Laura Colgan Journalist
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Laura is a content editor with IrishStar.com. She previously worked as an assistant news editor with the Irish Daily Star newspaper in Dublin.

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771 Articles
10 months ago
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'I expected Independence Day to be the US’s version of St Patrick’s Day'

America is only 247 years old, with plenty of time to catch up with its own customs and traditions

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10 months ago
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Scientist's theory on truth behind sightings of the Loch Ness monster

Researchers from the the University of Otago catalogued all living species in the Scottish lake by extracting DNA fro...

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Rare white-tailed eagles illegally poisoned in Ireland

Both endangered birds tested positive for the insecticide bendiocarb

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Judi Dench hails Irish roots as she accepts IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award

Her mother Eleanora was born in Dublin and her father Reginald moved to Ireland as a young child

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US is second largest export market for Irish beer

The US is the biggest export market for Irish beer after the UK, according to the annual Irish Beer Market Report fro...

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In pictures: Girls in Green fly to Australia for first-ever Women's World Cup

Vera Pauw's squad left Dublin Airport on Friday

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The Irish monk who reported the first sighting of the Loch Ness monster

St Columba first saw the mythical monster in 565 AD, according to an ancient text

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Explained: The first sighting of the Loch Ness monster

The earliest report of the mythical monster dates back to 565 AD

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11 months ago
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Irish campaigner believes medicinal cannabis extended her daughter's life

Vera Twomey's daughter Ava, who died aged 13, had Dravet Syndrome

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11 months ago
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Irishwoman and her four children reported missing

Martina Ward and her children are missing from their home in Co Roscommon

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11 months ago
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Irish priests rearrange mass in order to watch All-Ireland hurling semi-final

Galway and Limerick face off in Croke Park on Saturday at 6pm local time

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Listen: Come On Ireland cheers on Girls in Green ahead of Women's World Cup

The duo that recorded the tune previously released the 1990 World Cup anthem Watch Your House (Ooh Ah, Paul McGrath)

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