Lord Louis Mountbatten was infamously assassinated by the IRA on this day in 1979 when his boat was blown up off the coast of Sligo.… Read More »On This Day: IRA kills Lord Mountbatten in Co Sligo ambush
The Aer Lingus College Football Series will finally kick off this weekend in Dublin, with more than 10,000 Americans expected to travel to Ireland for… Read More »Dublin set to look very American this weekend as college football invades
Ireland is accustomed to rain, but not to the extent Hurricane Charley brought along. August 25 marks the anniversary of Hurricane Charley in Ireland. Winds… Read More »On This Day: Hurricane Charley blows into Ireland in 1986
A sunflower field in Co Donegal becomes a monument to hope two years after Geraldine Mullan lost her husband John and their two children, 14-year-old… Read More »WATCH: Donegal woman who lost family in car crash plants sunflower “Field of Hope”
This touching Irish wedding video is so touching it’ll bring tears to your eyes. In one of the best and sweetest surprise wedding performances we’ve… Read More »WATCH: Irish bride and groom brought to tears by surprise “Stand By Me” performance
An ancient tunnel discovered in the Dublin suburb of Donabate has been vandalized less than a month after it was first discovered. The tunnel, which… Read More »Ancient tunnel vandalized just one month after discovery in Dublin suburb
Thatched cottage owners in Ireland are seeking to establish a group insurance scheme to provide cover for the iconic homes after Irish insurers stopped taking… Read More »Irish thatched cottage owners fighting to save iconic homes from insurance prices
Three men have been indicted in connection with the beating death of James “Whitey” Bulger, the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of West… Read More »Justice for Whitey? Three indicted in relation to murder of Boston Irish mob boss
Ireland’s Great Hunger Bord, an outgrowth of the Save Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum group which is dedicated to preserving the content of https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-great-hunger-museum-new-home” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Quinnipiac… Read More »New non-profit dedicates itself to memorializing Ireland’s Great Hunger
A bonfire in a nationalist area of Derry on August 15 that featured a poster of Queen Elizabeth, remembrance poppies, and UK flags has been… Read More »Derry bonfire with poster of Queen Elizabeth being investigated for hate crimes
