Myth and lore have surrounded the sacred hawthorn tree since ancient times, and respect for its supernatural associations is still strong in modern Ireland, writes… Read More »The myth and stories surrounding Ireland’s fairy trees
Christmas in Dingle is very special. Dingle is a small seaport town in Co Kerry known for its genuine pubs with traditional music and craic,… Read More »A quiet Christmas in Dingle
The sad, somber reality of working construction, living with six others in Kentish Town, and missing home. I was wiping the mud from a 20-foot… Read More »A hard Christmas it was in London in the 1960s
Legendary Irish singer Liam Clancy passed away on December 4, 2009, at the age of 74 When I was growing up in the Irish-heavy north… Read More »On This Day: Liam Clancy of The Clancy Brothers passes away in 2009
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a historic address to a joint sitting of the Oireachtas in Dublin on December 2, 2025. The visit was billed as… Read More »WATCH: President Zelenskyy’s full speech given in Ireland’s Parliament
The 2025 IrishCentral Legal Elite Awards gathered an inspiring cross-section of Irish American legal talent for an evening of recognition at the American Irish Historical… Read More »Joe Crowley honored at 2025 IrishCentral Legal Elite Awards
A book mapping Oscar Wilde’s tour of America claims this audacious unknown invented the idea of the modern celebrity. Like Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton and Brooklyn… Read More »How Oscar Wilde become the first celebrity “famous for being famous”
The Government is to introduce online verification processes that will effectively ban under-16s from social media, Extra.ie understands. Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan has told the… Read More »Social media ban on the way for under-16s amid ‘the question of which is more important’
Unlike many of the boundless territories of west Donegal, Glencolmcille is a distinct locus, a place of clear, knowable boundaries, locked in by the Atlantic… Read More »Exploring Atlantic Ocean’s coast at Glencolmcille, Donegal
Acclaimed playwright Eugene O’Neill, a Nobel Laureate in Literature, died on this day November 27, 1953. We remember the “Long Day’s Journey into Night” playwright by… Read More »Celebrating Eugene O’Neill on the anniversary of his death
