Irish dance - not for the faint of heart and here's the proof - PHOTOS

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 An IrishCentral reader, Donna Barrington, sent us through some hilarious shots of her hardworking son's hard shoes. Her son, Owen, is currently touring with the "Riverdance" and lead dancer in the new PBS special "Beyond Celtic". As you can see from his shoes (left) he's hard at work.

His mother took a photo of his shoes before and after his his homemade "repair" job. She commented "It’s a great testimony to the wonders of gaffer tape."

Rory McIlroy celebrates U.S Open victory

Celebrating his win last night, Rory McIlroy posted this picture via Twitter.

This morning he thanked everyone for all their support: “Thanks to everyone for all the messages over the past few hours. It was a very special week for me. Proud to be a major champion!” he posted on Twitter.
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'Imagine You're in Ireland' site a massive success

"Imagine You're in Ireland" has receieved over 80,000 hits on Stumble Upon and nearly 3,000 likes on Facebook.


The idea of the site, set up by GaeltachtTravel.com, is simple. It lets you image you're in Ireland. It's a approach is two pronged - first there's a beautiful shot of a field in Ireland and then there's the audio which is either a babbling brook or a wet and blustery down-pour.

This genius site also provides readers with links to go on and learn some keys phrases in Irish before their visit.

To experience it yourself visit www.imagineyoureinireland.com

The Irish spend 9.5 hours per week moaning

We may be known for our gift of the gab, having 'the craic' and telling stories but it seems that the Irish are top of the list when it comes to having a good moan too.

A new poll says that Irish people send 9.5 hours per week moaning which adds up to a massive 20 days a year.

And what exactly are they spending nearly three weeks of the year moaning about? It seems that weather has come out at number one. Incidentally the weather is also generally the favorite topic of conversation in Ireland.

Other topics top of their list are tiredness, traffic and work.

The poll, according to reports in Breaking News, found that only British people seem to moan more than the Irish.