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Ireland’s best known seanchaí has spent 35 years collecting the country’s darkest tales, and his Halloween stories are not for the faint-hearted. irishcentral.com/roots/histo…
Swept onto a ledge by a wave, an Ohio man clenched a rescue rope in his teeth as Atlantic swells crashed over him. irishcentral.com/opinion/oth…
Brian O’Dwyer spent four decades defending Irish immigrants in New York, and now Irish America is honoring him for it. Find out more about the IrishCentral Legal Elite Awards 2026. irishcentral.com/business/br…
Ninety-nine Irish clergymen wrote down what they witnessed during Black ‘47, and most historians never knew the records existed. irishcentral.com/roots/histo…
A firework that looked like a dud detonated minutes later and cost this Irish man the sight in one eye. irishcentral.com/news/firewo…
Nearly 30 years and 60 court appearances later, the Brown family is still fighting for the public inquiry a court already ordered. irishcentral.com/news/aoh-se…
Ireland’s economy is forecast to grow 3.8% this year, but AIB warns inflation and energy costs will squeeze households. irishcentral.com/news/irish-…
Irish old timers recall blindfolded fortune games, coins buried in colcannon and the ball of light that led men astray. irishcentral.com/culture/ire…
From Bram Stoker’s Dracula to a killer leprechaun loose in Compton, these horror classics all have Irish roots. irishcentral.com/culture/ent…
False faces, turnip lanterns, barmbrack coins and a black bin bag for a costume, Halloween in Ireland was something else. irishcentral.com/culture/cra…
A Tipperary boy who fled the Famine recaptured Union guns at Gettysburg and won the Medal of Honor for it. irishcentral.com/roots/histo…
Adults in Ireland say they need €3,575 a month to retire comfortably, and only 42% believe their pension will deliver it. irishcentral.com/business/ho…
Nicola Coughlan swaps "Bridgerton" for the manosphere in a gritty Channel 4 drama, "I Am Helen", that has Florence Pugh raving. irishcentral.com/culture/ent…
From Seattle to Sydney, your local Irish community news can reach a diaspora of 70 million people. Tell us your story! irishcentral.com/news/commun…
Pierce Brosnan is still the only Irishman ever crowned People’s Sexiest Man Alive, and we have 21 names who should be next. irishcentral.com/culture/cra…
Ireland’s former state pathologist reopens the 1711 Islandmagee case, where eight women were convicted on the word of one teenager. irishcentral.com/culture/ent…
Around 50 neighbours stood with candles in Dublin for Loredana Morosanu, as her partner, Daniel Simion Toader, faces a murder charge. irishcentral.com/news/loreda…
A routine work call turned to gibberish, and the colleague on the other end turned her car around in time to save Kieran’s life. The father-of-three had had a stroke. irishcentral.com/news/collea…
The West of Ireland has the highest concentration of castles on the island, and you can book a night inside these ones. irishcentral.com/travel/trav…
Bonfires, black cats and carved faces were how the Irish kept the fairies from stealing them away on Samhain. irishcentral.com/culture/iri…
