Irish Entertainment News and Gossip from Ireland and Abroad

Irishman Abroad takes on the Olympics, chats with the "Irish Hulk"

Jarlath Regan's Irishman Abroad Podcast has some great new content this week, from the Olympics, to an Irish NBA prospect Aidan Igiehon, to a bookstore in Letterfrack.

Entertainment

The best Irish movies of all time

The Irish have always had the gift of the gab and love to tell a good story so it's little wonder that they've made some brilliant movies over the years.

Entertainment

"Star Trek” predicted the reunification of Ireland in 2024

"In the "Star Trek" universe Ireland had enjoyed a unified existence for more than 300 years.

Entertainment

“It was so f***ing great” - Matt Damon says he’s considered moving to Ireland

Matt Damon tells Marc Maron's WTF podcast that he's considered moving to Ireland and continues heaping the praise on Dalkey.

Entertainment

“Derry Girls” star reveals when to expect the highly-anticipated third season

The Derry Girls crew is finally getting ready to film its third season after a long pandemic delay.

News

Supermodel sponsors County Cork teen basketball team

Emily Ratajkowski's sponsorship of the Bantry Basketball Club will help the teams buy new kits and cover training expenses.

Entertainment

Is Taylor Swift really living in County Donegal?

Following a social media post, eagle-eyed Swifties believe the star is hunkered down in Donegal.

History

The life and greatest quotes of George Bernard Shaw, Nobel Prize and Oscar winner

Happy Birthday to George Bernard Shaw, the only person to have won both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize in Literature.

History

Irish song “Garryowen” played before Custer's Native American massacres is banned

Infamous Lt Colonel George Custer loved to sing "Garryowen" when he and the 7th Cavalry massacred native American villages in the all-out campaign in the 1870s.

Travel

Irish island named one of the most beautiful filming locations in the world

The rocky, uninhabited Co Kerry island was used as a location in two Star Wars movies, "The Force Awakens" and "The Last Jedi."

Entertainment

Extras needed for movie starring Florence Pugh filming in Ireland

Florence Pugh plays an English nurse in 'The Wonder,' a post-Famine era movie filming in Ireland this summer.

Entertainment

WATCH: Irish musician beatboxes on three harmonicas, wows US news

Irish musician Dan Murphy, frontman for Hermitage Green, blew the Chicago-based news station WGN away with his mad beatboxing harmonica skills.

Entertainment

Conor McGregor and Justin Bieber bro out of over breakfast Irish whiskey

Pop sensation posts Instagram snap supporting MMA star saying “its about how you get back up”.

Cahir O'Doherty

"The Deceived" by "Derry Girl's" Lisa McGee is an overheated gas

Review: "Containing more dramatic hooks than a bait and tackle shop, the first ten minutes of The Deceived set the tone for this delightfully overheated and over-the-top caper..."

Community

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IrishCentral brings Ireland to you and now we want to bring your Irish community news to the world, with IrishCentral Storytellers.

Entertainment

LISTEN: Jarlath Regan meets the accidental best-selling author Liz Nugent

Another week of incredible podcasts from Irishman Abroad: books edition with Will De Búrca, Sonia O'Sullivan and chi running and the Martha Stewart scandal.

Other Writers

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Ireland's Olympic medal hopefuls

With the Olympic Games kicking off, we cast an eye over Ireland's medal hopefuls.

Buy Irish

World Friendship Day: Show you care with this thoughtful Irish present

On July 30 show your friend, or as the Irish like to say 'cara', that you appreciate them with a present that they will cherish.

Entertainment

Monthly Irish podcast roundup: The best listens on a summer's day

We've picked more Irish podcasts that we are sure you're going to love, from storytelling and comedy to practical well-being advice.

Entertainment

On This Day: Ernest Ball, composer of "When Irish Eyes are Smiling," was born

“When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” is one of the most recognizable and most beloved songs about the Irish that has ever been written.

News

Sinead O'Connor shares "terrifying" story about Ian Bailey on Twitter

Sinead O'Connor says on Twitter that "pathological liar" Ian Bailey "terrified" a female journalist after Sophie Toscan du Plantier's murder in West Cork.

Entertainment