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Island Records have announced the release of a brand new track titled "Street of Dreams" from Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. It is the first single to be taken from the band’s yet-to-be announced new studio album, U2’s first in nine years, due for release later this year.

Roger Casement, the humanitarian turned rebel who exposed atrocities in the Congo and the Amazon before giving his life for Irish independence, remains one of the most compelling and contested figures of the 1916 Rising. As Ireland marks 110 years since his execution, a look back at his journey from Antrim schoolboy to condemned patriot shows why his story, and WB Yeats' haunting tribute to him, still resonates today. Following Roger Casement's execution for high treason in 1916.

Forget queuing at the ice cream van; this Bord Bia recipe lets you whip up a rich orange-and-chocolate frozen treat right at home. It comes together with eggs, cream, sugar, and chopped chocolate, and keeps happily in the freezer for up to six weeks, ready whenever the craving strikes. This is a delicious dessert that will keep in the freezer for up to six weeks! Serves: 8-10 people.

A major manhunt is active in Ireland after an American healthcare worker was found dead in her home in Killarney, County Kerry. Jamey Carney, a mother of one originally from New York, suffered fatal head injuries in what authorities suspect was a brutal assault. The 43-year-old woman was originally from Westchester County and relocated to Ireland in 2021. She had been living with her teenage daughter in the Homeland estate, on Muckross Road.

The Quakers supplied no less than 56 soup pots to 27 counties, saving hundreds of lives during Ireland's Great Hunger. In 2011, Donegal man John Cassidy was strolling on the banks of the Clogher River, in the townland of Cullenboy, when he found an old Famine pot, broken into pieces. He had it welded, restored, and mounted outside Leghowney Community Hall. Such was the interest shown by American tourists that I decided to research the famine-pot/soup-kitchen aspect of the famine.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office have revealed that the total share of metered electricity consumption used by the centers now accounts for nearly a quarter of Ireland’s usage. The figures show that the metered consumption rose by 10% in a single year, surging from 6,973 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in 2024 to 7,663 GWh in 2025. They also showed that the percentage share of total metered electricity consumption used by data centers rose to 23% last year, up from 5% in 2015.

Singer Taylor married her NFL player fiancé, Travis, in a top-secret ceremony at New York City’s Madison Square Garden in front of Adam Sandler and 1,000 of their closest friends. The nuptials were confirmed on the big screen outside, with displays reading "JusT&T Married!" Despite the online discourse surrounding the wedding over the weekend, many fans of Taylor’s are happy for her wedding — but now, all eyes turn to the honeymoon.

Guinness and chocolate are quite simply the best combination! What's even better? Giving it an Irish twist with this Guinness s'more pie recipe. IrishCentral, being Irish and American, decided to add an extra adult twist to this favorite summer holiday treat in the shape of Guinness.

Irish chef Stuart O'Keeffe shares his recipe for a delicious grilled cheese sandwich. This is the perfect hearty grilled cheese! Like many great sandwiches, it takes some time to prepare, but the result is incredible. There is nothing quite as comforting as digging into a warm and hearty sandwich for lunch or dinner.

James F. O’Connell, the world's first tattooed showman, traveled across America to tell the story of how Pacific Islanders decided to ink, not eat him. Inked from head to toe, the Dubliner is considered America’s first tattooed showman, and kids would pay 25 cents each to hear his colorful life story. Born and brought up in Dublin’s inner city, O'Connell left Ireland to pursue adventure and excitement abroad. Allegedly, he was shipwrecked on a Pacific island called Pohnpei.