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An Irish author's books have been pulled from the shelves of The National Library in France, due to concerns that the book covers might contain arsenic.

Eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has described Jamaica as a "hot Ireland" and Ireland as a "cold Jamaica".

IrishCentral contributor Loretto Leary reviews the insightful book "Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York" by Tyler Anbinder.

Trinity College has announced that the Book of Kells will remain closed to the public on Tuesday due to an ongoing student protest over the university's ties to Israel. 

Watch as school boys visits the Dublin Zoo in the 1930s with this historic clip now available from the Irish Film Institute.

TripAdvisor has named the Merrion Hotel in Dublin as Ireland's top hotel for 2024. 

With boat rides, dancing, and singalongs, this short film of a visit to West Cork in the 1940s, now available from the Irish Film Institute, looks simply idyllic.

A  dance school in north inner-city Dublin, Arkins Dance Academy, is asking for the public's support to help get them to the Dance World Cup in the Czech Republic this summer. 

On May 3, 1916, the first of the executions were held for the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising. Padraig Pearse, Thomas MacDonagh, and Thomas Clarke were executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Jail.

JetBlue has launched a direct non-stop flight service to Dublin from New York and Boston, but will it be a success?