The best Irish music from the movies
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff21 Aug 2026
The Irish, some of Europe's biggest cinema-goers, are also world-renowned for their musical talent.
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top 68%Stripe to buy AI gateway OpenRouter for $8bn
IrishCentral.comby George Morahan21 Aug 2026
OpenRouter helps businesses route and optimize token usage, and the deal represents Stripe's latest push into artificial intelligence after recently launching products like Token Billing to track...
Fungie, Ireland's most famous dolphin, was a rare breed, study confirms
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff21 Aug 2026
Fungie, the friendly dolphin that famously lived in the waters off of Dingle for nearly 30 years, was a mix of two genetically discrete populations of bottlenose dolphins, new research has found.
How to spend 72 hours in Galway City
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff21 Aug 2026
Galway has a habit of getting under your skin. Give it 72 hours, and you will understand why so many visitors "just stay for a pint" and end up staying for a lifetime.
Elevated dining on the island of Ireland - The height of Irish cuisine
IrishCentral.comby In Partnership With:21 Aug 2026
Visitors to the island of Ireland are discovering what locals have always known: this is a food culture rooted in extraordinary landscapes and produce, unlocked by a wave of world-class culinary...
The surprising Irish history behind Hennessy Cognac
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff21 Aug 2026
Hennessy cognac is well known for its wide appeal the world over, from aristocratic gentlemen’s clubs to American rap songs to your Irish Nana’s liquor chest, but did you know that its origin story...
Irish population was in serious decline before Vikings
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff21 Aug 2026
A study shows that Ireland's population was in decline for three centuries until the Vikings arrived.
Gardai recommend boyfriend be charged with murder of New York woman in Killarney
IrishCentral.comby Kerry O'Shea20 Aug 2026
Gardaí (Ireland's police) investigating the murder of Jamey Carney have sent a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), in which they recommend that Ahmed Al-Saqar be charged with the...
"Cat in the Hat" is not hiding out in Co Wexford, Gardaí confirm
IrishCentral.comby Kerry O'Shea20 Aug 2026
Gardaí in Co Wexford have responded after "The Cat in the Hat" was purportedly seen "causing havoc" locally and elsewhere in Ireland.
Number of Catholic baptisms in Ireland declined by nearly 30% over past decade
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff20 Aug 2026
The number of baptisms in Ireland has declined by 29.6% over ten years, according to a new analysis by the Dublin-based Iona Institute, which describes itself as a Christian advocacy and research...
Mark Zuckerberg buys historic Irish castle in Co Waterford
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff20 Aug 2026
Mark Zuckerberg is putting down roots in Ireland. The Meta chief executive and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have bought Strancally Castle, a Gothic-revival estate in Co Waterford, in an off-market...
The German airman who crash-landed in Wexford during WWII and fell in love with an Irish woman
IrishCentral.comby Shane O'Brien20 Aug 2026
It is November 2019, and Arthur Voigt Jr. looks on as a lone piper plays a mournful lament at a remembrance service at the German Military Cemetery in Glencree, County Wicklow.
This two-ingredient campfire treat gets a boozy Irish twist
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff20 Aug 2026
Campfire season calls for something a little more grown-up than the usual s'mores, and this two-ingredient trick delivers just that.
"The Quiet Man" scene that Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne had to get right in one take
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff20 Aug 2026
Maureen O'Hara once admitted that she and John Wayne had to get one scene from "The Quiet Man" perfect on the first take or director John Ford would have "strung us up from our toes."
The best old Irish curses to hex an enemy with a smile
IrishCentral.comby Sean Brosnan20 Aug 2026
Long before emojis and insults went digital, the Irish had a sharper way to wish someone ill, wrapped in wit instead of venom.
This vodka-based green cocktail is perfect for a garden party
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff20 Aug 2026
Most Irish cocktail recipes lean on whiskey or Irish cream, but this one takes a different route entirely.
On This Day: Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy's proud Irish frontman, was born
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff20 Aug 2026
Phil Lynott, the Thin Lizzy frontman behind hits like "The Boys Are Back in Town" and "Jailbreak," was born in England but raised in Crumlin, Dublin, where he became one of the world's most beloved...
Finding his voice: How Oisín Coyne is making his mark on New York sports broadcasting
IrishCentral.comby Orla Ní Riain20 Aug 2026
From "Morning Ireland" to the sidelines of New York soccer, rugby and Gaelic games, Oisín Coyne has built a fast-rising broadcasting career on versatility, work ethic and an accent he was once told...
Police rule out claims of "sixth youth" in M9 crash after viral clip
IrishCentral.comby Colum Motherway20 Aug 2026
There had been speculation that a sixth teenager had been inside the BMW that traveled the wrong way down the motorway and got out before the crash.
Katie Taylor's Croke Park farewell will be free to watch on Irish TV
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff20 Aug 2026
The news that her last professional fight will be shown free-to-air on the same station feels like the closing of a circle.