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Singing priest Father Ray Kelly has ruled out performing any raunchy routines on Dancing With the Stars. The Co Meath priest will appear on the dance competition in the new year after being granted permission from his bishop.

Have you ever fancied living in a charming Irish cottage, away from the hustle and bustle of city life? If you so may be interested in a new listing in Mortyclogh, New Quay, Co Clare, which has gone on the market for a bargain basement asking price of €65,000.

Music superstar Niall Horan has revealed that he and his friends back home in Ireland have a festive event they take part in each year called the ’12 Pubs of Christmas’. The former One Direction singer is a now a respected solo artist and his latest single Nice to Meet …

Hollywood star Saoirse Ronan has revealed she cannot wait to get back home to Ireland for Christmas so she can slob out in her pyjamas. The actress was speaking to Seth Myers ahead of the release of the re-make of Little Women in which she stars alongside Emma Watson and …

An Irish band have released a charity single in a bid to help the homeless this Christmas. Homelessness is on the increase in Ireland, and Galway stars Blessed wanted to do their bit to help raise awareness of the issue, which often doesn’t get the attention it deserves in the …

Father Ted has been named as the one of the most popular ever comedy Christmas specials according to readers of the Radio Times. A Christmassy Ted was the festive episode created by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews and it was first aired in 1996.

Ed Sheeran has been named the number one artist of the decade by the Official Charts Company. The singer-songwriter has 12 number ones across the official singles and albums chart between 2010 and 2019, more than any other artist.

As another year draws to a close it is time to look back and see what Irish people have been searching online for the past 12 months. The Rugby World Cup was the most searched event this year. It took part in Japan in autumn and although Ireland were disappointingly …

A student in Kerry has performed a beautiful rendition of the classic Christmas carol O Holy Night. Julie Rose Bowell sang the song as part of a fundraising event for the Kerry Hospice, and may not have expected to have gathered so much attention online.

An Irish couple have lost a €75,000 claim against a Dublin restaurant after they were asked by members of staff to pay their bill. Glen McCarthy and his partner Joanna Walsh had dined at the Harbourmaster Bar and Restaurant in Dublin last January.