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People in Ireland and America have plenty of similarities – our shared love of music and the craic and a flair for storytelling being a few examples. However, nothing makes us more aware of the small differences between the two nations than when our American relatives come to visit.

The television writer behind the 2017 drama ‘Victoria’ compared the relationship between the British and the Irish during the Famine to the history of racism in America. The broadcast of Victoria on British screens recently left many members of the public shocked by the treatment of the Irish by the British government.

Ireland has been named as one of the 20 most beautiful countries in the world by readers of travel bible Rough Guides. When you consider the number of areas of natural beauty Ireland has to offer – from Donegal to Kerry, from Antrim to Galway – it shouldn’t come as any big surprise.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discovered he has Irish ancestry – which might help to explain why he was pretty good at hurling when he gave it a try. In 2017, genealogist Fiona Fitzsimons led a team of experts at The Irish Family History Centre (EPIC) in tracing Trudeau’s family back 10 generations to 17th… Continue reading Canadian Prime Minister discovers Irish heritage

Former Bond girl Alison Doody said she has “no regrets” about giving up her career as a Hollywood star to return to Ireland to raise her children. Doody was one of the hottest properties in movies in the late 1980s after appearing as Roger Moore’s love interest Jenny Flex in A View To A Kill… Continue reading Irish Bond girl has "no regrets" about leaving Hollywood

A New York nun has spoken about how she managed to track down her birth mother – 60 years after being sold to an American couple by a Mother and Baby home in Ireland. Sister Brigid O’Mahony is a nun with the Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus and has spent all of her life… Continue reading New York nun tracks down her birth mother 60 years after being sold as a baby

Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan has been praised for her witty reply to a critic who questioned her dress choice for the 2019 BAFTA awards. Coughlan, who plays goody goody Claire Devlin in the popular show, was at the glitzy awards do with her co-stars as Derry Girls was up for the best scripted comedy… Continue reading Derry Girls actress hits back at ‘unflattering dress’ jibe

An Irishman and woman who emigrated to New York have discovered their long lost relatives – thanks to a seemingly insignificant Facebook notification. Danny Price has lived in New York for 11 years, his sister Mary Willis has also been in New York for eight years.