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Irish takeaway 'spice bag' goes global https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/spice-bag-searches https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/spice-bag-searches Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:31:03 -0400 Food & Drink This vintage former nickname is on the rise amongst parents in Ireland https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/nickname-ireland https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/nickname-ireland Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:45:29 -0400 Roots My Irish Cousin: The Irish car rental that really means all-inclusive https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/my-irish-cousin-car-rental-all-inclusive https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/my-irish-cousin-car-rental-all-inclusive Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:50:00 -0400 Travel Exploring James Joyce's addresses in his hometown of Dublin https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/james-joyce-hometown https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/james-joyce-hometown Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:29:00 -0400 Culture How Jack B Yeats' “Liffey Swim” won an Olympic medal in 1924 https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/jack-b-yeats-liffey-swim-olympic-medal-1924 https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/jack-b-yeats-liffey-swim-olympic-medal-1924 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:14:00 -0400 Culture Sea-salt caramel squares recipe https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/sea-salt-caramel-squares-recipe https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/sea-salt-caramel-squares-recipe Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:09:00 -0400 Food & Drink Following in James Joyce's footsteps in Northern Italy https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/cahirodoherty/james-joyce-northern-italy https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/cahirodoherty/james-joyce-northern-italy Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:44:00 -0400 Cahir O'Doherty "Buried silently and sadly" - The Irish Famine dead of 1847 https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/buried-irish-famine-dead-1847 https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/buried-irish-famine-dead-1847 History W.B. Yeats’ "Lake Isle of Innisfree" reveals an unexpected American thread https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/wb-yeats-lake-isle-innisfree https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/wb-yeats-lake-isle-innisfree Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:01:13 -0400 Culture National Archives takes Census 1926 on tour across Ireland https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/national-archives-census-1926 https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/national-archives-census-1926 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:50:24 -0400 Genealogy Dunguaire Castle closure enters fourth year as campaigners demand action https://www.irishcentral.com/news/dunguaire-castle-closure https://www.irishcentral.com/news/dunguaire-castle-closure Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:25:07 -0400 News Trinity College Dublin adds a literary new draw for summer 2026 https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/trinity-college-dublin-literary https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/trinity-college-dublin-literary Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:14:29 -0400 Travel Applications open for the 2026 Ireland Against Racism Fund https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-against-racism-fund-2026 https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-against-racism-fund-2026 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:05:44 -0400 News Ireland’s most popular heritage sites revealed https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/best-of-ireland/ireland-most-popular-heritage-sites https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/best-of-ireland/ireland-most-popular-heritage-sites Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:06:00 -0400 Top Destinations Galway ranked 6th most expensive European city for rent https://www.irishcentral.com/news/galway-rent-6th https://www.irishcentral.com/news/galway-rent-6th Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:11:45 -0400 News IrishCentral Book Club's ultimate Irish reading list https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/irish-reading-list https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/irish-reading-list Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:03:00 -0400 Culture John Lennon was getting ready to retire to Co Mayo before his tragic death https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/john-lennon-irish-island https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/john-lennon-irish-island Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:50:00 -0400 History Lord Haw Haw: Hitler's infamous Irishman hanged for treason https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/lord-haw-haw-william-joyce https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/lord-haw-haw-william-joyce Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:53:00 -0400 History William Butler Yeats and the women who shaped his poetry https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/william-butler-yeats-muses https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/william-butler-yeats-muses Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History Celebrating the genius of James Joyce on Bloomsday https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/james-joyce-bloomsday https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/james-joyce-bloomsday Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Culture Luciano Pavarotti's Irish beef recipe https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/luciano-pavarottis-irish-beef-recipe https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/luciano-pavarottis-irish-beef-recipe Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:53:00 -0400 Food & Drink Canadian Prime Minister set to arrive at two Irish locations in official visit https://www.irishcentral.com/news/canadian-mark-carney-official-visit https://www.irishcentral.com/news/canadian-mark-carney-official-visit Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:26:55 -0400 News "Violent criminal" found dead in police custody was chief suspect in recent knife attack https://www.irishcentral.com/news/attack-lee-mcdonnell-police https://www.irishcentral.com/news/attack-lee-mcdonnell-police Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:10:29 -0400 News Great Big All-Ireland Hedgehog Count: How you can help a declining species https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irelands-hedgehog-count https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irelands-hedgehog-count Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:06:00 -0400 News New York exhibit celebrates the Irish roots of Princess Grace Kelly https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/new-york-exhibit-princess-grace-kelly https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/new-york-exhibit-princess-grace-kelly Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:47:32 -0400 History Ireland’s summer arts festivals promise spectacle across the island https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/irelands-summer-arts-festivals-2026 https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/irelands-summer-arts-festivals-2026 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:24:00 -0400 Culture Something for everyone at the Belfast Learning Festival https://www.irishcentral.com/events/belfast-learning-festival https://www.irishcentral.com/events/belfast-learning-festival Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:36:04 -0400 Events Was the real King Arthur Irish? https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/king-arthur-irish https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/king-arthur-irish Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:06:00 -0400 Other Writers Five books for researching your Irish family history https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/books-researching-irish-family-history https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/books-researching-irish-family-history Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:17:00 -0400 Genealogy What is Bloomsday? Why does James Joyce's "Ulysses" matter so much? https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/bloomsday-james-joyce-ulysses https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/bloomsday-james-joyce-ulysses Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:22:00 -0400 Other Writers Yeats’s Nobel Prize win marked a turning point in Irish literature https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/william-butler-yeats-nobel-prize https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/william-butler-yeats-nobel-prize Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History A lifelong love of photography leads to Dublin’s striking architecture https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/photography-dublin-architecture https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/photography-dublin-architecture Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:22:00 -0400 Other Writers How to get your tickets for Katie Taylor’s historic Croke Park fight early https://www.irishcentral.com/sports/katie-taylor-croke-park-tickets https://www.irishcentral.com/sports/katie-taylor-croke-park-tickets Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:00:49 -0400 Sports Seamus O’Brien: An overlooked Irish Literary Revivalist? https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/seamus-obrien-irish-literary-revivalist https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/seamus-obrien-irish-literary-revivalist Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:44:41 -0400 History Happy Birthday, Liam Neeson! A look at the Irish actor's best roles https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/liam-neeson-birthday https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/liam-neeson-birthday Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Entertainment The head worn once before - A curious tale of a wise Cork child https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/the-head-worn-once-before https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/the-head-worn-once-before Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:37 -0400 Other Writers Aran Woollen Mills keeps Irish craft alive with a modern edge https://www.irishcentral.com/irish-shopping/aran-woollen-mills-irish-craft-modern https://www.irishcentral.com/irish-shopping/aran-woollen-mills-irish-craft-modern Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:42:00 -0400 Best of Ireland Shopping Maureen O'Hara's two heroes - one will surprise you https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/maureen-ohara-heroes https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/maureen-ohara-heroes Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Entertainment Tracing your Irish ancestry - The O'Brien Clan https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/irish-ancestry-obrien-clan https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/irish-ancestry-obrien-clan Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Roots How the most Irish town in America was built on seaweed https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/scituate-irish-moss-history https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/scituate-irish-moss-history Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History WATCH: Ellis Island - The gateway that welcomed 3.5 million Irish to America https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/niallodowd/ellis-island-footage https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/niallodowd/ellis-island-footage Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Niall O'Dowd This slow cooker Irish stew recipe is perfect for family dinners https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/irish-stew-recipe https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/irish-stew-recipe Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Food & Drink US Presidential Tourism Envoy says social media vetting of tourists has "never been implemented" https://www.irishcentral.com/news/social-media-tourists https://www.irishcentral.com/news/social-media-tourists Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:13:47 -0400 News Tuam excavation: Additional eight sets of infant remains recovered https://www.irishcentral.com/news/tuam-excavation-remains https://www.irishcentral.com/news/tuam-excavation-remains Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:05:14 -0400 News "The perfect way to end my career" - Katie Taylor confirms final fight will be in Croke Park https://www.irishcentral.com/news/croke-park-katie-taylor https://www.irishcentral.com/news/croke-park-katie-taylor Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:40:21 -0400 News First look at Cillian Murphy on set of "A Quiet Place Part III" https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/cillian-murphy-a-quiet-place-part-iii https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/cillian-murphy-a-quiet-place-part-iii Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:26:42 -0400 Entertainment Find Your Wild in Waterford  https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/things-to-do-in-ireland/find-your-wild-waterford https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/things-to-do-in-ireland/find-your-wild-waterford Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Things to do in Ireland Irish icon Oscar Wilde’s must-read books https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/oscar-wilde-books https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/oscar-wilde-books Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Culture Irish author James Joyce’s final chapter in Switzerland https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/james-joyce-death https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/james-joyce-death Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History WATCH: Guide for what to see and do in Annascaul, Co Kerry https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/annascaul-kerry-guide https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/annascaul-kerry-guide Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Travel