Irish Rail offers a couples pass. A new policy insisting that the couple must be a man and a woman has caused tremendous anger from the gay community over the discrimination. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

An Irish setter has had a record-breaking 16 pups - after wolfing down battered cod from the local chippy. Kelly's bumper litter of puppies is proof that fish is just the job for a dog's dinner. Her owner Dee Farndell last night revealed battered cod was the secret behind the stunning baby boom - the biggest in her 35 years of breeding. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Interesting Irish pictures - landscapes, seascapes, mountains, bogs. But not only... now and then some close-up and abstract images. picked by ttomasso 2 years ago

Contaminated Irish pig meat may have been exported to up to 25 countries, Ireland's chief vet has said, as shops in Ireland and abroad cleared out pork products amid fears of a cancer link. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Ah "The Luck of the Irish." Has a crueler phrase ever been coined? The sad truth is, the Irish are about as unlucky as a race can be while, you know, still being white.

*Article guaranteed to offend someone, you've been advised. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Irish lads on holiday use their (very!) basic Irish language skills to impress the ladies. picked by Kitsune86 2 years ago

Irish scientists monitoring dolphins living in a river estuary in the southwest of the country believe they may have developed a unique dialect to communicate with each other, they said Monday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Some great audio of an 8-year old girl from Dublin, Ireland making prank phone calls. Becky is featured on an Irish morning radio show. Get started with a clip where she contacts a demolition company to blow up her school. Fill yer boots, man! picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

The Irish the same as the English! Begorrah! *shakes shillelagh* A fine St. Paddy's-day-week post. Genetics is discovering some really fascinating things ... picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

England is the top. I wonder where other countries rank... picked by cartoonmotion 6 months ago

Leprechauns are Irish folklore's answer to the mythological trickster. The great Irish poet and writer William Butler Yeats referred to them as "sluttish, slouching, jeering, mischievous phantoms" and "great practical jokers." picked by duphregne 8 months ago

As an antidote to this year's Darwin-mania, we celebrate a piece of science from 1859 that wasn't remotely controversial at the time, but which underpins the hottest political potato of our era: climate change. In May 1859, six months before the publication of On the Origin of Species, Irish physicist John Tyndall proved that some gases have a remarkable capacity to hang onto heat, so demonstratin... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Some guy who had way to much time on his hands created this, and I have to say...

Major Props. Major Props to you John Holland. picked by ricecakesy 2 years ago

Members of Fianna Fáil, the ruling party in Irish government, are resisting the lowering of the DUI/DWI limit from 80 to 50 milligrams. By their own Minister for Transport. One politician even says drinking can make some people better drivers. picked by murtysanchez 4 weeks ago

On a business trip, Michael Hennessy went on a drink-fuelled rampage, at one point proclaiming "I'm Irish. Let's have a fight." picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

To Mexicans St. Paddy's Day has historical importance...who knew? picked by 2longdogs 8 months ago

A recent expedition to the Dominican Republic has resulted in some of the only known film footage of one of the world’s poorest known and unusual mammals, the Hispaniolan solenodon. This strange looking shrew-like creature with a long snout and specialised teeth capable of delivering venom represents the last of an ancient lineage of early mammals that lived near the end of the age of the d... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

"Men are like bagpipes
no sound comes from them
till they 're full " picked by suebe 3 years ago

A fiercely debated, long-delayed investigation into Ireland's Roman Catholic-run institutions says priests and nuns terrorized thousands of boys and girls in workhouse-style schools for decades _ and government inspectors failed to stop the chronic beatings, rapes and humiliation. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Michigan cafe hosts marathon sing-along of this traditional Irish tune, hoping to set a world record. picked by suebe 2 years ago