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Irish Dance Darlings Go to Digital Dark Side

John Lee | Posted 01.23.2012 | Culture

Read More: Culture Ireland, Digital Media, Riverdance, Irish Dancing, Viral Videos, Hand-Dancing, Youtube, Irish, Viral, Video, Culture News

Irish Step Dancers/Hand Dancers Suzanne Cleary and Peter Harding are back and they are BAD in a new video going viral. The ex-Riverdance duo was la...

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Silent Night, Deductible Night

Charlie Carillo | Posted 12.23.2011 | New York

Read More: Charity, Minimum Wage, Christmas Carols, Mother, Christmas, Father, Italian, Silent Night, Irish, Douglaston, New York News

It was Christmas Eve, and to mark the anniversary of this sacred night before our savior's birth I was upstairs with my father, helping him do a touch...

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Rock the Vote for Irish EU Logo

John Lee | Posted 12.20.2011 | World

Read More: Logo, European Union, Ireland, Irish, Eu, Irish Design, Graphic Design, Video, World News

Logos were digital before there was digital--quick hits, with immediate impact and lots of message delivered in a tight, clean package. A powerful v...

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Men of the USS Monitor: County Galway, Ireland is Home to Another American Hero

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 12.13.2011 | Culture

Read More: Dna, History, Military, Civil War Sesquicentennial, Civil War, Galway, Forensics, Ireland, Genetics, Genealogy, Navy, Irish, USS Monitor, Culture News

Thomas Joice (who sometimes went by Joyce) was one of the 16 men who went down with the USS Monitor on Dec. 31, 1862. Some years ago, I researched him for a documentary and have continued to look into his past from time to time.

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Enchanted Ireland (PHOTOS)

Jim Fiedler | Posted 12.31.2011 | Travel

Read More: Photography, Slideadbigshot, Ireland, European Union, Travel, Irish, Castles, Emerald-Isle, Exposure, Travel News

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The Irish Presidential Race Becomes a Gripping Soap Opera

Niall O'Dowd | Posted 12.19.2011 | World

Read More: Polls, Soap Opera, Presidency, Martin McGuinness, Ira, Irish, Irish Politics, World News

The strangest Irish presidential election ever just got a whole Twilight Zone twist when the husband of Dana, alias Rosemary Scallon, a former gospel singer once based in America, claimed she had been the target of an assassination attempt.

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Know Nothings and Immigrants: Some Things Never Change

James Peron | Posted 12.05.2011 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Nativism, Immigrants, Immigration, Irish, Bigotry, Xenophobia, Politics News

The complaints that were made about Irish immigrants are pretty similar to those we hear today about Mexican immigrants. The xenophobes insisted the Irish were lazy, prone to crime, drank too much, and were stealing jobs from good white Americans.

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Seeds of a Trans-Atlantic Reunion

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 12.03.2011 | Culture

Read More: Google, Census, Newspapers, Quebec, Obituaries, Family Tree, Ireland, Genealogy, United States, Irish, Family History, Canada, Barack Obama, Ellis Island, Culture News

As a genealogist, I'm on the receiving end of lots of inquiries from journalists. Usually they're wondering about the roots of this or that famous pe...

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Can Ethnic Pride Translate into Hatred?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 11.01.2011 | Latino Voices

Read More: Latinos, Latino, Ethnicity, Hispanic, St. Patrick?S Day, Hispanics, Prejudice, Race, Racial Warfare, German, Appalachia, Education, Racism, Ethnic Pride, Discrimination, Tribalism, Irish, Racial Bigotry, Bigotry, Advocacy, Latino Voices News

Does being an activist for your own race mean discriminating against others?

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A Tragedy, A Miracle And A Brawl...Welcome to Ireland

Tom Rhodes | Posted 10.19.2011 | Travel

Read More: UK Travel, Miracles, Ireland. Ireland Travel, Irish, Travel Blogs, Tom Rhodes, Comedy, Drinking, Travel News

It was worth busting up my hand to get those five minutes of material, which I called, "Chicken worth fighting for."

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A Non-Feminist Role Model

Trish Kinney | Posted 10.17.2011 | Women

Read More: Gloria Steinem, Iowa Upbringing, Dutch, Cancer, Stay at Home Dads, Non-Feminism, Feminism, Family Role Models, Irish, Women News

We are the last generation to be raised primarily by the traditional family model. And I, for one, am grateful and proud to be a member of that generation.

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Send Your Orphan Heirlooms Home

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 10.09.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Photos, History, Inheritance, Detective, Genealogy, Immigrants, Irish, Family History, Stuff, Heirloom, Diary, Entertainment News

About a decade ago, I accidentally launched into a sub-hobby of genealogy - one I refer to as orphan heirloom rescues. The idea is to return items to descendants of their original owners.

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In Her Last Hour of Life, My Grandmother Told Her Story

Brienne Walsh | Posted 10.01.2011 | Women

Read More: Saying Goodbye, The Bronx, Grandmothers, True Love, Death, Mourning, Irish, Granddaughters, Dying, Grieving Loss, Death Penalty, Dying With Dignity, Grieving, My-Story, Women News

My sister and I sat with my grandmother while she lay dying a few months ago. Against her pale skin, freckled and dotted with beauty marks, I laid my arm.

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Hangover Cures From Around The World

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 09.05.2011 | College

The best remedy for treating a hangover is to detox with lots of water and replenish on vitamins with clean (unprocessed) foods but every culture has its cure.

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Irish Animation -- A Bright Spot Amid Gloom

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 08.12.2011 | Media

Read More: Digital Media, Cartoons, Global, Fairytales, Irish Economy, Storytelling, Media, Irish, Technology, Animation, Broadcast TV, Media News

By Maura Kelly The headlines about the Irish economy may be all doom and gloom but there is a magical side to it if you look at its exports. Namely, ...

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Irish American Barack Obama Heartily Welcomed Home

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 07.30.2011 | Politics

Read More: Dublin, Yes We Can, Tourism, Enda Kenny, Moneygall, Ireland, Genealogy, Irish, Family History, Barack Obama, Politics News

Ireland recently extended the warmest of welcomes to President Obama whose ancestor departed 161 years ago.

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Tracing Barack Obama's Roots to Moneygall

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 07.09.2011 | Politics

Read More: Census, Indiana, Ohio, Moneygall, President Obama, Ireland, Immigration, Genealogy, Tombstone, Irish, Family History, Barack Obama, Politics News

Several years ago, when I traced Barack Obama's roots to Moneygall in County Offaly, Ireland, I never imagined that he would visit his ancestral hometown as President, but on May 23rd, that's exactly what he's going to do.

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Rent a Friend: A Tweet From Kilkenny, Ireland

Jane Minogue | Posted 06.02.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Friendship, Central Statistics Office, Welfare, Irish Film, Friends, Unemployment, RTE.Ie, Kilkenny, Quarterly National Household Survey, Twitter, Ireland, Irish, Minogue, Fas, Entertainment News

Dave Minogue has been out of work for two years. Jobs are scarce in Kilkenny -- and the rest of Ireland. The Central Statistics Office reports that Ir...

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Moneygall, Ireland Welcomes President Obama Home

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 06.01.2011 | Politics

Read More: Video, Ancestors, Moneygall, President Obama, Ireland, Obama, Genealogy, Irish, Music, Family History, Barack Obama, Politics News

On St. Patrick's Day, Barack Obama announced his intention to visit Moneygall, his ancestral hometown, during an upcoming trip to Ireland. It's believ...

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Century-Old Irish Films Go From Time Capsule to YouTube (VIDEO)

John Lee | Posted 05.29.2011 | Media

Read More: Dublin, Digital Media, Video, Belfast, Ireland, Youtube, Preservation, Film, Irish, Media News

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Sneak Peek: Obama to Visit His Irish Ancestral Hometown of Moneygall

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Read More: Video, Ancestors, Heritage, Enda Kenny, Ancestry, Moneygall, Smolenyak, Genealogy, Ireland, Music, Barack Obama, Irish, Travel News

It was just last week on St. Patrick's Day while hosting Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny at the White House that President Obama announced his u...

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St. Patrick's Day History: What You Need To Know

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

Read More: Catholic Church, Irish History, History of St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day Date, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day History, Shamrock, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day Story, Ireland, St. Patrick's Day 2011, Church of Ireland, When Is St. Patrick's Day, Irish, Religion News

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated each year on March 17th. This day marks the accepted date in 493 CE of St. Patrick's death. As St. Patrick is the f...

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St. Patrick's Day Parades, Black Church Share History Of Being Anti-Gay

Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

Read More: Boston, St. Patrick's Day, Black Church, Catholic, Black Christians, Catholic Church, Gay Rights, St. Patrick's Day Parade, Irish, Gays, Irish Catholics, African Americans, Lgbt, Homosexuality, Religion News

St. Patrick's Day has rolled around again, and like previous March 17 celebrations nationwide, its LGBTQ communities are not invited.

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Happy St. Patrick's Day From The Green Isle

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Dublin, Ireland, Leprechaun, Irish, St. Patrick's Day Parade @Y:World, St. Patrick's Day, Shamrock, World News

DUBLIN -- About half a million people have packed central Dublin for a St. Patrick's Day parade that points out Ireland's current gloomy mood – and ...

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No Green Beer: Keeping St.ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Patrick's Day Holy

Michele Somerville | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

Read More: St. Patrick's Day Parade, Octagon, Irish Catholics, St. Patrick's Day, Blarneypalooza, Christianity, Irish History, Irish Americans, St. Patty's Day, St. Patrick, Irish, Religion News

My memories of St. Patrick's Day in New York do not revolve whoozily around Guinness and Jameson, although both have been on hand.

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