Irish captain and all-time record goal scorer Robbie Keane (pictured right) has commenced his international retirement from the Republic of Ireland soccer team following a friendly match against Oman in August. Keane (36) debuted for Ireland in 1998 and has been Ireland’s leading goal scorer since 2004. He retires with 68 goals in 146 games for the national team – the last of … [Read more...] about Ireland’s Top Goal Scorer Retires Internationally
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Philippines Missionary Receives Humanitarian Award
Father Shay Cullen, a Dublin-born Columban Missionary based in the Philippines since 1969, has been given the 2016 Hugh O’Flaherty Humanitarian Award. Cullen (pictured above with his students) has worked tirelessly over a lifetime to promote human rights, justice, and peace, with a particular drive towards ending child exploitation and abuse of children in the Philippines. In … [Read more...] about Philippines Missionary Receives Humanitarian Award
Ireland Ordered to Recoup €13 Billion from Apple
The E.U. antitrust regulator has ordered Ireland to recoup €13 billion ($14.5 billion) in taxes, saying that Apple was given selective treatment in Ireland that allowed it to gain advantage over other companies, and pay almost zero tax on European profits between 2003 and 2014. Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan said he “disagreed profoundly” with the European Commission’s … [Read more...] about Ireland Ordered to Recoup €13 Billion from Apple
Kellys Are a Charitable Gang
There is former New York top cop Ray Kelly and his son, Good Day New York anchor Greg Kelly. There’s New York Post columnist Keith Kelly and former Weather Channel CEO Mike Kelly. All these Irish American Kellys – and many more in media, politics and publishing – gathered last March at Michael’s in Manhattan for their annual Kelly Gang fundraiser. This year, the group ended up … [Read more...] about Kellys Are a Charitable Gang
Dallas Dubliner Bishop Headed to the Vatican
Dallas bishop Kevin J. Farrell, a Dublin native, has been named to a new position at the Vatican. In August, Pope Francis named Farrell – who had served nearly a decade as Bishop of Dallas, Texas – the leader of a new Vatican department designed to explore matters related to “the Laity, the Family and Life.” This comes at a time when reformers are calling for changes in the … [Read more...] about Dallas Dubliner Bishop Headed to the Vatican