A group of Irish Americans led by Billy Lawless, the Chicago businessman and diaspora representative to the Irish Senate, spent two days in Washington, D.C. last week to lobby politicians on immigration reform.
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney, who is also tanaiste, has said that the credibility of Britain’s promise to avoid a hard border will be under pressure unless there is real progress on agreeing the Irish backstop by the end of Ju
Ireland is enraged by the tragedy that over 17 women were condemned to death while their medical results were withheld while Ireland's government tries to take advantage and authorities posture.
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood - the Rolling Stones - are chillin' in Dublin this week ahead of their Thursday Croke Park gig.
American pro-life activists met with Irish Consul General Ciaran Madden. Following the meeting about 20 people gathered with posters outside the consulate to draw attention to the referendum happening in Ireland.
For those who say the Irish have no clout in politics anymore, read New York Times writer Amy Chozick’s wonderful new book Chasing Hillary, about her coverage for over a decade of Hillary Clinton.
This week Saoirse Ronan returns to the big screen as Nina in the Chekhov classic The Seagull. It's a career best performance from the Irish actress, who is radiant onscreen as the doomed young Russian heroine.
March 17 has come and gone in New York, and with it a successful 257th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, but the backstage wrangling over control of the event continues.
What's the truth behind the cervical smear test scandal in Ireland? Was it a cover-up or simply a flaw in the system? The reality is it's too late for some answers.
Irish actress Geraldine Hughes, who plays the beloved Professor Minerva McGonagall (the character originally played by Maggie Smith in the films) is having the time of her life.
Skellig Michael will remain closed to visitors for at least another three weeks, meaning the Irish island made famous by Star Wars could be facing its shortest-ever tourist season.
Not surprisingly, a host of Irish celebrities are weighing in on the vote, and the vast majority – probably also not surprising – is in favor of repeal.
What with house prices soaring and unions demanding big increases for no extra productivity, it's beginning to feel like the good old days of the boom. And we all know how that ended.
Saoirse Ronan is back on the circuit promoting her next three projects, two of which - The Seagull and On Chesil Beach - are due for release in next couple of weeks.
