Irish people hoping to obtain a visa to work in the USA have received a boost as an Irish diplomat revealed ‘definite progress has been made’ in negotiations. A deal could also have benefits...

Irish chat king Graham Norton says that if he had come out as gay in Ireland he may have been found ‘dead in a ditch’. In recent years, Ireland has made significant progress in...

Superstar Julia Roberts has revealed that she was left ‘out of breath’ when she was told that epic Irish movie ‘Michael Collins’ wouldn’t have been made without her. The film, which came out in...

Christmas is the season for enjoying quality time with family and friends and catching up with relatives you may not have seen all year. One of the highlights for most people is the Christmas...

Irish comedian Graham Norton has slammed wealthy celebrities who don’t pay their taxes and revealed he has never tried to avoid paying. The chat show star said we would all live in a nicer...

Harry Potter star Emma Watson has penned a powerful open letter to Savita Halappanavar – the Indian woman whose death changed abortion law in Ireland. Halappanavar’s death was both tragic and preventable. She died...

An Irish priest has hit out at parents who he says treat their child’s First Holy Communion as an excuse for a ‘piss up’. Father Paddy Byrne, of Portlaoise, Co Laois, also said that...

An online university is offering a free course which is a must for anyone who has ever thought about learning the Irish language. The course – from Future Learn – is called ‘Irish 101:...

Co Limerick’s Adare Mansion has been named as Ireland’s number one five-star hotel at the hospitality industry’s 2018 Gold Medal Awards. The awards recognise excellence in a variety of different areas of hospitality from...

Flights from Ireland to a number of major US and Canadian cities could cost as little as €100 this winter. Thanks to new routes from budget airlines such as Norwegian Air and WOW air...

American star Blake Lively has spoken about her love of Ireland and urged her fans to check out a hidden gem she discovered recently. Lively is well known for her role as Serena van...

Irish star Liam Neeson appears in a video to promote the ongoing battle against cancer alongside a host of other celebrities. Give a gift that means the worldCeltic Motherhood Knot – eternal bond between...

People wishing to trace their Irish ancestry may soon be helped by a project to make Church of Ireland parish registers available online. The records include parish registers for baptism, marriage and burials.

Ireland has been named the fourth best place in the world to live in a global survey on living conditions. The report, from the UN, also stated that quality of life has risen faster...

Australian star Cate Blanchett has revealed that she learned how to get free pints after visiting an Irish pub. The two-time Oscar winning star said that she discovered the trick at an old Irish...

Anybody who went on holiday over the summer may have taken a look at their boarding pass and wondered whether the seemingly random letters actually mean anything. It turns out they do have meanings...

Teeling whiskey have broken the record for the most expensive whiskey from a new distillery to ever be sold at auction. The first 100 bottles of Teeling’s Celebratory Single Pot Still Irish whiskey were...

Pope Francis has called a meeting with the world’s Catholic bishops in a bid to deal with the problem of sex abuse within the Church. The meeting – with presidents of more than 100...

The director of the upcoming Irish Famine revenge drama Black 47 has revealed that there were times during filming that he wondered what he had let himself in for. Lance Daly admitted to feeling...