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      <title>No home, no wedding: Housing crisis blamed for collapse in Ireland's marriage rates</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:17:05 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Ken Murray]]>
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        <![CDATA[The housing crisis has caused the marriage rate to fall to its lowest recorded level outside the pandemic years, a leading bishop has claimed.]]>
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      <title>Only 29% of Irish adults would accept a free trip to the USA for the World Cup</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:49:32 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[New iReach survey finds Ireland far more willing to visit Canada or Mexico than the United States for football's biggest tournament, while concerns over politics and past controversies continue to impact perceptions of the event. ]]>
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      <title>New online research archive site launched ahead of TG4's 30 year milestone</title>
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        <![CDATA[Cartlann TG4 is a new online service to improve access to the station’s digital archive.]]>
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      <title>Why this teacher advises parents against choosing lovely Irish name for their child</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:43:41 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Miriam Burke]]>
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        <![CDATA[Choosing an Irish name, or indeed any name, for your child is one of the hardest jobs when you’re expecting a baby. It gets harder when you come across this sort of advice.]]>
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      <title>Aran Woollen Mills keeps Irish craft alive with a modern edge</title>
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        <![CDATA[In Partnership With:]]>
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        <![CDATA[From hand-finished stitches to energy-efficient production, they are blending heritage, innovation, and the people who make every garment possible.]]>
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      <title>AI is reshaping Irish jobs market, boosting demand for human skills</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:36:57 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Cormac Cahill]]>
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        <![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the Irish jobs market, with employers increasingly prioritizing human skills such as judgment, creativity, and leadership alongside technical AI capabilities, according to PwC’s 2026 AI Jobs Barometer.]]>
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      <title>First major Bloomsday with Flann O’Brien, Patrick Kavanagh was a wild, drunk time</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Frances Mulraney]]>
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        <![CDATA[Watch famous Dublin writers revel in their own, slightly disastrous, Bloomsday tour, 1954. The first Bloomsday of renown.]]>
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      <title>The tale of the Irishman who inspired the fictional hero Zorro</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>
        <![CDATA[Frances Mulraney]]>
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        <![CDATA[Irish man William Lamport was an inspiration for the Mexican independence movement in the 19th century.]]>
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      <title>Irish cider-braised sausages with a tangy pickled twist</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[A modern spin on a classic comfort dish, perfect for autumn suppers.]]>
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      <title>Gone to America - a haunting abandoned house in Donegal reveals its story</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Mary O'Sullivan Hopkins]]>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Contributor Mary O'Sullivan Hopkins explores a dilapidated house once home to a farming family forced to leave for the US in search of a better life.]]>
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      <title>Cool, calm and Celtic: why Ireland makes the perfect coolcation</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:13:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[With its mild climate, evergreen landscapes, walkable towns, and rich culture, Ireland is emerging as a top coolcation destination.]]>
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      <title>Summer of strikes: Every European walkout that could wreck your holiday flights this summer</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 07:25:35 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[John Murphy]]>
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        <![CDATA[Several countries are seeing rolling walkouts by air traffic controllers, ground staff and rail workers.]]>
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      <title>Sport and Irish-American identity in the early Twentieth Century</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:43:33 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Jillian Prunty]]>
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        <![CDATA[Collections in the AIHS archive show how sport played a significant role in connecting Irish immigrants and their descendants across the diaspora.]]>
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      <title>Irish Theater Review: My Fair Lady In Concert at the Irish Rep Gala</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:32:52 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Walter Murphy]]>
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        <![CDATA[It was great craic at The Town Hall venue in NYC for the Irish Rep's Annual Gala.]]>
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      <category>Other Writers</category>
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      <title>This unique Irish name was given to less than three baby boys last year</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:39:02 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Claire Ruby Young]]>
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        <![CDATA[This name with roots in Irish mythology is destined to grow in favour amongst parents in Ireland.]]>
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      <title>Find Your Wild in Waterford </title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[In Partnership With:]]>
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        <![CDATA[There’s a place where the sea crashes a little louder, the air feels a little fresher, and every path leads to something unexpected. Are you ready to Find Your Wild?]]>
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      <title>This Irish brown bread ice cream recipe is unexpectedly good</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[Irish brown bread ice cream - a taste synonymous with Irish food married perfectly with summer fare. What a treat!]]>
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      <title>Ways you know you grew up in the Irish countryside</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Mark Farrelly]]>
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        <![CDATA[Signs that you've had a good rural rearing in the auld Emerald Isle.]]>
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      <title>W.B. Yeats’ "Lake Isle of Innisfree" reveals an unexpected American thread</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Maura Logue]]>
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        <![CDATA[W. B. Yeats’ beloved poem is steeped in Irish nationalism, but its roots reach across the Atlantic to ideas of self-reliance, freedom, and cultural identity.]]>
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      <title>Irish country green spring soup recipe</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[Get your healthy hearty eating on with “The Best of Irish County Cooking.”]]>
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      <title>Controversial Ireland-Israel match to be moved from Dublin to 'overseas neutral venue'</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:16:07 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Kerry O'Shea ]]>
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        <![CDATA[The Ireland - Israel match scheduled for October 4 will be moved out of Dublin and played behind closed doors, the FAI has confirmed.]]>
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      <title>Another round? "House of Guinness" reportedly renewed by Netflix</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:17:49 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[A second season of "House of Guinness" could be on tap at Netflix, according to reports.]]>
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      <title>Ireland named best country in the world for business success, report finds</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:11:13 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[ Ireland has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the world at 4.6% and one of the highest annual GDP growth rates at 2.6%, making it a strong contender for business expansion.  ]]>
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      <title>Ireland’s strangest place names explained</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:29:40 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Deirdre Powell]]>
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        <![CDATA[From Inch beach in Co Kerry, to a Co Kildare village called Prosperous, these unusual Irish place names hide centuries of history and meaning.]]>
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      <title>New findings reveal Taylor Swift’s Irish family love story?</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[The Irish Family History Centre at EPIC took a new look at superstar Taylor Swift's ancestry when she was in Dublin in 2024, and traced her great-great-great-grandparents from Derry to Philadelphia, where an Atlantic crossing helped shape the Swift family line.
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      <title>Tis the (strawberry) season! Tasty summer recipes to try from Bord Bia</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[It's strawberry season in Ireland! Try out these quick and tasty strawberry recipes this summer from Bord Bia.]]>
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      <title>There’s no place in the world like Dublin on Bloomsday</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Sheila Langan]]>
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        <![CDATA[Every year on June 16, Dublin City is one big party for Bloomsday, the day celebrating James Joyce's "Ulysses." Here's a look at all the events typically hosted across Ireland's capital city.]]>
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        <![CDATA[The Government has announced a further €40m in funding for collaborative research and innovation projects through the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF), with a new funding call set to open on October 1.]]>
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        <![CDATA[Shane O'Brien]]>
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        <![CDATA[Pauline Murphy]]>
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        <![CDATA[Showing the Lone Star State's wild west skills, the Tex Austin Rodeo took residence at Dublin's Croke Park nearly a century ago.]]>
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        <![CDATA[A fantastic summer recipe that's perfect for sipping on lazy afternoons]]>
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      <title>Police deploy water canons as riots continue overnight in Belfast</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:55:01 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Chloe O'Keeffe]]>
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      <title>Aisling Bea set to star alongside Kate Hudson in new "Sleepless in Seattle" rom-com</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:40:27 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Sandra Mallon]]>
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      <title>Fontaines D.C. pay tribute following death of "sixth member"</title>
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        <![CDATA[Chloe O'Keeffe]]>
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        <![CDATA[Louise Porter]]>
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        <![CDATA[Traditional Irish picnic foods and delightful recipes to make summer picnics in Ireland truly special.]]>
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        <![CDATA[The 2026 FIFA World Cup is finally here as it all kicks off on Thursday night with Mexico taking on South Africa from the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.]]>
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