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IrishCentral.comby Jamie McCarron5h ago
Kamil Pustkowski was one of five teenagers killed when they drove the wrong way down a Co. Kildare motorway in the early hours of Sunday, August 16, and collided with the car of four innocent...
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff7h ago
Maureen O'Hara had plenty to say throughout her long life and stellar career... largely that's why we loved her!
IrishCentral.comby Patricia Harty5h ago
On August 24, 1990, Brian Keenan, the Belfast-born Irish writer, was released from captivity in Beirut, Lebanon, after four and a half years.
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff3h ago
As Ireland recovered from World War II, a deeply Catholic society was sending a message to "buy Irish" in order to create jobs. This fascinating British Pathe newsreel is an eye-opener.
IrishCentral.comby Niamh Walsh8h ago
He built a tech empire from his Harvard dorm room and became one of the world’s richest men – but Mark Zuckerberg is now swapping Silicon Valley for a rather more traditional kind of kingdom.
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff8h ago
Free family-friendly event showcasing the art of bee-keeping, biodiversity and the Phoenix Park The Office of Public Works (OPW) is delighted to welcome the 10th annual Biodiversity Festival and...
IrishCentral.comby Joan Larkin1d ago
Irish holidaymakers have been reporting an increase in the summer invasion of creepy crawlies as the soaring temperatures earlier this year sent insects into overdrive.
IrishCentral.comby Niall O'Dowd1d ago
With the passing of Billy Graham in 2018, we recalled an extraordinary moment in American life when Graham and other leading Protestant church leaders tried to stop JFK from becoming president...
IrishCentral.comby Amanda Driscoll1d ago
Eugene Curran Kelly was born on August 23, 1912, in Pittsburgh, the grandson of an immigrant from Derry who never forgot where his family came from.
IrishCentral.comby Frances Mulraney1d ago
In one of Titanic's most memorable scenes, the fatalities among the third-class Irish immigrants in steerage were heartbreakingly told with an Irish mother telling her children a famous tale from...
IrishCentral.comby Carissa Casey1d ago
The Boyne Valley is home to Ireland's most sacred ancient monuments. The valley surrounding the Boyne River is easily one of the most history-laden pieces of land on an island replete with historic...
IrishCentral.comby Frances Mulraney2d ago
John Ford once poured his feelings for Maureen O'Hara into a handmade, Irish-themed valentine, complete with shamrocks, a self-portrait and a heart made of pipe smoke.
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff2d ago
Ireland has a long track record of producing films that comfort and charm, and this list collects ten uplifting titles filmed on or near the island that are as cozy as they are memorable.
IrishCentral.comby In Partnership With:2d ago
The 1943 short film 'Ireland's Golden West' is available to watch online for free via the Irish Film Institute's IFI Player.
IrishCentral.comby Shane O'Brien2d ago
A 19th-century Irish doctor who struggled with the legacy of his family's involvement in slavery would go on to become a prominent campaigner in the worldwide anti-slavery movement.
IrishCentral.comby Joe Connell2d ago
Michael Collins left Dublin on August 20, 1922, feverish and against his doctor's advice, on a journey through Cork that would end in gunfire on a quiet country road.
IrishCentral.comby Kerry O'Shea2d ago
More than 45 pounds of coins - the equivalent of some 10,000 coins - have been removed from Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim, Northern Ireland.
IrishCentral.comby Christian McCashin2d ago
The number of people working in Ireland is at a record high at just over 2.8 million, official figures show, writes Christian McCashin.
IrishCentral.comby Bryony Jewell2d ago
Molly Martens is preparing for a new chapter as a mother, 11 years after she killed Irish father Jason Corbett.
IrishCentral.comby Kerry O'Shea3d ago
Gardaí are renewing their appeal for information about Fiona Pender, the pregnant Irish woman who was last seen in Co Offaly in August 1996.
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