Two men from Ireland drown at beach in Crete
KISSAMOS BAY, Crete - Two middle-aged men have drowned while holidaying on a beach in the Greek Islands. Kevin Eugene Devine, 46, and John James Lynch, 45, of Co. Louth, were body-surfing in strong seas at Mavros Molos beach on Kissamos Bay, at the ...
Ireland's Cliffs of Moher guided walk to Doolin impresses and thrills
There was no fence or guardrail on the trail or hint at the beginning that the "walk" would be at times so petrifying or the views so magnificent. These were the windswept Cliffs of Moher located on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way tourism trail. (This new ...
GAA: Donegal record stunning six-point victory over Dublin in All-Ireland SFC semi-final
Donegal are through to the All-Ireland final after a stunning 3-14 to 0-17 victory over Dublin at Croke Park. The Tir Chonaill County took out the defending champions with a fearlessly unsentimental football performance, hitting their opponents with three ...
Ireland the 'blue eyes' haven
A new study has found that blue is the most common eye color in Ireland, with over 50% Irish people blue-eyed. The Blue Eyes Project, a research initiative, said that the change is occurring across Europe, adding that the mutation from the once-dominant ...
Obama needs to stop bad mouthing Ireland right away
Burger King is moving to Canada. Well, not exactly moving to Canada, but rather buying a Canadian company – Tim Horton's – and the new merged entity will be a Canadian company. Oh, and it will have a much smaller tax bill. I am sure President Obama ...
Ireland Ambassador to United States Visits Kingston
KINGSTON, N.Y. -- From bag pipers to dancers, Kingston is vibrant with Irish culture. But, those who attended the festivities hosted by the Irish Cultural Center at the Steelhouse Restaurant Saturday say there's a little problem. They have no building to ...
The going’s good: horse racing in Ireland
Killarney, the best spot to join the Ring of Kerry, is a place of tour buses. Vast hotels sit on the market town’s outer reaches and along the main street tourists trail in search of gift shops. Bars pump out what my friend, Dublin-born John, calls the ...
Given out of international retirement for Ireland
Shay Given has come out of international retirement to be included in the Republic of Ireland's squad for fixtures against Oman and Georgia. The 38-year-old goalkeeper stepped aside after Euro 2012, but has been persuaded back into the national set-up by ...
Ireland should change position on military neutrality, says academic
Ireland should change its position on military neutrality and replace the current Triple Lock policy with a Double Lock policy involving just Irish institutions when deciding where and when Irish troops are deployed in peacekeeping duties, a leading Irish ...
Penn State, UCF set for Ireland season opener
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The idea started with a phone call. With the aftermath Penn State's sex abuse scandal erasing his team postseason prospects until at least 2016, then-Nittany Lions' head coach Bill O'Brien picked up the phone and called an old friend ...
