Category: Worldwide

The Irish Institute of Music and Song is bringing together two of the best a cappella singing groups in the world for a blockbuster show that is sure to have the audience thrilled. US based barber shop quartet Midtown have flown across the Atlantic to combine forces with Irish a cappella group Lady Barbalade and… Continue reading Lady Barbalade might be Ireland’s best kept musical secret

There are millions of people around the world that have Irish family history, even if they themselves have never set foot on the Emerald Isle. However, with television, film, music and nowadays social media, everybody has an impression of what they think Ireland is like, and for what the county is most famous.

An Australian judge told a man to ‘take his stupid Irishness elsewhere’ after he was arrested for being drunk and aggressive while celebrating his birthday. The man has not been named, but it is reported that he became physically and verbally aggressive towards fellow patrons at Paddy’s Shenanigans Irish Bar in Queensland.

Fans of Graham Norton were left a little confused after he struggled to tease any interesting stories or gossip out of his latest guests. Chat king Norton has hosted his own show on BBC for nearly two decades and he is renowned for making his guests feel comfortable and encouraging the jokes and chemistry on… Continue reading James Bond star divides opinion with two interviews either side of Irish Sea

Superstar musician Ed Sheeran has been at the top of his game for more than a decade and has collaborated with some of the biggest stars in the industry. However, the performer who will add the backing vocals to his next album is not Beyonce or Justin Bieber, but British stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr.

Talented piano player Brendan Kavanagh has released another great video online, this time with him performing an incredible medley alongside a ‘Ragtime Goddess’. Kavanagh has long-been one of the greatest piano players on YouTube. He regularly delights his fans with incredible piano displays, usually performed on the public pianos in and around London.

US President Joe Biden quoted Irish poet WB Yeats in his address to American troops stationed in the UK. The Irish-American has travelled to meet with other world leaders in the G7 summit meeting to discuss global issues such as climate change and the covid pandemic.

A man who was adopted as a baby traced his birth parents and discovered he is the son of legendary US boxing commentator ‘The Colonel’ Bob Sheridan. Simon Edwards was born in 1980 and was given up for adoption because his mother was not married.