Today's top Irish news stories:

Irish pope is called for in Los Angeles Times op-ed article

Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin should replace Pope Benedict as pope writes Catholic commentator and author Michael D’Antonio in the Los Angeles Times...READ MORE

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How I fell in love with Ireland and finally moved there

Why did I first come to Ireland and why did I keep coming back? I don’t have an easy answer for the first part of that question, but the second part is easy enough...READ MORE

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Irish American teacher died after abortion at 33 weeks - pro life groups demand action

The death of 29 year old Jennifer McKenna Morbelli just days after her late-term abortion in Maryland has resulted in both  pro-life and pro-choice activists speaking out...READ MORE

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Robert F Kennedy and son Conor arrested outside White House after Sierra Club protest - VIDEO

Two members of the Kennedy clan were arrested outside the White House on Wednesday for their involvement in a high profile protest over global warming...READ MORE

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Has Donald Trump finally lost it? - his $5 million Bill Maher lawsuit and Beyonce’s Super Bowl dancing a “national scandal”

Failing to find the humor in a joke can literally cost you - if not in dollars then in public respect. Just ask Donald Trump, 66. In a world class fit of pique the blustering billionaire recently filed suit against Irish American comedian Bill Maher...READ MORE

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