Irish priest might take a year off following Britain’s Got Talent success

The Irish priest who has won hearts all around the world after he impressed Simon Cowell on Britain’s Got Talent has said he might take a year off. Fr Ray Kelly performed R.E.M.’s classic ‘Everybody Hurts’ for his BGT audition. Cowell was stunned and said that it was one of his favourite ever auditions.

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US legends R.E.M. hail ‘powerful and poignant’ performance by Irish priest

Legendary American band R.E.M. have heaped praise on Irish priest Fr Ray Kelly after he performed one of their most loved songs on Britain’s Got Talent. Father Kelly wowed the audience with his rendition of the song ‘Everybody Hurts’ and judge Simon Cowell even remarked that it was one of his favourite ever auditions.

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Ed Sheeran hits out at British tabloid over anti-homeless claims

Ed Sheeran has reacted angrily to a story in a British tabloid that accused him of wanting to build railings around his house to keep the homeless off his property. A story appeared that the superstar singer had submitted planning permission for railings around his London home – and the Sun claimed that is was… Continue reading Ed Sheeran hits out at British tabloid over anti-homeless claims

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Bryan Cranston speaks about emotional experience in Irish pub

Hollywood star Bryan Cranston has spoken about visiting Ireland – and a particularly emotional moment he experienced in an Irish pub. The Breaking Bad star’s family come from Armagh, but he hasn’t visited the North yet. However, in the South he had what he called a ‘typical great experience in Ireland’.

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Documentary on babies taken from Irish mothers by the Catholic Church

A TV documentary by RTÉ takes a look into the heartbreaking world of ‘Ireland’s lost babies’ of the 1950s and 1960s. The ‘lost babies’ were babies that were taken from young Irish mothers who had been deemed unsuitable to take care of their children by the Catholic Church.

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Donald Trump hopes to act as ‘Brexit troubleshooter’

Donald Trump could be heading to Ireland and the UK this summer to act as a ‘Brexit troubleshooter’. The US President thought is to be planning to visit both sides of the Irish border which is proving to be a major issue in talks between the EU and UK.

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