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      <title>Ryder Cup tickets exclusively for Irish residents sell out in under an hour</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:49:15 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Irish fans hoping to snag tickets for the 2027 Ryder Cup, which will be staged in Co Limerick, will have another chance in June.]]>
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      <title>Irish woman deported from US for expired visa pleads guilty to theft charges in Cork</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:41:52 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[After being deported from the US, Irish-born Ciocolata Munteanu has paid compensation and was fined for outstanding theft charges in Co Cork.]]>
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      <title>WATCH: Nicola Coughlan to bring more Irish humor to "SNL UK" this Saturday</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:32:09 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Live from London ... it's Nicola Coughlan hosting "SNL UK"!]]>
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      <title>Hibernian history contest highlights Irish contributions as part of America 250 celebration</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:24:13 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[AOH revives its historic essay contest to spotlight the Irish influence on America’s founding ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary.]]>
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      <title>Study Gaelic Literature and Culture online with University College Cork</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[In Partnership With:]]>
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        <![CDATA[Explore the stories, traditions, and cultural heritage of Ireland - from anywhere in the world.]]>
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      <title>Irish arts champion Georganne Aldrich Heller remembered</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:33:28 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Cahir O'Doherty]]>
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        <![CDATA[A tribute to the late Georganne Aldrich Heller by Laoisa Sexton and Pauline Turley.]]>
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      <title>Remembering the 4,000 Irish who died at Gallipoli this Anzac Day</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[Sadly, many of the Irishmen and their fellow soldiers killed at Gallipoli during WWI now lie in unmarked graves.
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      <title>WATCH: Salthill Prom’s magic captured in heartwarming short film and poem</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[This charming two-minute film captures the people, scenery, and atmosphere of a walk along the Salthill Promenade in Galway.]]>
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      <title>The Irish and "Funeral Pints": History with the Catholic Church and comforting traditions</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>
        <![CDATA[Ali Dunworth]]>
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        <![CDATA[Ireland's Catholic connection with pints, the pub as a funeral parlor and the healing power of the Irish funeral "afters".]]>
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      <title>This Irish brown bread ice cream recipe is unexpectedly good</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[Irish brown bread ice cream - a taste synonymous with Irish food married perfectly with summer fare. What a treat!]]>
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      <title>How IABCN turns transatlantic relationships into real business results</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:57:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[In Philadelphia, the Irish American Business Chamber & Network has spent more than two decades turning introductions into opportunities for companies, founders, and nonprofits on both sides of the Atlantic.]]>
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      <title>New report proposes way forward for exchange of US driver's licenses in Ireland</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:32:27 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Kerry O'Shea ]]>
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        <![CDATA[The Irish-US Driver’s Licence Campaign has put forth proposals "to develop less burdensome approaches to facilitating driver’s license exchange" in Ireland.]]>
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      <title>Michael Flatley ups the tempo in row over show</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:47:58 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Helen Bruce]]>
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        <![CDATA[Dancer Michael Flatley has sued the former chairman of the company that ran his tour, claiming damages for an alleged conspiracy to cause him loss.]]>
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      <title>WATCH: Co Down runner misses PB to help fallen competitor at Boston Marathon</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:24:54 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[Aaron Beggs is the pride of Northern Ireland after stopping to help a struggling competitor at the Boston Marathon this week.]]>
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      <title>Dublin town to host player draft for NFL's most successful franchise this weekend</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[This NFL team wants to highlight the passion of its fans in Ireland during the 2026 Draft.]]>
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      <title>Step into color! April paints Ireland at its brightest</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[In Partnership With:]]>
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      <description>
        <![CDATA[Spring brings longer days, blooming gardens, and vivid outdoor adventures that make the island feel freshly alive for U.S. travelers.]]>
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      <category>Things to do in Ireland</category>
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      <title>Lord Haw Haw: Hitler's infamous Irishman hanged for treason</title>
      <link>https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/lord-haw-haw-william-joyce</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[James Wilson]]>
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        <![CDATA[Born in Brooklyn and raised in Ireland, William Joyce, a Nazi propagandist, was hanged in Britain for high treason in 1946.]]>
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      <title>Micheál O’Hanrahan and the Easter Rising stand at Jacob’s Factory</title>
      <link>https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/micheal-ohanrahan-easter-rising</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Dermot McEvoy]]>
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        <![CDATA[A writer, nationalist, and Volunteer leader, O’Hanrahan played a key role in one of the Rising’s most closely watched strongholds.]]>
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      <title>Ceremony reading: "Wedding Poem" by Whitney Hanson</title>
      <link>https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/wedding-poem-whitney-hanson</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Karen Louise Daly]]>
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        <![CDATA["Wedding Poem" by Whitney Hanson is the perfect modern wedding ceremony reading... offering a deeply beautiful wish for your relationship and marriage.]]>
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      <title>The perfect Irish potato salad recipe!</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[This is an Irish potato salad recipe that'll please everyone all year round!]]>
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      <title>In Shakespeare’s time, Irish poetry had the power to kill rats</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[The belief that Irish bards could rhyme a rat to death began with the early Celts.]]>
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      <title>The real way to drink a pint of Guinness, or is it all nonsense?</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[Irish drinkers swear by the first big gulp, but the tradition may be more ritual than rule.]]>
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      <title>Another blow to Kinahans as senior gang member is arrested in Marbella</title>
      <link>https://www.irishcentral.com/news/further-blow-to-kinahans-after-arrest</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:38:08 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Garreth MacNamee]]>
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        <![CDATA[A senior member of the Kinahan cartel has been arrested in Spain after he allegedly threatened to murder a bouncer outside a popular nightclub.]]>
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      <title>Ryder Cup tickets put Irish fans first but the price has people talking</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:02:40 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[Irish residents get an early crack at Adare Manor tickets on Friday, April 24, but match-day seats will cost €499 and the debate over value has already started.]]>
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      <title>"Beds in sheds" to be fully rentable on open market</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:25:15 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Brian Mahon]]>
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        <![CDATA[So-called ‘beds in sheds’ will now be fully rentable on the open market despite previous indications that they’d be restricted to the rent-a-room scheme, the Taoiseach [Irish leader] has confirmed, writes Brian Mahon.]]>
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      <title>This once popular Irish name is at risk of extinction</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:35:43 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Louise Porter]]>
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        <![CDATA[An Irish name that was once in the top 10 numerous times is now at risk of extinction, and it’s quite a shame.]]>
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      <title>On This Day: Brian Boru, legendary High King of Ireland, died in 1014</title>
      <link>https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/brian-boru-battle-clontarf</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>
        <![CDATA[Kate Hickey]]>
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        <![CDATA[Dublin City’s archaeologist Ruth Johnson talks about the physical evidence left by Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf in Dublin 1,000 years on.]]>
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      <title>The Camino de Santiago and its links to Ireland's Guinness</title>
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        <![CDATA[The historic links between Guinness' St. James’s Gate in Dublin and the Catholic pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, in Spain.]]>
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        <![CDATA[Paddy Clancy]]>
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        <![CDATA[J.P. Donleavy, the New-York born author of "The Ginger Man," had as many scandals in his life as he did in his books. ]]>
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        <![CDATA[Kerry O'Shea ]]>
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        <![CDATA[This Irish American was moved to see her family's original records during a genealogy consultation with the Irish Family History Centre at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum.]]>
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        <![CDATA[Sheila Langan]]>
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        <![CDATA[From Cavan to Kerry and Cork, these classic quips show why Ireland’s local wit is as sharp as ever.]]>
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        <![CDATA[Colum Motherway]]>
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        <![CDATA[It’s not every day that an entire mountain goes on sale, yet land opportunists may have been given the chance of a lifetime.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:27:48 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Jamie McCarron]]>
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        <![CDATA[A young man diagnosed with early-onset dementia is to run 32 marathons in 32 days in each county – a day after completing a race with a fridge on his back.]]>
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      <title> RTÉ announces new crime drama 'The Yank' starring Kate Mulgrew and Colm Meaney</title>
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        <![CDATA[Filming of the six-part series has already begun in Conamara, Galway.]]>
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        <![CDATA["Risings: The Irish Literary Revival and the Making of a Nation" is on view from April 29–July 25, 2026.]]>
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        <![CDATA[US politics expert Dr Clodagh Harrington on the importance of strategic thinking in an unstable world – and studying it online at University College Cork.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:54:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Professor Robert Schmuhl and Joyce Kilmer]]>
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        <![CDATA[Joyce Kilmer’s moving interview with Moira Regan, who served as a runner between the leaders during the 1916 Rising.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[ Frances Mulraney]]>
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        <![CDATA[The origins of “Darby O’Gill and the Little People.”]]>
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      <title>How Woodrow Wilson deceived Irish America over 1916, ignored Casement’s execution </title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Robert Schmuhl]]>
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        <![CDATA[An examination of President Woodrow Wilson's papers reveals he cared little about the Irish Question and developed a distaste for the Irish in general at a critical time.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[The Cork-born doctor lived through revolution, war, and a century of medical change—still treating patients as he approached 100.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Aoife O’Connor]]>
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        <![CDATA[How much of Ms. Austen's personal life, wishes and dreams was brought into her work?]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:05:32 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[John Murphy]]>
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        <![CDATA[Lamplighters and rabbit trappers are among the forgotten professions uncovered in Ireland’s newly released 1926 Census records.]]>
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      <title>Brother of Scarlett Faulkner dies days after her funeral</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:26:21 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Chloe O'Keeffe]]>
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        <![CDATA[A brother of Limerick woman Scarlett Faulkner has died just days after he acted as a pallbearer at his sister's funeral.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:45:44 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Michelle McDonagh]]>
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        <![CDATA[The "Snowflake" author opens up about buried truths, emotional silences and why Irish writing can ache with feeling.]]>
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      <title>New campaign invites travellers to experience Cork beyond the expected</title>
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        <![CDATA[IrishCentral Staff]]>
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        <![CDATA[The new Experience Cork campaign showcases curated itineraries, local storytelling and everything from island hopping to Michelin-level dining.]]>
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        <![CDATA[The free Irish music showcase comes back to The Wolfhound on May 1, @8pm, with a lineup that pairs rising talent from Ireland with one of CraicFest’s signature New York nights.]]>
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        <![CDATA[Galen English]]>
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        <![CDATA[Kneecap’s public feud with Sharon Osbourne has reignited over her public endorsement of a rally organized by the UK right-wing activist Tommy Robinson.]]>
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        <![CDATA[Dermot McEvoy]]>
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        <![CDATA[Throughout the years there have been over 75 statues and monuments populating the streets of the Irish capital, Dublin. ]]>
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        <![CDATA[Shane O'Brien]]>
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