On This Day: IRA declared a ceasefire in 1994 – a day that changed Ireland forever
IrishCentral.comby Niall O'Dowd·31 Aug 2026
On August 31, 1994 – the day of the historic IRA ceasefire that brought the beginning of the end to the North’s Troubles – I was working out in a gym in a Dublin hotel.
Ashford Castle chef shares seafood chowder recipe with Guinness treacle bread
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·31 Aug 2026
Ashford Castle, the storied lakeside estate on the Galway Mayo border once owned by the Guinness family, has revealed the recipe behind one of its most requested dishes.
On This Day: Belfast rocker Van Morrison born in 1945
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·31 Aug 2026
From a teenage club singer in Belfast to a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, George Ivan Morrison has spent nearly seventy years turning heartbreak, faith and the streets of his hometown into some of...
On This Day: Irish Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney dies in 2013
IrishCentral.comby Niall O'Dowd·30 Aug 2026
Seamus Heaney, the Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet, passed away on this day, August 30, 2013. I only met Seamus Heaney a few times, but knew him well enough to recognize his extraordinary personal...
Irish Government announces €500,000 aid package towards disaster relief in Nepal
IrishCentral.comby Joan Larkin·30 Aug 2026
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Helen McEntee TD and Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora Neale Richmond TD have announced €500,000 in emergency funding to support...
Delicious Irish fish pie recipe
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·29 Aug 2026
Experts recommend that we eat two portions of fish a week and this family fish pie is a great way to get fish into your diet!
The Irish whiskey renaissance: How Dublin’s Liberties reclaimed its distilling legacy
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·29 Aug 2026
Once the world’s leading whiskey producer in the 18th and 19th centuries, Dublin’s Liberties was the beating heart of the industry - until the 20th century saw its decline.
WATCH: 1989 RTÉ report highlights blight of emigration on Mayo town
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·29 Aug 2026
"Today Tonight" clip from 1989 illustrates the devastating effect emigration had on the small town of Ballinrobe, County Mayo, where most Leaving Cert-aged teens left Ireland for The Bronx.
The history of the New York Irish corned beef and cabbage
IrishCentral.comby Chef Michael Gilligan·29 Aug 2026
Why do Irish Americans love corned beef and cabbage so much? Here's the story behind the traditional recipe. St.
On This Day: Irish Travellers granted legal protection in Britain as a ethnic minority group in 2000
IrishCentral.comby Shane O'Brien·29 Aug 2026
On August 29, 2000, a British court ruled that Irish Travellers were an ethnic group entitled to the same protections as other ethnic minorities in Britain in a landmark verdict.
The best Irish movies of all time
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·29 Aug 2026
The Irish love to tell a good story, so it's little wonder that they've made some brilliant movies over the years. Here's our pick of the best!
Mum backs decision to give daughter this ‘hard-to-pronounce’ Irish name
IrishCentral.comby Claire Ruby Young·28 Aug 2026
A mum from the US has shared the reasons behind her decision to give her daughter a ‘hard-to-pronounce’ Irish name.
Labour politician labels Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland a "security nightmare"
IrishCentral.comby Jonathan Browne·28 Aug 2026
A Labour politician and member of the Seanad has called Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Ireland a "security nightmare" and defended people’s right to protest the controversial figure’s visit.
Blowback for Burnham as British PM says Irish border poll is "off the table"
IrishCentral.comby Kerry O'Shea·28 Aug 2026
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been met with criticism after he said in Belfast on Thursday that an Irish border poll is "off the table."
The night I bought a 17th century granary in the West of Ireland
IrishCentral.comby Caroline Langley·28 Aug 2026
I’ve never been a steadfast proponent of making definitive plans, and indeed when a promised, long-awaited, and very much deserved promotion fell through, I greeted the news with a mixture of shock...
LISTEN: U2 cover Shane MacGowan for upcoming tribute album
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·28 Aug 2026
U2's new recording of "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" by Shane MacGowan and The Pogues was released on Friday by the Dublin-based record label Rubyworks.
Aer Lingus College Football Classic: All you need to know before kickoff on Saturday
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·28 Aug 2026
The spectacle of an American college football game is again taking over Dublin this weekend. Some 14,000 college football fans from the US are estimated to be in Ireland's capital city for the...
Sorry, Prime Minister: The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement puts a border poll on the table
IrishCentral.comby MARTIN BURNS·28 Aug 2026
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham made his first trip to Northern Ireland since his elevation to his new job on August 27.
WATCH: Irish language heist thriller "Aontas" named Ireland's Oscar entry
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff·28 Aug 2026
The Irish Film and Television Academy has chosen the Irish language drama "Aontas" as Ireland's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars.
When another love letter to Maureen O'Hara from John Ford was discovered
IrishCentral.comby Shane O'Brien·28 Aug 2026
A love letter from John Ford to Maureen O'Hara is believed to have been written during the filming of "The Quiet Man".
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