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U.S.
Lifts Adams Fundraising Ban
THE year-long U.S. fundraising ban on Sinn Fein President Gerry
Adams was lifted last week, and Adams will travel to New York on
Wednesday to headline the party's annual dinner - an event that
is expected to gross in excess of $500,000.
Experts
Verify Loyalist Collusion
POLICE officers and locally-recruited British soldiers helped Loyalist
killers carry out 74 sectarian murders in the first decade of the
Irish Troubles, legal experts have found.
Defending
Markievicz's Honor
A U.S. ARMY veteran who has also written a biography of 1916 heroine
Countess Constance Markievicz has accused her main critic, Dublin-born
historian and writer Ruth Dudley Edwards, of hankering after the
days of the rule of the British empire.
Thompson
Says Catholics Underemployed
CATHOLICS are still largely under-represented in some of Northern
Ireland's largest workplaces, a report by the New York Comptroller
William C. Thompson has found.
U.S.
Seeks Extradition of Irish Couple
A CORK couple wanted by the state of Illinois for kidnapping their
grandson Dylan Benwell from his home on the outskirts of Chicago
now face extradition from Ireland to the U.S. and prison sentences
of up to 30 years if convicted.
Immigration
Reform Hopes Rise
HOPES for immigration reform in 2007 have increased dramatically
following the results of the 2006 midterm elections which showed
Democrats making major gains throughout the U.S.
U.S.
Loosens J-1 Visa Rules
THOUSANDS more Irish students have been cleared to work in the U.S.
for the summer months after the State Department last week loosened
its grip on restrictions governing the J-1 visa program.
New
campaign will aid elderly Irish in Britain
A MAJOR campaign to help the thousands of elderly and vulnerable
Irish people living in Britain has just been launched
Sam
back in safe hands after scare
AN attempted abduction plot was foiled in London last week after
a quick-witted Kerryman confronted a couple of Cork hijackers who
were trying to escape with Ireland's most famous sports trophy -
the Sam Maguire.
Integrated
estate
A NEW integrated Enniskillen estate has made history by housing
Catholic families along-side Protestant families.
Petrol
prices defy 'rip-off' Republic tag
Pub
puzzle
Immigrant workers in Ireland find the dominance of the pub culture
"very strange".
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My
Memories of JFK Jr.
After years of refusing to speak to the press about his friendship
with the late John F. Kennedy Jr., Billy Noonan has broken his silence
and published his first book about a man, who in the author's own
words, held the promise of his father's second coming. JOAN BOLGER
reports.
Memories
of Irish Childhoods
Great White American Teeth at the Irish Repertory Theatre
The
Books on Trad Style
THE prevailing notion you hear is that the Celtic Tiger that Ireland
has become has no use for its past and, in particular, the simplicity
of its traditional heritage.
Townsend
Gets Political in Seattle
DUBLIN-born actor Stuart Townsend, probably best known as the long-term
beau of Oscar winner Charlize Theron, is working on a project that
could well catapult him to similar stardom.
Jacko's
Irish Inspiration
WHAT'S inspiring Michael Jackson these days? None other than the
Irish countryside.
The
in-demand sculptor taking art to the masses
U2
to be 3D on the big screen
U2's Vertigo world tour may soon create a real sense of vertigo
among moviegoers as the Irish rockers are planning to release their
first 3D concert film next year.
Novelist
Cecelia's popularity shows no signs of abating
The daughter of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was signing copies of her
latest novel A Place Called Here at Waterstone's bookshop in Enfield.
The young author was greeted by an appreciative queue of fans eager
for her to sign copies of her novel.
Latest Entertainment
news
Rules
Series Ends in Shambles
AUSTRALIA won the International Rules series on the scoreline with
a comfortable 109-79 victory, but once again players and fans are
wondering whether it is worth pursuing this hybrid game any longer.
Disgrace
The GAA's hopes of turning the International Rules into a meaningful
sporting code lie shattered and broken with the bones of some of
Ireland's top footballers following a horrific Second Test at Croke
Park.
Lansdowne
Express Back on Track
THE Lansdowne Rugby Club of New York City overcame an enormous roadblock
last Saturday towards the League Championship by overpowering the
previously unbeaten Danbury RFC to the tune of 29-14.
Gleason,
Doona Lead All-Star List
THE New York media came together with New York GAA Chairman Seamus
Dooley to select the 2006 players of the year and the hurling and
football all-star teams.
Sports
Digest: Celtic's Good and Bad Week
CELTIC defender Stephen Caldwell banished his Benfica blues as the
Bhoys cemented their grip on the Scottish Premier Division lead
with a 2-1 win over second placed Hearts on Saturday.
Other stories: Eircom Trouble - Stokes Stars - McGrath Speaks -
Soccer Shorts
Fergie's
Happy 20th
STEPHEN Staunton showed a penchant for making the hard decisions
any manager has to take on Tuesday when he left the Sheffield United
goalkeeper Paddy Kenny out of his squad for next week's San Marino
game, but he still has a long way to go to match Alex Ferguson's
achievements.
Billy's
keane to shine
Since Steve Staunton became national team manager, Irish soccer
has been carried along on a wave of hope about the bright young
things coming through the underage ranks and destined to restore
the Boys in Green to their former glories.
Flat
season is a mixed bag of results
It proved to be a memorable flat racing season for the Irish with
trainers from the Emerald Isle winning a host of top prizes at home
and abroad.
McCarthy
reveals Keane talks
FORMER Irish football manager Mick McCarthy has revealed he and
Roy Keane have buried the hatchet following their infamous bust-up
ahead of the 2002 World Cup.
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Monumental
follies
Malcolm Rogers visits the follies of Ireland, stays in Glenarm and
learns how to read a map in Wales.
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Famine
Remains Finally Found
JUST across the ocean from Ground Zero, where the search for remains
of 9/11 victims continues, another search has turned up remains
of victims from a 19th century calamity.
Niall
O'Dowd: Yes on St. Andrews
THE good news is that the U.S. government has finally seen sense
as predicted here last week and restored fundraising to Sinn Fein
leader Gerry Adams. Adams will now be coming to the U.S. this week
to attend the annual Sinn Fein fundraiser in Manhattan which will
raise up to $500,000 for the party coffers.
Ireland
Calling: Time to Think Nuclear
THERE are advantages to being stuck out in the Atlantic on a small
island on the far west of Europe - lovely fresh air, gentle rain
to keep everything green, uncrowded open spaces, a lifestyle still
close to nature and relatively relaxed in spite of the Celtic Tiger
boom.
Cormac
MacConnell: Rules Made to be Broken
SEAN Boylan spluttered and turned as red as a turkeycock. He's the
Meath herbalist, father of eight or nine children, sporting father
figure to decades of teak-tough Meath football teams who won numerous
All-Ireland titles.
Joe
Horgan Column
IT is strange how quickly the police, who are surely supposed to
be an arm of the community, become an arm of the government.
When
Latvian Eyes Are Smiling
Last year they opened a new Irish pub on Main Street here [Milford,
Michigan]. O'Callaghan's they call it, and it's owned by two Palestinians
who did it up in high Paddy style, with snugs and dark hardwoods,
Guinness and designer lagers and a couple of imported boyos behind
the bar.
Book
Reviews
The WWW Club, Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under,
Pound for Pound, The Young rebels
Roots:
O'Connor
Liam Moriarty takes a look at one of Ireland's most famous names.
Death
of the Fisherman
With European legislation already curtailing the amount of available
fishing waters, the Irish government’s proposed decision to
end the drift netting of salmon has put one of Ireland's most iconic
professions in danger of extinction. Sharon Ni Chonchuir examines
the plight of small Irish fishermen who fear their way of life is
about to end.
Dancing
at Lacrosseroads
Two years after it was founded, John Kernaghan reports on the amazing
performance of the Irish men’s lacrosse team at the recent
World Championship in London, Ontario, where they came in sixth.
Quote
Unquote
"When you think of coming from a slum in Limerick, Ireland,
and then all of a sudden you're in Albany, New York, filing to be
governor of the state, you say there’s some sort of humor
coming on high here. And I will indulge fully in all of that."
- Malachy McCourt
Becoming
an Irish Citizen
"I DESIRE to live and work in Ireland as an Irishman. I believe
I am eligible to obtain Irish citizenship and an Irish passport
because of my family. I have a great aunt born in Co. Wexford who
raised my mother after the death of my natural grandmother in childbirth.
(My grandmother was born in Brooklyn.) In other words, I have a
great aunt who became my step grandmother."
Some Christmas recipes
- Walnut
Mince Tart
- Apple
Mince Pie
- Cranberry
Chutney
- Porter
Cake
- Elizabeth
O'Connell's Plum Pudding
- Mrs.
Hanrahans Plum Pudding Sauce
- Roast
Turkey with Chestnut and Prune Stuffing
Anois agus arís
WHEN Frances Browne from Stranorlar, Co. Donegal, died in London on August 25, 1879, few people noticed her passing. Yet ‘The Blind Poetess of Donegal' had been an internationally bestselling writer as well as poet.
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