Larry Mullen risked paralysis in the name of love for U2
IrishCentral.comby Garreth MacNamee·9d ago
The 64-year-old was left unable to perform due to damage to his neck, shoulder and knees, which he said he had "picked up along the way" through his drumming.
Irish DNA map reveals Vikings left a far deeper mark on Ireland than thought
IrishCentral.comby James Wilson·9d ago
The Vikings raided Ireland for two centuries before Brian Boru broke their power at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, and it turns out they left behind far more than ruins and artifacts.
WATCH: Rare 1965 footage reveals what Northerners really thought about a united Ireland
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·9d ago
More than six decades on, a newsreel shot on the streets of Northern Ireland in 1965 still has the power to surprise, capturing a moment when the border question drew as many shrugs as it did...
Eat the biscuits and say you're "grand", the unwritten rules of Irish hospitality
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·10d ago
As the autumn visitor season settles in and the kettle goes on more often than not, an invitation into an Irish home remains one of the warmest welcomes in the world and one of the most quietly...
"A warning sign we shouldn’t ignore": Thousands of jobs gone as AI hits Irish
IrishCentral.comby Craig Hughes·10d ago
The finding was noted in a Labor Force survey earlier this year, which showed a drop of 20,000 jobs in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, and was shared with Mr Harris as...
Israeli minister makes outrageous Nazi link to Ireland
IrishCentral.comby Galen English·10d ago
The FAI came under intense public pressure to boycott the Nations League match with Israel over the country’s conduct of its war in Gaza.
Gaeltacht gift card launched to boost spending
IrishCentral.comby Cormac Cahill·10d ago
The Cárta Na Gaeltachta will be available in physical and digital formats and can be redeemed in participating businesses across Donegal, Mayo, Galway, Kerry, Cork, Meath and Waterford.
Rosie O’Donnell gives US return date after moving to Ireland
IrishCentral.comby Philip Downes·10d ago
Comedian Rosie and her child, Clay, moved to Ireland after the re-election of Donald Trump in 2024, settling in Sandymount, Dublin. Rosie — whose feud with Mr.
New TG4 documentary follows Northern Ireland's 'ceasefire babies' as they turn 30
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·10d ago
An impactful new documentary, Glúin an tSosa Cogaidh on TG4, follows the lives of five people from the North of Ireland born after the 1994 ceasefire; the so-called “ceasefire babies.
Dublin average home price hits dizzying new high
IrishCentral.comby Jamie McCarron·10d ago
Daft.ie’s latest report for July, August and September found that while house prices are not rising as quickly as the 7.6% rate last September, average prices are 44% above pre-Covid levels and...
What your Irish surname really means, from Ahern to Maguire
IrishCentral.comby Glen Carey·10d ago
If your family name is Boyle, Brennan, Doyle, or Maguire, it carries far more history than a line on a birth certificate.
Remembering Larry Cunningham, the Longford farmer who became king of the showbands
IrishCentral.comby Cormac MacConnell·10d ago
When Larry Cunningham stepped in for Jim Reeves at a Lifford dance in 1963, the farmer's son from Granard set off a half century of Irish country music that would take The Mighty Avons from marquee...
Arthur Guinness was born 301 years ago and his 9,000 year lease runs on
IrishCentral.comby Frances Mulraney·10d ago
Arthur Guinness was born on September 28, 1725, most likely in Co. Kildare, although the date is an estimate and his exact birthplace was never recorded.
New citizenship criteria ‘may not apply to those already here’ – Taoiseach
IrishCentral.comby Philip Downes·11d ago
The Taoiseach has said that the new criteria to gain citizenship may not apply to those who are already in the country.
Orange Order march up in the air following protests
IrishCentral.comby Chloe OKeeffe·11d ago
An Orange Order march set to go down a nationalist road for the first time in nearly 30 years is under question after the PSNI confirmed they could not facilitate the route.
Meet the O'Haras, the Sligo clan that gave us cardinals, novelists and screen legends
IrishCentral.comby Shauna O’Halloran·11d ago
Long before Scarlett O'Hara swept across the screen in "Gone with the Wind," the real O'Haras were Lords of Luighne in Connacht, holding rank until the 17th century and more than 20,000 acres of...
Dingle still tops Ireland's must-visit list even without Fungie the dolphin
IrishCentral.comby Deanna O’Connor·11d ago
For more than 35 years, a friendly bottlenose dolphin named Fungie made Dingle Bay his home and drew thousands of visitors to the Kerry coast every year, until he vanished without a trace in 2020.
Murphy leads Ireland's ten most common surnames and the meanings behind them
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·11d ago
Whether you were born in Ireland or trace your roots there from thousands of miles away, your surname is likely a badge of pride, but only ten names can claim a place at the very top.
"Ulysses" survived the censors once but it would never survive us
IrishCentral.comby Tom Deignan·11d ago
In 1933, Judge John M. Woolsey ruled that "Ulysses" was literature rather than pornography, and Joyce's Dublin epic has been celebrated ever since as a landmark of art and of free expression.
Mackenzie Michalski: Loved ones remember American nurse murdered by Irish man
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·12d ago
Family and friends of murdered American nurse Mackenzie Michalski want the public to know the real "Kenzie" in a new article from The Irish Times.
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