Leinster, Ireland News

Santa with Saoirse Daly on one of his visits to county Wicklow, at Shanganagh House Youth Centre in Shankill.

TitanPoker.com, the leading online poker room in Europe, has launched a series of poker satellite tournaments to determine the winning players that will participate on its behalf at the Irish Open 2010 tournament in Ireland next April.

Hollywood actor Colin Farrell is set to fly home to his native Ireland for Christmas to celebrate his gay brother's upcoming wedding blessing.

THIS WILL BE the last regular Sunday news report for 2009 because the final Sunday of the year is always a soft news day for business and technology in Ireland.

THERE WERE jubilant scenes at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin last night when the Irish Farmers' Association elected its first ever Kilkennyman, John Bryan , as its president.

Gerry Adams today admitted he could have done more to stop his alleged sex abuser brother working with children.

HOME > NEWS / SHOWBIZ > SHOWBIZ > U2 star Clayton investigates assistant over 'missing millions' SHOWBIZ U2 STAR CLAYTON INVESTIGATES ASSISTANT OVER 'MISSING MILLIONS' Monday December 21,2009 U2 star ADAM CLAYTON is taking legal action against his former personal assistant over allegations she siphoned off money from his multi-million pound fortune ...

The Merry Fisher 805 is a European Best Seller. Designed to meet the diverse needs of its clients, this cruiser offers a spacious interior, a true owner's cabin and a large saloon with a double bench seat at the helm.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 9:00 PM She was going to teach him to make slanty eyes and then make him do the Smack That dance.

Robert Heibel, executive director of the Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies, was among a group of U.S. and Irish speakers who addressed the challenges of police and prosecutors in increasingly global societies during a recent conference in County Waterford, Ireland.

When times are tough it is time for investment is the message coming out of Texas Instruments in Europe.

DUBLIN, Ireland, DEC. 14, 2009 .- The death of an Irish missionary in Africa is a reminder of the "great sacrifice" made by those who are "answering God's call to bring the Good News" to the poor, says Cardinal Sean Brady.

Dublin, Ireland, Dec 12, 2009 .- Irish Catholics can expect "major reorganization" within the Church following the meeting between the Pope and Irish prelates on Friday regarding child sexual abuses by clergy in the Archdiocese of Dublin, according to an article published in the Irish Times.

London, Dec 14: Historians believe that the remains of St. Nicholas, the man who inspired Father Christmas, are buried at Jerpoint Abbey in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Innovative new software has been launched to protect children from mobile phone bullies.

Caption: Lily Allen performs live at the O2 Arena after being forced to cancel concerts last week due to laryngitis and bronchitis Dublin, Ireland .... ALLEN SUFFERING BODY DYSMORPHIA LILY ALLEN suffers from body dysmorphia, a psychological disorder which leaves her preoccupied with her weight.

How do you describe a boatload of Santas? "We're a brood!" one red-and-white-clad Santa replied as he and about 75 others from the East Bay boarded the Alameda-Oakland Ferry to San Francisco for the city's annual, and not-so-underground-anymore, Santacon event.

Tourists and locals jostle on Dublin's cobbled streets, seeking a pint of Guinness in a traditional pub, soaking up its culture, from live Celtic music to a literary tour, or shopping on Grafton Street.

Seattle-based consulting and actuarial firm Milliman has acquired Life Strategies , an independent life actuarial consulting firm.

Poet Seamus Heaney took a break from writing today to attend the opening of a landmark bridge named after fellow Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett.