Author: Michael Kehoe

The richest sports people in Ireland have been revealed and it may come as a surprise to find that there are no soccer players in the top two. Manchester United and Ireland legend Roy Keane only made it into third place on the rich list, which was published by the Sunday Times.

A 20-year-old Irishman had Simon Cowell looking very concerned when he appeared to have seriously injured himself during an audition for Britain’s Got Talent. Matt McCreary from Banbridge, Co Down, told Cowell that he teaches kids how to free run. He then ran off the stage.

Anybody who is planning to get married will be only too aware of how easy it is for costs to spiral out of control as you prepare for your big day. Weddings are big business and it seems that everybody wants as big a piece of the pie as they can possibly get.

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has welcomed the news that Prince Charles and wife Camilla are to make an official visit to Ireland. The Prince of Wales is set to visit both the Republic and the North of Ireland next month. During his trip he will visit Mullaghmore in Co Sligo – where his great… Continue reading Gerry Adams welcomes Prince Charles’ visit to Ireland

What is it that makes people so proud to be Irish? It could be so many things; humour, generosity, strength in adversity, not to mention the beauty of the country itself. It is a feeling that resonates not just with people born and raised in Ireland, but also their distant relatives all over the world… Continue reading What makes you proud to be Irish?

The young Irish girl who impressed talent judges, including Simon Cowell, with a blistering martial arts routine could be about to hit the big time in Hollywood. In fact, she has already had a brief appearance in the 2015 film The Martial Arts Kid. After her recent appearance on TV series Britain’s Got Talent, it… Continue reading Irish martial arts girl set to star in Hollywood movie

As we all know, Simon Cowell can be very tough when he judges some of the contestants that appear on TV talent shows. However, it seems that he has a soft side – so soft in fact that he looked very scared of a 9-year-old Irish girl!

Liam Neeson has revealed that he is to co-produce a film based on the life of an IRA sniper. The film will be an adaptation of the novel ‘A Mad and Wonderful Thing‘ by Mark Mulholland. It focuses on the life of Johnny Donnelly, an IRA sniper during the Troubles.

A study has revealed that grandparents who spend too much of their time taking care of their grandchildren are more likely to become depressed. It goes against what many of us believed – that spending time with grandchildren was one of life’s joys for people in old age.

An Irishwoman has found an excellent and unusual use for social media giant Facebook – she has managed to locate her ‘doppelgänger’. The concept of a doppelgänger has intrigued people for generations. It can be fascinating to think that there is another person out there who looks just like you, and to wonder what their… Continue reading Irish friends' online search for their doppelgängers goes viral