Historic Irish places across America - PHOTOS

Ellis Island officially opened on January 1, 1892 and the first passenger registered was a young Irish girl Annie Moore. Today it is home to a thought-provoking history of immigration including this exhibit of restored luggage.

Gay Irish politician is now set to be the next Mayor of New York City say new polls

An Irish American lesbian politician is now the unquestioned front runner to be New York’s next mayor, two new opinion polls reveal.

W. Basketball. Three Irish Alums On 2012 WNBA Opening Day Rosters

A pair of former Notre Dame women's basketball two-time All-America selections -- guard Natalie Novosel and forward Devereaux Peters -- have made the opening day roster for their respective Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) teams and will join a fellow Fighting Irish All-American and 12-year WNBA veteran -- center Ruth Riley -- in representing Notre Dame when the WNBA opens its 16th ...

Bemidji incorporates Ojibwe into city’s signs and daily life

Tourists visiting Bemidji this summer may pick up a few words of a “foreign” language. That’s because the first city on the Mississippi River way north in Minnesota may be the only town off a reservation trying to incorporate the area’s indigenous Ojibwe language into daily life.  All over town Ojibwe language signs are posted right alongside English language labels, and for a just cause. The ...

Jewish Northern Irish boy physically attacked in history class over Holocaust

A 14-year-old student with Asperger syndrome says he was physically attacked for being Jewish following a history class on World War II’s Holocaust. Matthew Lough told his mother Sharon that bullies set upon him.