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Roots

Roots

Easter Rising hero Patrick Pearse born on this day in 1879

The more you study the life of Irish rebel leader Patrick Pearse, the more elusive he becomes.

Other Writers

Other Writers

Sinn Féin gets smart with anti-Brexit British election moves

The ramifications of Brexit continue to resonate. The situation in Northern Ireland has undergone a transformation this week.

Irish Voice

Singer Brian Kennedy on Belfast, ballads and beating cancer

Celebrated Belfast born singer Brian Kennedy grew up in the Troubles and in recent years due to a cancer battle he successfully fought, he's faced some troubles of his own. Now he's back to take Manhattan.

News

News

Report warns of republican and loyalist violence over Brexit

A cross-border task force report has found that paramilitary activity in republican and loyalist communities remains a “stark reality” in Northern Ireland.

Other Writers

Other Writers

Achill Island caught in the international migrant stream

Island of 2,000 people off west of Ireland coast the newest target of failed immigrant solution Direct Provision exemplifying why Ireland's system needs a full overhaul.

Niall O'Dowd

Niall O'Dowd

Is there an Irish American lobby or is it hype? New book tells all

What is the future of Irish America and how Ireland's influence at the White House discussed and analyzed - a must-read for Irish Americans.

Entertainment

Entertainment

Elton John supports Bono’s son Eli Hewson’s music career

Sir Elton Hercules John CBE thinks Eli Hewson's band Inhaler are "f***ing amazing" and he told GQ he had a soft spot for U2's frontman Bono.

Irish Voice

Irish Voice

Druid theatre company bring stunning new production of Richard III to Lincoln Center festival

This week Ireland's Druid theatre company returns to New York with Richard III, a play that's over 400 years old but that feels like it's been ripped from the headlines.

Irish Voice

Colin Farrell’s Hollywood $1.5m home goes up for sale

Dublin's own Hollywood star, Colin Farrell, is selling his Los Angeles, California, home... Looking for a new gaf?

Irish Voice

Cher tells fan Leo Varadkar to dump fracking after Dublin concert

Having played a show in Dublin's 3Arena pop music icon Cher had a serious message for her fan, Ireland's leader Leo Varadkar, about the proposed Shannon LNG project, in County Kerry.

Niall O'Dowd

How Gay Byrne made me famous for a day

Coming home from New York for the ultimate interview with the maestro, on The Late Late Show, I felt like Napoleon marching on Russia but I was in national treasure's hands.

News

Irish priests warn Catholic sacraments will disappear amid vocation crisis

A group representing over 1,000 Catholic priests in Ireland has warned that the vocations crisis has become so critical that basic sacraments such as baptisms and marriages are likely to "disappear".

Irish Voice

Saints or sinners? Hitting the statue of limitations

The troublesome task of choosing which inspiring women to memorialize in New York's Central Park.

Entertainment

Steve Martin and Martin Short have Irish roots

Comedic legends, Steve Martin and Martin Short, discuss their Irish roots ahead of gigs in Dublin and Belfast ahead of St. Patrick's Day 2020.

Other Writers

Church covered up pedophiles while refusing Joe Biden communion

The action of the Catholic priest who denied Joe Biden Holy Communion during Mass in South Carolina should be seen for what it is a hypocritical act.

Other Writers

Ireland shamed by the death of 39 people, smuggling victims

The beautiful face of Vietnamese 26-year-old who died in a people-smuggling truck is seared into our minds as four Irish among those arrested for this unthinkable crime.

Other Writers

Having a gay old time, despite everything

I'm very serious about being deliberately lighthearted and whimsical today on our coast of the Wild Atlantic Way because all the major stories flashing across the TV screens.

Politics

Fire-bomb attack on Irish politician who defended immigrants condemned

Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has condemned a firebomb attack on the property of a Sinn Fein representative defending the rights of immigrant asylum-seekers as an “attack on democracy.”

Entertainment

Saoirse Ronan Oscar buzz for Little Women

After the screening of Greta Gerwig helmed Little Women, starring our very own Saoirse Ronan and Emma Watson, it seems the Irish star is a shoo-in for an Academy Award in 2020.

Irish Voice