Here's the top Irish news stories on IrishCentral today:

Maureen Dowd accused of ‘ethnic empathy’ for writing about fellow Irish American

New York Times journalist Maureen Dowd has been accused of “ethnic empathy” for writing about a fellow Irish American, Rory Staunton, the 12-year-old boy of Irish parents who died at NYU Medical Center in New York on April 1st after a misdiagnosis...READ MORE

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Irish politician wants Viagra supplies cutbacks for pensioners

An Irish politician wants golden oldies to curtail their nookie – after he called on the government to cut back on Viagra for old age pensioners...READ MORE

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Mauritian police raid newspaper over Michaela McAreavey crime scene photos

Police in Mauritius have raided the office of the Sunday Times newspaper in Port Louis, after the publication printed a series of crime scene photos of murdered Irish woman Michaela McAreavey on Sunday...READ MORE

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Boycott Mauritius campaign grows in wake of Michaela McAreavey newspaper photo scandal

Irish travel agents are boycotting trade with Mauritius – as a newspaper there tried to defend its decision to publish photographs of murder victim Michaela McAreavey, taken minutes after her death...READ MORE

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Celebrity dog trainer says she was threatened over 'Save Lennox' campaign -VIDEO

Following a weekend of protests over the Belfast City Council’s (BCC) killing of Lennox the dog, a celebrity dog trainer has claimed she was threatened over her support of the campaign...READ MORE