Conor McGregor has been found by a jury to have assaulted Nikita Hand, the woman who accused the Irish UFC star of raping her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018. The jury said in its verdict on Friday, November 22 that McGregor assaulted Hand. However, the jury also said in its verdict that James […]
Noah Kahan is returning to Ireland next summer, but if you didn’t manage to snag tickets to the “Stick Season” singer’s gig at Marlay Park today, you may be out of luck. “Sold out. thank you guys. see you soon Dublin!” Kahan said on social media on Friday, November 22, referencing a post that tickets […]
Maura Higgins quickly became a household name after she appeared on “Love Island” in 2019 and we’re sure she’ll gain a new legion of fans while she’s in the “I’m A Celeb” jungle. People loved her quick-witted and cutthroat responses, and she’s maintained this entertaining persona through everything she does in life from her social […]
Bring a touch of Ireland to loved ones abroad with a specially curated range of authentic Irish gifts from EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. Christmas is just weeks out, and while it might sound like a lot of time, when you factor in all the events, parties, and weekends away, the day itself will arrive […]
Our hearts go out to singer Lisa McHugh and her family after baby Hallie Marie had to be rushed to hospital seriously ill with RSV. Poor Lisa and Hallie have been through the wringer. After a 37-week pregnancy, her baby girl arrived “unexpectedly” in July and that was only the beginning of a nine-day stint […]
Although the Connecticut River in the US and Cael Uisce on the River Erne near Belleek in Co Fermanagh are transatlantically separated, the descriptive names of both rivers are etymologically connected. The Connecticut River derives from a Native American word, quinatucquet, which means “beside the long tidal river,” and, similarly, Cael Uisce on the River […]
Ireland’s Taoiseach Simon Harris issued a statement marking 1,000 days of “Russia’s horrific war against our friends in Ukraine” today, Tuesday, November 19. “The destruction and loss of life inflicted by Russia is devastating,” the Taoiseach said in his statement. “It is the worst loss of life in Europe since World War II – a […]
There are over 400 documented cases of women disguising themselves as men to fight for both the Union and the Confederacy. One of the most famous female soldiers of the American Civil War was Jennie Hodgers, who enlisted as Private Albert Cashier and was an Irish-born immigrant who served in the Union Army during the […]
Henry McGowan, the New York man accused of murdering his father John McGowan in Co Laois last week, was remanded into further custody today, Monday, November 18. Henry, who has an address on Clinton Street in Brooklyn, New York, allegedly fatally assaulted his father at the luxury Ballyfin Demesne hotel in Co Laois on Tuesday […]
John Francis Fitzgerald was the first Irish American Catholic mayor of Boston – his political career helped pave the way for his grandson to become President of the United States. John Francis Fitzgerald was the first American-born, Irish American, Roman Catholic elected as Mayor of Boston. He was also a state senator and US Congressman […]