News
Today's Irish news roundup, October 16th, 2013
A year after Savita’s death Irish hospitals still hold risk for pregnant women
Irish nanny Aisling McCarthy Brady to face murder trial in Boston next April
Natasha McShane's mother tells court she can barely speak after baseball bat attack
Driver in Yonkers accident that killed Irish girl says car did not respond properly
Historic audio project preserves native Irish speakers from the 1920s online
Irish Americans snap up Irish castles in big numbers
Today's Irish news roundup, October 17th, 2013
White Widow terror suspect reveals clues about her whereabouts on Twitter
Most read
- 1 The true history of “It's a Long Way to Tipperary”
- 2 Irish song “Garryowen” played before Custer's Native American massacres is banned
- 3 This moving poem on death, adapted by Irish monks, offers quiet comfort
- 4 Mayo Day: The top places to visit in County Mayo
- 5 Eavan Boland captured a truth about emigration Ireland cannot forget
- 6 Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor
- 7 Eleven moments that changed Ireland’s history
- 8 On This Day: Riverdance debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994
- 9 The origins of anti-Irish jokes and how they impacted Irish worldwide
Northern Ireland
Springhill inquest finds British soldiers acted in breach of lethal force rules
Northern Ireland's top hidden gems to explore this summer, according to outdoor experts
WATCH: Co Down runner misses PB to help fallen competitor at Boston Marathon
Ireland's seven wonders to visit in 2026, as named by the experts
On This Day: The Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998
Politics
Irish Government sets out more than 20 commitments in new Diaspora Strategy
Transport Minister announces €8m funding for regional airports
Understanding conflict, power, and security today
US gives $4 million more to the International Fund for Ireland
New report proposes way forward for exchange of US driver's licenses in Ireland
Opinion
Eavan Boland captured a truth about emigration Ireland cannot forget
The origins of anti-Irish jokes and how they impacted Irish worldwide
Stand with Irish stories and sustain independent journalism
An Irish diplomat's fascinating account of meeting "lunatic" Adolf Hitler
Roger Casement, 1916 rebel executed on this day, denied hero status because he was gay
Community
IrishCentral steps into the business spotlight with a new weekly briefing
May 4 marks Ireland’s bank holiday and the start of long weekend season
Public asked to shape future of Aughrim Battle site upgrade
Civil ceremonies edge ahead of Catholic weddings in Ireland
Runner with "early-onset" dementia sets off on remarkable month of daily marathons in Ireland
Irish Voice