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Books
Lord of the Dance: My Story by Flatley - The Opal Deception - The Last of
the Heroes - Lord Loss - Farewell Forever more...
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Letters
Report From New Orleans - Getting It Right - Cover to Cover - Great Books
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2006
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Hands Across the Water: From Gaelic to Graceland
This issue’s CD Half Dozen includes three that are in large part sung in Gaelic, which bodes well for the language but poorly for the artist (unless of course you are Enya). more...
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2006
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The
Proud History of The O’Neill Clan
The O’Neill family traces its history back to 360 A.D. to the legendary
warrior king of Ireland, Niall Noigiallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages),
who is said to have been responsible for bringing St. Patrick to Ireland.
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News from
Ireland: George Best Laid to Rest, Spy Revelations Rock Sinn
Belfast was brought to a standstill when the remains of soccer legend George
Best were returned to Roselawn Cemetery outside the city. Best, aged 59,
widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest ever soccer players,
died from multiple organ failure. more...
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Spy
Revelations Rock Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin was reeling from revelations that party official Denis
Donaldson worked as a British spy for the past twenty years. Donaldson,
a senior figure in party president Gerry Adams’ staff, issued a statement
admitting to being a secret agent, causing major embarrassment to the republican
leadership. more...
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2006
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Amnesty
Wants CIA Planes Inspected
Amnesty International has demanded that the garda siochána (Irish
police force) inspect Shannon-bound planes chartered by the CIA. The human
rights organization responded to reports that CIA planes may be transporting
terrorist suspects to destinations across Europe for detention and torture.
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Decentralization
Plan ‘Botched’
Government plans to decentralize civil service employees from Dublin have
met with stiff resistance within staff. Only one in nine employees have
said they are prepared to relocate with their job. Most government departments
are situated in the capital, but the decentralization program aims to move
7,400 workers to a variety of locations around the country. more...
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2006
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Bono
and the Gateses are TIME’s Persons of the Year
“For being shrewd about doing good, for rewiring politics and re-engineering
justice, for making mercy smarter and hope strategic and then daring the rest
of us to follow,” Time magazine named Bono and Bill and Melinda Gates
as its 2005 Persons of the Year. more...
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2006
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Charlie’s
Bird Shop
Charles Byrne (pictured left) was born in Dublin in 1872. His family owned
a poultry shop at 60 1/2 Thomas Street. This picture, was taken on April
1, 1900, to mark the occasion of Queen Victoria’s visit to Dublin. more...
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