The picturesque Irish series The South Westerlies is out now to binge on digital and DVD. Acorn TV’s new Irish comedy-drama The South Westerlies follows Kate Ryan (Orla Brady), a single working mom and environmental consultant in Dublin. She’s on the cusp of earning a highly-prized job promotion at Noreg Oil and a move to … Read more
Signed 23 years ago today, the Good Friday Agreement has been the main source of peace in Northern Ireland over the past two decades, but it comes under increasing threat with rising political tensions and violent conflict in the wake of the Brexit referendum. The Good Friday Agreement – or Belfast Agreement – was signed … Read more
A 12-year-old girl from Kildare has written a letter to US President Joe Biden ahead of global Earth Day on April 22. Ruby Maher, from Newbridge in County Kildare, responded to the President’s call for young people around the world to get involved in this year’s Earth Day. The young singer recently recorded the popular … Read more
A holistic practitioner in County Meath believes that the River Boyne near the Newgrange passage tomb should be given the same rights as a human being to help protect it from the threat of pollution. Majella Fagan, a practitioner at Green Tara College, is campaigning against a contentious planning application that would allow a local … Read more
Titanic picked up more than 200 passengers at its French stop On April 10, 1912, the Titanic departed from Southampton in the UK just after noon, officially launching her maiden yet tragic voyage. Upon her departure from Southampton, an estimated 1,846 people were on board making up the majority of the ship’s maximum capacity of … Read more
When Sean Simon was seven years old, he told his parents that he will someday become rich and buy the two castles that are located in nearby Lough Key Forest Park. Here’s how he made that dream come true. “If you have more dreams than achievements – you’re young.” That quote was attributed to Shimon … Read more
Irish dancing is in the genes for this family! An Irish great-grandma, grandmother, and granddaughter held an audience captive when they took the stage at a feis to perform a traditional three-hand reel together. The video, shared by The Little Irish Dancer on YouTube, shows how the threesome quickly had the crowd cheering and clapping … Read more
While you might not be able to get out right now to celebrate Golfer’s Day, the next best way to celebrate has to be to start planning your dream golfing vacation in Ireland? Right?! Ireland’s golf courses are a mecca for golf lovers so for Golfer’s Day, April 10, we decided to look at the … Read more
The entire acting team in the Netflix film The Trial of the Chicago 7 walked home with the Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture on Sunday. *Editor’s Note: This column first appeared in the April 7 edition of the Irish Voice newspaper, sister publication to IrishCentral. That … Read more
From April 15, travelers arriving into the Republic of Ireland from the United States and Canada, among other countries, will be subject to mandatory hotel quarantine with limited exemptions. The Irish government has today, April 9, published changes to the list of countries that it deems “high risk.” Travelers from these high-risk countries will be … Read more