Irish Forum for Global Health calls for protecting health funding

The Irish Forum for Global Health  (IFGH) is concerned at the further cuts to the overseas aid budget in the Government's four-year plan. It urges the Government to protect aid funding for health and HIV programmes in developing countries and to keep its promise to...

Is St. Patrick's Day In Obama's Blood? Obama And His Irish Roots

Obama's Irish Roots In meeting with Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen on St. Patrick's Day, U.S. President Barack Obama said 36 million Americans claim Irish ancestry. What Obama failed to mention is the fact that his family claims Irish ancestry as well. St. Patrick's...

Catcher in the Rye and Bananafish Author JD Salinger Dies

Jerome David Salinger has died aged 91 at his home in New Hampshire.  Creator of the character Holden Caulfield, whose perception of the world as being full of "phonies" touched a chord with a whole baby-boomer generation, followed by Gen X and still sells well today....

Sexiest Accent Poll: Irish the Sexiest Thanks to Colin Farrell

According to an international survey, the world's sexiest accent is Irish, followed by Italian, Scottish, and French. The poll surveyed 5,000 women worldwide, which was carried out by OnePoll.com. Apparently there's a study that found 3/5 of women admitted having been seduced...

Twisted H.R. 1913 Passes House Committee

While America slept on Wednesday April 25 we woke up to find headlines about how Michelle Obama likes to sneak out and eat at fun restaurants. Not so well covered by the media was the passage of the Hate Crimes bill re-introduced and passed in committee by John Conyers....