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Ireland's public sector strike: What’s open and what’s closed today https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irelands-public-sector-strike-whats-open https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irelands-public-sector-strike-whats-open Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:09:11 -0400 News Waterford family killed in Tuesday's arson attack previously had car vandalized https://www.irishcentral.com/news/waterford-fire-philip-english https://www.irishcentral.com/news/waterford-fire-philip-english Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:29:45 -0400 News String of AI posts featuring late Glen Hansard cause outrage https://www.irishcentral.com/news/glen-hansard-ai https://www.irishcentral.com/news/glen-hansard-ai Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:09:00 -0400 News WATCH: Mark Zuckerberg goes viral after sipping a pint of Guinness https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/craic/mark-zuckerberg-guinness-reaction https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/craic/mark-zuckerberg-guinness-reaction Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:26:45 -0400 Craic Celebrate Halloween with these spine-tingling events at Ireland's heritage sites https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/things-to-do-in-ireland/ireland-opw-heritage-sites-halloween https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/things-to-do-in-ireland/ireland-opw-heritage-sites-halloween Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:13:19 -0400 Things to do in Ireland Part 1: Skellig Michael: Puffins, Prayers, and Divine Osmosis https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/skellig-michael-puffins-prayers-divine-osmosis https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/skellig-michael-puffins-prayers-divine-osmosis Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:46:16 -0400 Other Writers Edward Bruce, the last High King of Ireland, was killed at Faughart on this day in 1318 https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/edward-bruce-high-king-ireland https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/edward-bruce-high-king-ireland Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:26:00 -0400 History Eamon de Valera was born in New York 144 years ago today, as a boy named George https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/eamon-de-valera-birth https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/eamon-de-valera-birth Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:42:00 -0400 Other Writers Irish bog bodies suggest the Celts killed their kings when the harvests failed https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/ancient-celts-human-sacrifice https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/ancient-celts-human-sacrifice Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History The Irish soldiers who deserted the US Army and died under a green flag in Mexico https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/st-patricks-battalion-mexico https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/st-patricks-battalion-mexico Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History The Connolly surname runs from the kings of Tara to a Glasgow comedy stage https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/connolly-irish-surname-history https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/connolly-irish-surname-history Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400 Genealogy Waterford murder investigation launched after four people killed in arson attack on house https://www.irishcentral.com/news/waterford-fire https://www.irishcentral.com/news/waterford-fire Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:21:04 -0400 News Longtime leader of Irish Arts Center in NYC to step down next year https://www.irishcentral.com/news/aidan-connolly-irish-arts-center https://www.irishcentral.com/news/aidan-connolly-irish-arts-center Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:37:19 -0400 News Dublin ranked Ireland’s friendliest city, and fifth in Europe https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/dublin-ranked-friendliest-city https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/dublin-ranked-friendliest-city Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:26:28 -0400 Travel Irish start-up numbers reach record high in first nine months of 2026 https://www.irishcentral.com/business/startups/record-start-ups https://www.irishcentral.com/business/startups/record-start-ups Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:24:27 -0400 Startups Bram Stoker's own family history was darker than anything in "Dracula" https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/bram-stokers-family-history https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/bram-stokers-family-history Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:18:00 -0400 Genealogy Gemma Allen: “No matter how much you love New York, it’s never going to love you back the same” https://www.irishcentral.com/business/gemma-allen-new-york https://www.irishcentral.com/business/gemma-allen-new-york Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:01:35 -0400 Business Clare family appeals for help finding Jordan McGrath, missing in New York since August https://www.irishcentral.com/news/jordan-mcgrath-new-york https://www.irishcentral.com/news/jordan-mcgrath-new-york Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:12:17 -0400 News Viral video captures chaotic moment seawater bursts through door on Aran Islands ferry https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/craic/soaked-passengers-door-aran-islands-ferry https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/craic/soaked-passengers-door-aran-islands-ferry Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:21:18 -0400 Craic A Kerry monk may have reached America 1,000 years before Columbus set sail https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/saint-brendan-christopher-columbus https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/saint-brendan-christopher-columbus Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Other Writers Win a year of Irish breakfasts as Bewley's puts the full Irish pantry up for grabs https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/irish-breakfasts-bewleys https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/irish-breakfasts-bewleys Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:21:00 -0400 Food & Drink Ireland's airports keep green flag flying https://www.irishcentral.com/business/airport-green-flag https://www.irishcentral.com/business/airport-green-flag Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:43:52 -0400 Business A Galway man sailed with Columbus in 1492 and Irish history almost forgot him https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/irishman-sailed-america-christopher-columbus https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/irishman-sailed-america-christopher-columbus Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:02:00 -0400 History Halloween belongs to the Pooka, the shape shifting trickster of Irish folklore https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/irish-legend-pooka https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/irish-legend-pooka Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History Brendan Bowyer was born 88 years ago today and the Beatles once opened for him https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/brendan-bowyer https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/brendan-bowyer Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History Columbus Day is here again and the 3 million dead are still left out of the story https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/columbus-mass-killer-slave-trade https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/columbus-mass-killer-slave-trade Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 History On this day in 1975 Oliver Plunkett became Ireland’s first new saint in 700 years https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/saint-oliver-plunkett https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/saint-oliver-plunkett Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History The Irish language was banned and fined out of public life but never died https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/history-irish-language-gaelic https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/history-irish-language-gaelic Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:29:00 -0400 Culture How a Sligo monk founded Celtic FC to feed Glasgow’s starving Irish families https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/celtic-soccer-scotland-irish https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/celtic-soccer-scotland-irish Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:03:00 -0400 History Inside Michael Flatley’s family life as beloved wife Niamh is laid to rest https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/inside-michael-flatleys-family-life https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/inside-michael-flatleys-family-life Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:37:23 -0400 Entertainment The Irish American artist who crafted Ogham gifts for Micheál Martin and Zohran Mamdani https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/ogham-zohran-mamdani-micheal-martin https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/ogham-zohran-mamdani-micheal-martin Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:08:51 -0400 Culture Ireland's most expensive residential properties https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-most-expensive-residential-properties https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-most-expensive-residential-properties Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:38:57 -0400 News Irish theater review: "The Hairy Ape" at the Irish Rep in NYC https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/the-hairy-ape-irish-rep https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/the-hairy-ape-irish-rep Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:35:02 -0400 Other Writers Six Irish walks worth planning a day around, from Mayo cliffs to Antrim bridges https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/things-to-do-in-ireland/irish-walks-day https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/things-to-do-in-ireland/irish-walks-day Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:32:06 -0400 Things to do in Ireland Ireland's druids were judges and doctors long before they were wizards https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/history-irelands-ancient-druids https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/history-irelands-ancient-druids Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History Cromwell reached Wexford in October 1649 and the town already knew what was coming https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/cromwell-sack-wexford-1649 https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/cromwell-sack-wexford-1649 Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History St. Patrick was a teenage slave on an Antrim hillside long before he was a saint https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/st-patricks-life-kidnapping-catholicism https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/st-patricks-life-kidnapping-catholicism Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History Drumcree parade cannot proceed on Garvaghy Road, protesters told to stand down https://www.irishcentral.com/news/drumcree-parade-garvaghy-road https://www.irishcentral.com/news/drumcree-parade-garvaghy-road Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:54 -0400 News Bord Bia's Irish fish pie is the one-dish dinner built for dark October evenings https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/irish-fish-pie-recipe https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/irish-fish-pie-recipe Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Food & Drink The Black and Tans were not emptied out of British jails and many were Irish born https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/history-black-tans-ireland https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/history-black-tans-ireland Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History Ireland's Foreign Affairs minister says US public execution "should not be going ahead" https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-execution-nidal-hasan https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-execution-nidal-hasan Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:27:47 -0400 News Staggering cost of Garda security operation for Trump's Irish visit revealed https://www.irishcentral.com/news/cost-garda-security-trump-irish-visit https://www.irishcentral.com/news/cost-garda-security-trump-irish-visit Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:49:57 -0400 News Two Irish castles named among best in Europe https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/best-of-ireland/two-irish-castles-named-among-best-in-europe https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/best-of-ireland/two-irish-castles-named-among-best-in-europe Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:27:26 -0400 Top Destinations What does it mean to be Irish in America right now? https://www.irishcentral.com/news/community/irish-america-survey https://www.irishcentral.com/news/community/irish-america-survey Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:09:00 -0400 Community Michael Collins went to Downing Street in 1921 and came back branded a traitor https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/anglo-irish-negotiations https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/anglo-irish-negotiations Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History Bord Bia's fish stew turns Irish whiting, mussels and prawns into a 45 minute dinner https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/irish-fish-stew-recipe https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/irish-fish-stew-recipe Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Food & Drink WATCH: Kathleen Lynn fought in the Easter Rising and then saved Dublin's dying children https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/kathleen-lynn-rebel-doctor https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/kathleen-lynn-rebel-doctor Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History Howard Hughes told Jane Russell to give back the Derry baby and she said no https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/jane-russell-adopt-irish-baby https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/jane-russell-adopt-irish-baby Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History WATCH: Steve Coogan's Irish Alan singing rebel songs on the BBC still has viewers in stitches https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/steve-coogan-irish-farmer-rebel-tunes-bbc-hilarious https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/steve-coogan-irish-farmer-rebel-tunes-bbc-hilarious Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Entertainment Escape to these luxury beachside thatched cottages in County Meath https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/best-of-ireland/cottages-ireland-meath https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/best-of-ireland/cottages-ireland-meath Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:46:00 -0400 Top Destinations