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about 2 months ago
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Native Irish speakers share the secret behind learning the language

Irish language guides for the award-winning online course "Scoil Scairte" tell their experience of growing up with th...

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3 months ago
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"Ham" Irish radio operators to tune in with world from historic Loop Head Lighthouse

Irish amateur radio operators are set to mark the 170th anniversary of Loop Head Lighthouse by communicating with hun...

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about 1 year ago
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NY Governor Kathy Hochul’s Irish pride

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is steeped in Irishness and knows all about her roots. She talked about her heritage a...

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over 1 year ago
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Ulysses S. Grant, the first US president to ever visit Ireland, died on this day in 1885

"I am by birth a citizen of a country where there are more Irishmen, either native born or the descendants of Irishme...

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over 1 year ago
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Pierce Brosnan says "you'll have a laugh" with his new flick "The Out-Laws"

Pierce Brosnan promises his new Netflix comedy "The Out-Laws" is "a good one."

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over 1 year ago
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A bridge to the future - looking back and moving foward

Reflecting on the 1,000s of columns my own chapter in the Irish American dream and looking ahead to my family's futur...

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over 1 year ago
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Calling time on a great career in journalism, 62 years on

"The boyhood dream became a wonderful, exciting life throughout my entire adulthood, and I have not a single regret."

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over 1 year ago
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Bono's artwork raises funds for Ukraine President Zelenksy's UNITED24

U2 frontman's portrait of Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the cover of The Atlantic is raising funds of the Ukraine war effort...

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over 1 year ago
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"Barbie", "Mission: Impossible" and Cillian Murphy's "Oppenheimer": summer battle at the box office

Christopher Nolan's WWII movie is suspected to be a success but Margot Robbie's "Barbie" and Tom Cruise's latest "Mis...

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over 1 year ago
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New MCNY exhibit features dozens of Irish films

As part of its 100th anniversary, MCNY has a new exhibition called “This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art an...

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over 1 year ago
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UK public opposes amnesty for Troubles-era crimes

Amnesty International UK found that the majority of the UK public is opposed to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy...

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over 1 year ago
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Paul Mescal bulks up for “Gladiator” sequel

Irish actor Paul Mescal has been pumping some iron in prep for "Gladiator 2," according to a video making the rounds ...

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over 1 year ago
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Irish government to review RTÉ in wake of Tubridy payment scandal

Minister Catherine Martin has announced an external review of governance and culture at RTÉ in the wake of its undecl...

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over 1 year ago
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Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal’s “Foe” teases a "slow burn"

Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal’s “Foe” is going through test screenings ahead of its anticipated release later this year.

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over 1 year ago
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President Higgins apologizes for "throwaway remark" about Irish professor's damehood

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins apologized to Professor Louise Richardson for the "throwaway remark" he made ...

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over 1 year ago
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Jamie Dornan is back in the spotlight as new movies drop

Get ready to see lots more of Jamie Dornan - the Belfast actor stars in the upcoming "Heart of Stone" and "A Haunting...

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over 1 year ago
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Taoiseach slams anti-LGBT sentiment in Ireland

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says "Pride is so important" especially amidst an increase in violent attacks on LGBT people i...

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over 1 year ago
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Mary Lou McDonald suggests she'd skip IRA commemorations if Taoiseach

Mary Lou McDonald said that if she becomes Taoiseach, she intends to act "never in a partisan way to give offense to ...

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over 1 year ago
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Northern Ireland's controversial Troubles legacy bill continues to face opposition

A commission, aimed at uncovering facts around unsolved Troubles deaths, will be created by controversial new British...

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over 1 year ago
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KISS rocker calls for restoration of Northern Ireland Assembly during London visit

"Northern Ireland is just as important as any country on the face of the planet," KISS frontman Gene Simmons said on ...

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over 1 year ago
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Big buzz for Barry Keoghan ahead of "Saltburn's" festival debut

Dublin star Barry Keoghan is the talk of the town ahead of the release of his latest movie "Saltburn", which is expec...

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over 1 year ago
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Colin Farrell's "Banshees" sweater recreated for new Irish knitwear collection

Colin Farrell's instantly iconic "Banshees of Inisherin" sweater will have "a life beyond film and photographic archi...

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over 1 year ago
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Ireland's tourism bounces back, staff shortages make it a struggle

Restauranteurs are struggling with the biggest staffing “nightmare” in the tourism industry just as Ireland's visitor...

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over 1 year ago
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Sinn Féin seeks an American assist in Washington, DC

Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill is in Washington, DC in a bid to persuade the US government to urge British Prime Minist...

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over 1 year ago
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Conservative Irish-American rage as LA Dodgers honor Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

At first, the Dodgers said they would no longer honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence with its Community Hero Awa...

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over 1 year ago
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"Barry" star Sarah Goldberg's "SisterS" now available to watch in US

New comedy-drama starring Susan Stanley is now available on Sundance Now and AMC+.

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over 1 year ago
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Dublin Airport plans to expand US pre-clearance facilities

A €1.9 billion investment plan will see quicker Dublin pre-clearance for US-bound travelers, who skip immigration que...

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over 1 year ago
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America's migrant mess in black and white

It's gonna be a wild ride for a few weeks, especially in New York where authorities attempt to manage the migrant mess.

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over 1 year ago
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The real tragedy of Southie

In "Small Mercies," Dennis Lehane's harsh observations are more powerful because he knows there’s more to this story,...

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over 1 year ago
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Dirty lies and ugly truth

No one is above criticism. But neither is any critic infallible.

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over 1 year ago
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Kerry Condon teams up with Brad Pitt for new Formula One movie

Kerry Condon will reportedly star as a Formula One team's technical director in the upcoming film from Hollywood A-li...

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over 1 year ago
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“Star Wars” Skellig Michael will open to the public

After a government compensation dispute, the County Kerry island will open to the public this week for 25 weeks.

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over 1 year ago
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Tánaiste defends Ireland's Cold War era pact with the British

Tánaiste Micheál Martin insists that "anything we do is fully consistent with Irish sovereign decision-making and ful...

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over 1 year ago
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Could “Oppenheimer” win Cillian Murphy an Oscar?

With a new trailer dropping for the Christopher Nolan WWII epic there's already an Oscar buzz surrounding the Cork le...

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over 1 year ago
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Pierce Brosnan on board for more “Mamma Mia!”

Brosnan told Kelly Clarkson on her talk show on Monday that filming the first two Mamma Mia! films, which were both h...

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over 1 year ago
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Saoirse Ronan reveals her love for Lady Gaga

They say it’s never a good idea to meet your idols, but that wasn’t the case when Saoirse Ronan met Lady Gaga.

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over 1 year ago
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New book explores how Notre Dame fought the KKK out of South Bend

Timothy Egan explores the gruesome rise and fall of the 1920s Ku Klux Klan through the misadventures of a hateful bru...

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over 1 year ago
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Kerry community unites in support of Ukrainian residents

A “pause” has been put on plans to move Ukrainians from their lodgings in Cahersiveen after locals united to block th...

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over 1 year ago
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Big question to be asked about taxpayers and Catholic schools in the US

Should the US government, in this day and age, be doing business with an organization with a gruesome history of prot...

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