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Maureen O’Hara's 1950s sex scandal shocked Hollywood

Maureen O’Hara, the star of Quiet Man, may have been the cool, clean heroine in many of her films, but a notorious sex scandal hurt her career.

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Is Downton Abbey getting a sequel?

The first film, which was based on the hit television series, has been such a success that a second film has been green-lighted.

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Scorsese’s new movie The Irishman is officially the best movie of all time

Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” has a 100 percent “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is now the filmmaker’s best-reviewed film of all time.

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On This Day: The Guildford Four were freed after 15 years wrongful imprisionment

Paul Hill, Gerry Conlon, Paddy Armstrong, and Carole Richardson were wrongfully convicted of the Guildford Pub bombings which killed five.

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Major Hollywood movie begins filming in the west of Ireland

One of the first major feature films since "The Quiet Man" has just started shooting in the West of Ireland.

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A Fragile Peace: filmmakers to document Brexit along the Irish border

Filmmakers are setting out to determine whether or not the Good Friday Agreement is threatened in the face of Brexit.

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Irish American Kimberly Guilfoyle appears in new "Bombshell" trailer

Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Irish American former Fox News host, appears in the new trailer for "Bombshell," which tells the story of the downfall of Fox News CEO Roger Ailes.

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The special love-hate relationship between Irish and Italian Americans

How the newly immigrated Irish and Italians fought openly in the street but came to live peacefully together. A lesson for us all, even today?

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Irish actor Moe Dunford's breakthrough year has arrived

The Waterford-born actor is making waves on both sides of the pond

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Irish retro-horror movies to celebrate Halloween

The top ten great Hollywood horror flicks that have Irish roots. Grab yourself a cushion to hide behind, throw on Netflix, and be prepared to be terrified.

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Vatican at risk of financial collapse in coming years, new book claims

CLRG makes official changes to 2020 World Irish Dancing Championships

Northern Ireland reacts to the legalization of same-sex marriage, abortion

Colin Farrell joins star-studded lineup of patrons for IrelandWeek 2019

This Irish city has been named one of the best destinations for 2020 by LonelyPlanet

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Does a mythical island really exist off the coast of Ireland?

Black Irish Identities: The complex relationship between Irish and African Americans

Recalling the ancient traditions of Irish funerals this Halloween season

Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson’s Irish roots

WB Yeats married Georgie Hyde-Lees on this day in 1917

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Colin Farrell joins star-studded lineup of patrons for IrelandWeek 2019

Don't miss out on Conor McPherson's Dublin Carol at the Irish Repertory Theatre

Concern's Seeds of Hope fights against global poverty in Manhattan on Oct 29

National Nut Day: Bailey’s Irish nut coffee bars recipe

Will this be the scariest Halloween ever in Derry?

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This Irish city has been named one of the best destinations for 2020 by LonelyPlanet

This Northern Irish castle has been chosen as one of the best Halloween destinations

Vote for this Dublin museum as the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction

How to travel haunted Ireland and encounter the Emerald Isle’s ghostly past

Expect the unexpected at Dublin's Guinness Storehouse

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Everything you need to know about The North American Celtic Trade Association

How you can stock Irish jewelry and clothing in North America

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