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New York’s Mayor Mamdani has his say on a United Ireland https://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/mamdani-united-ireland https://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/mamdani-united-ireland Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:38:56 -0400 Politics Nikita Hand "takes power back" as she launches book with Rosie https://www.irishcentral.com/news/nikita-hand-new-book-rosie https://www.irishcentral.com/news/nikita-hand-new-book-rosie Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:27:36 -0400 News Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival named the best in Europe https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/galway-international-oyster-seafood-festival-europe https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/galway-international-oyster-seafood-festival-europe Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:11:55 -0400 Food & Drink Love letters to Ireland: The gift of my mother https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/love-letter-to-ireland-katherine-simmons https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/love-letter-to-ireland-katherine-simmons Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:52:00 -0400 Other Writers Heritage Village in Laois offers Ireland's new model for later living https://www.irishcentral.com/news/community/heritage-village-ireland-later-living https://www.irishcentral.com/news/community/heritage-village-ireland-later-living Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:43:00 -0400 Community Why Eavan Boland's emigration poem still speaks to the Irish abroad https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/niallodowd/emigrant-irish-eavan-boland https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/niallodowd/emigrant-irish-eavan-boland Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:16:00 -0400 Niall O'Dowd DNA mapping reveals how closely Ireland and Scotland are truly related https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/genetic-mapping-ancestry-ireland-scotland https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/genetic-mapping-ancestry-ireland-scotland Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:41:00 -0400 Genealogy Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles both descend from High King Brian Boru https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/queen-elizabeth-brian-boru https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/queen-elizabeth-brian-boru Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:46:00 -0400 Genealogy Meet the Byrne clan, Ireland's seventh most common name with a king in its past https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/irish-ancestry-byrne-clan https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/irish-ancestry-byrne-clan Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:40:00 -0400 Genealogy Irish soda farls are the easy four ingredient fix for a cosy autumn breakfast https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/homemade-irish-soda-farls-recipe https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/homemade-irish-soda-farls-recipe Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Food & Drink How the McCabes went from Scottish mercenaries to one of Cavan's biggest names https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/irish-ancestry-mccabe-clan https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/irish-ancestry-mccabe-clan Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:41:00 -0400 Genealogy "Unacceptable" - Taoiseach says Israel FA's remarks about Irish football manager should be withdrawn https://www.irishcentral.com/news/taoiseach-israel-football https://www.irishcentral.com/news/taoiseach-israel-football Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:31:12 -0400 News Nearly 70% of young adults considering leaving Ireland for a better quality of life, new poll finds https://www.irishcentral.com/news/young-adults-considering-leaving-ireland-quality-of-life https://www.irishcentral.com/news/young-adults-considering-leaving-ireland-quality-of-life Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:03:15 -0400 News Will Irish unity chat make another surprise appearance this week in New York? https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-unity-taoiseach-new-york https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-unity-taoiseach-new-york Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:46:51 -0400 News Behind the name: Claire, the once popular name on the verge of extinction https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/behind-the-name-claire https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/behind-the-name-claire Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:13:00 -0400 Roots Glen Hansard's final project before his death revealed https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/glen-hansard-final-project https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/glen-hansard-final-project Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:25:48 -0400 Entertainment From Paris with Love: Why Lisdoonvarna still has the magic https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/paris-lisdoonvarna-magic https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/paris-lisdoonvarna-magic Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:45:39 -0400 Other Writers Bruce Springsteen and his proud County Kildare heritage https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/bruce-springsteen-irish https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/bruce-springsteen-irish Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Genealogy North Brother Island's most famous resident was an Irish cook named Mary Mallon https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/typhoid-mary-north-brother-island https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/typhoid-mary-north-brother-island Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0400 History Simple and hearty Irish beef, bacon and bean soup warms the soul on cold winter days https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/irish-beef-bacon-bean-soup-recipe https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/irish-beef-bacon-bean-soup-recipe Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0400 Food & Drink The Irish cook who became America's most dangerous woman https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/typhoid-mary https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/typhoid-mary Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0400 History Discover your Walsh family roots in Ireland's fourth most common name https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/tracing-irish-ancestry-walsh-clan https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/tracing-irish-ancestry-walsh-clan Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:11:00 -0400 Genealogy Nearly 200 Irish athletes urge Ireland's national team to refuse to play Israel fixtures https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-israel-open-letter https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-israel-open-letter Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:02:00 -0400 News 5,000-year-old Irish tomb site Loughcrew defaced with graffiti and blunt force https://www.irishcentral.com/news/loughcrew-graffiti https://www.irishcentral.com/news/loughcrew-graffiti Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:52:36 -0400 News Teenagers in Ireland set to receive €100 voucher in Budget 2027 https://www.irishcentral.com/news/teenagers-100-voucher-budget-2027 https://www.irishcentral.com/news/teenagers-100-voucher-budget-2027 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:34:00 -0400 News Review: Fiona Shaw is a real scene-stealer in "Sense and Sensibility" — fetch her roses! https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/fiona-shaw-sense-and-sensibility https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/fiona-shaw-sense-and-sensibility Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:29:07 -0400 Entertainment Irish whiskey exports to EU surge as demand grows in emerging markets https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/irish-whiskey-exports-to-eu https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/irish-whiskey-exports-to-eu Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:52:00 -0400 Food & Drink The Long Count that defined Irish-American boxing happened 99 years ago today https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/tunney-dempsey-title-fight https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/tunney-dempsey-title-fight Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:30:42 -0400 History On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943 https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/robert-ballagh https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/robert-ballagh Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Culture Discover the Irish roots of the iconic Smith surname and its famous bearers https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/irish-ancestry-smith-clan https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/irish-ancestry-smith-clan Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:49:00 -0400 Genealogy Ireland's top archaeological finds https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/archaeological-finds-ireland https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/archaeological-finds-ireland Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0400 Roots The top baby names for girls and boys in Ireland 1973 https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/top-names-ireland-1973 https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/top-names-ireland-1973 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:48:00 -0400 History Were you affected? Up to 12,000 Irish passports exposed online https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-passports-exposed-online https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-passports-exposed-online Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:28:32 -0400 News More than 40 Georgian nationals deported from Ireland via charter flight https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-deports-georgian-nationals https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-deports-georgian-nationals Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:08:48 -0400 News Ireland's late-night bar and nightclub openings fall by 1,000 https://www.irishcentral.com/business/late-night-bar-nightclub-openings https://www.irishcentral.com/business/late-night-bar-nightclub-openings Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:10:07 -0400 Business Rediscovered 17th century Irish marriage locket expected to sell for thousands https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/irish-marriage-locket-auction https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/irish-marriage-locket-auction Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:20:44 -0400 History A nine-month journey for the Irish soul you haven't quite met yet https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/beyond-the-irish-question https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/beyond-the-irish-question Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:52:00 -0400 Roots No frills: RTÉ strips back coverage of Ireland’s Israel games https://www.irishcentral.com/sports/no-frills-rte-strips-back https://www.irishcentral.com/sports/no-frills-rte-strips-back Sun, 20 Sep 2026 02:41:08 -0400 Sports Cork woman among Europe’s best organic farmers https://www.irishcentral.com/news/kay-osullivan-cork https://www.irishcentral.com/news/kay-osullivan-cork Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:34:25 -0400 News Ireland's heritage sites to light up blue for International Week of Deaf People https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-deaf-people https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-deaf-people Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:49:53 -0400 News Who is ‘The Irish Viking’? From barber to OnlyFans star with a trail of 42 https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/irish-viking-onlyfans-star https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/irish-viking-onlyfans-star Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:36:32 -0400 Entertainment The traditional Irish girls’ name meaning ‘hazelnut’ that is gorgeous for an autumn baby https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/irish-girls-name-eibhlin https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/irish-girls-name-eibhlin Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:06:17 -0400 Culture Irish roofing scam gang in the US being investigated by federal authorities https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-roofing-scam-investigated https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-roofing-scam-investigated Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:07:45 -0400 News President of Ireland says Trump asked her about Irish unity https://www.irishcentral.com/news/donald-trump-catherine-connolly-irish-unity https://www.irishcentral.com/news/donald-trump-catherine-connolly-irish-unity Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:42:58 -0400 News London calling for Mayo and Kerry as special exhibition match confirmed https://www.irishcentral.com/sports/mayo-kerry-global-series https://www.irishcentral.com/sports/mayo-kerry-global-series Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:54:04 -0400 Sports Visa crackdown: Australia threatens detention for tourists who overstay their welcome https://www.irishcentral.com/news/visa-crackdown-australia https://www.irishcentral.com/news/visa-crackdown-australia Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:25:18 -0400 News Aer Lingus honors Dolly Parton with EI95 flight number on Dublin to Nashville route https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/aer-lingus-dolly-parton-dublin-nashville https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/aer-lingus-dolly-parton-dublin-nashville Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:04:33 -0400 Travel Ireland's second cities: Venture past the obvious in these hidden gems https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/travel-tips/irelands-second-cities https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/travel-tips/irelands-second-cities Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Travel Tips Robert Emmet's words from Dublin's scaffold still stir Irish hearts today https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/robert-emmet-irish https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/robert-emmet-irish Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0400 History From a Clare classroom to revolution, how Michael Cusack created the GAA https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/michael-cusack-gaa-ireland https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/michael-cusack-gaa-ireland Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Roots