James Bond film 'No Time to Die.'

Cahir O'Doherty

Liam Neeson's quiet but enormously powerful new film "Ordinary Love"

Liam Neeson's new film "Ordinary Love", opening Feb 14, contains some of his most accomplished screen work in years.

Entertainment

Riverdance is coming to the big screen!

Tickets are now on sale for the cinema release of the Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show, coming to theaters just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

Culture

Ireland's St. Patrick's Festival 2020 officially launches its theme and five-day program

St. Patrick’s Festival 2020, Ireland’s biggest annual festival, reveals five great days and nights celebrating the nation’s treasures.

Entertainment

Confirmed: Hilary Swank will star in “PS I Love You” sequel

We've been waiting years for a “PS I Love You” sequel, and so has Hilary Swank, it appears.

Entertainment

Bringing old and new together this Kerry singer is making waves

Junior Brother's "Full of Wine" is a love song to drink sung in an off-kilter vocal delivery and Munster lyrical vernacular.... which we just love.

Entertainment

WATCH: Woman laughs after being charged for kissing boyfriend in 1937 Ireland

The Irish Film Institute has preserved British Pathe footage of Scottish woman Julia Clarke laughing after being sentenced to prison in Ireland as part of Eamon de Valera's "Vice Act."

Community

Have a video you want to share? Here's how to submit to IrishCentral!

IrishCentral is on the hunt for videos to share with our monthly audience of 3 million people around the world.

Entertainment

Macaulay Culkin denies sexual abuse at hands of Michael Jackson in first interview

Child-star of home along Macaulay Culkin says "he never did anything" in an interview where he opens up about The King of Pop, accused of multiple counts of sexual abuse.

Cahir O'Doherty

Examining Eugene O'Neill's Irish American boyhood at First Irish Festival

Turlough McConnell's "Eugene O’Neill: An Irish-American Boyhood": a portrait of a young genius in post-famine New York.

Events

St. Patrick's Day celebrations at the Irish American Heritage Center, Chicago

Celebrate all things Irish at the annual St. Patrick’s Fest, in Chicago, on Saturday, March 14, 2020.

Entertainment

The best modern Irish love songs for St. Valentine's Day

Whether you're planning a wedding, looking for some country, or some lovely rock, one of these modern Irish love songs is sure to strike the best tone this St. Valentine's Day.

Entertainment

Craic Fest, for the best of Irish film and music in New York City

Craic Fest 2020 features headliners by up-and-comers Kneecap from Belfast and a new documentary film starring Irish boxing champ Spike O'Sullivan (who will be in attendance).

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