News News Barack and Michelle Obama statue unveiled in Moneygall, County Offaly A bronze statue of the former US President and First Lady now stands outside The Barack Obama Plaza in his ancestral home of Moneygall. 2932
News News Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Irish slave owner roots Michelle Obama’s original Irish ancestor has been traced and named as Andrew Shields. 10225
News News Happy President's Day - 22 of America's presidents had Irish roots Since JFK's trip to County Wexford in 1963, almost every President has traveled to their ancestral home in Ireland. 4978
Genealogy Genealogy Historic photograph of Obama’s Irish ancestor discovered Fulmoth Kearney, Obama’s Irish ancestor from Moneygall, has been memorialized and identified after 136 years. 55693
Politics Politics Ireland passes historic bill to divest funding from fossil fuels The Irish government has passed a historic bill which will see Ireland dropping coal, gas and oil investments from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) 627
Travel Travel Statue of Barack Obama unveiled in Offaly hometown The bronze bust of Obama stands in the Barack Obama Plaza in Moneygall, Co. Offaly. 2161
Politics Politics Oh look - it’s Trump on Irish TV in 2014, vowing to release his taxes (VIDEO) In 2014, Donald Trump promised that if he ever ran for president, he would release his tax documents. It might be time to remind him. 734
Politics Politics Enda Kenny's handshake fail ranked most awkward in Obama's career (VIDEO) We’ve all been there (well, kind of). Watch this cringe-y moment from St. Patrick’s Day at the White House. 661
Politics Politics Billy Lawless named as first ever emigrant senator by Irish leader A major force behind immigration reform and legalizing the Irish. 458
News News US Secret Service apologizes to Gerry Adams over White House ban Adams had earlier declared the entry delays as an “unacceptable development.” 1012
