Gardai recommend boyfriend be charged with murder of New York woman in Killarney
IrishCentral.comby Kerry O'Shea·20 Aug 2026
Gardaí (Ireland's police) investigating the murder of Jamey Carney have sent a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), in which they recommend that Ahmed Al-Saqar be charged with the...
"Cat in the Hat" is not hiding out in Co Wexford, Gardaí confirm
IrishCentral.comby Kerry O'Shea·20 Aug 2026
Gardaí in Co Wexford have responded after "The Cat in the Hat" was purportedly seen "causing havoc" locally and elsewhere in Ireland.
Number of Catholic baptisms in Ireland declined by nearly 30% over past decade
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·20 Aug 2026
The number of baptisms in Ireland has declined by 29.6% over ten years, according to a new analysis by the Dublin-based Iona Institute, which describes itself as a Christian advocacy and research...
Mark Zuckerberg buys historic Irish castle in Co Waterford
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·20 Aug 2026
Mark Zuckerberg is putting down roots in Ireland. The Meta chief executive and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have bought Strancally Castle, a Gothic-revival estate in Co Waterford, in an off-market...
The German airman who crash-landed in Wexford during WWII and fell in love with an Irish woman
IrishCentral.comby Shane O'Brien·20 Aug 2026
It is November 2019, and Arthur Voigt Jr. looks on as a lone piper plays a mournful lament at a remembrance service at the German Military Cemetery in Glencree, County Wicklow.
This two-ingredient campfire treat gets a boozy Irish twist
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·20 Aug 2026
Campfire season calls for something a little more grown-up than the usual s'mores, and this two-ingredient trick delivers just that.
"The Quiet Man" scene that Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne had to get right in one take
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·20 Aug 2026
Maureen O'Hara once admitted that she and John Wayne had to get one scene from "The Quiet Man" perfect on the first take or director John Ford would have "strung us up from our toes."
The best old Irish curses to hex an enemy with a smile
IrishCentral.comby Sean Brosnan·20 Aug 2026
Long before emojis and insults went digital, the Irish had a sharper way to wish someone ill, wrapped in wit instead of venom.
This vodka-based green cocktail is perfect for a garden party
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·20 Aug 2026
Most Irish cocktail recipes lean on whiskey or Irish cream, but this one takes a different route entirely.
On This Day: Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy's proud Irish frontman, was born
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·20 Aug 2026
Phil Lynott, the Thin Lizzy frontman behind hits like "The Boys Are Back in Town" and "Jailbreak," was born in England but raised in Crumlin, Dublin, where he became one of the world's most beloved...
Finding his voice: How Oisín Coyne is making his mark on New York sports broadcasting
IrishCentral.comby Orla Ní Riain·20 Aug 2026
From "Morning Ireland" to the sidelines of New York soccer, rugby and Gaelic games, Oisín Coyne has built a fast-rising broadcasting career on versatility, work ethic and an accent he was once told...
Police rule out claims of "sixth youth" in M9 crash after viral clip
IrishCentral.comby Colum Motherway·20 Aug 2026
There had been speculation that a sixth teenager had been inside the BMW that traveled the wrong way down the motorway and got out before the crash.
Katie Taylor's Croke Park farewell will be free to watch on Irish TV
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·20 Aug 2026
The news that her last professional fight will be shown free-to-air on the same station feels like the closing of a circle.
A guide to Tullaghogue Fort – ancient site of the O’Neill clan
IrishCentral.comby Mary McKee·19 Aug 2026
We have created a cheat sheet of everything you need to know about an ancient fort near Cookstown in County Tyrone, steeped in rich history.
Hitler's ambassador once rode in this car, now it's heading to auction in Cork
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·19 Aug 2026
A 1937 Mercedes-Benz 170V Cabriolet B saloon that was once registered to Dr Eduard Hempel, Nazi Germany's ambassador to Ireland during World War II, is set to be sold at auction in County Cork...
Charles Manson sang me a song about the environment in a prison courtyard
IrishCentral.comby Niall O'Dowd·19 Aug 2026
Niall O'Dowd once spent an afternoon locked in a prison courtyard with Charles Manson, close enough to watch him strum a guitar and sing about the environment.
Liam Neeson's best movies, ranked by the critics
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·19 Aug 2026
From an Oscar-nominated turn in "Schindler's List" to his gritty Irish return in "In the Land of Saints and Sinners," Liam Neeson has built one of Hollywood's most enduring careers.
On This Day: A US whaling ship freed six Irish revolutionaries from Australian prison
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·19 Aug 2026
On August 19, 1876, the Catalpa rescue reached a conclusion as the whaling ship docked in New York Harbor, having successfully carried six Fenian revolutionaries from a penal colony in Australia.
How to pronounce Caoilfhinn, the name of the new Rose of Tralee
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·19 Aug 2026
Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh was crowned the 2026 Rose of Tralee this week, and with her win came a wave of curiosity from Irish Americans and other diaspora readers about her striking first name.
The amazing tale of Ireland's strongest man, Michael "Butty" Sugrue
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·19 Aug 2026
Butty Sugrue is best remembered as the man behind Muhammad Ali’s bout against Al ‘Blue’ Lewis in Dublin in 1972, but his original claim to fame was as “Ireland’s Strongest Man.” Sugrue, who was...
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