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ILIR
Swings Into Action
THE Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) was back in action
last Wednesday night in Yonkers and last Monday in Queens. Both
meetings were exceptionally well attended.
Diocese
Seeks Irish Retribution
A case centered on the pedophile priest Oliver O’Grady could
change the face of the way in which the Catholic Church is held
financially accountable in child abuse cases by priests around the
world.
Woodlawn
Woman Needs Transplant
Woodlawn residents will get together on Sunday, December 3 for an
event to raise funds for a local girl who may possibly die if she
doesn't receive a double lung transplant immediately.
Children’s
Rights Controversy Brews
Government plans for a pre-general election referendum on children’s
rights may be put on hold following two landmark court decisions.
Youngsters
help Belfast celebrate
It was hands across the water when young GAA players from the city
of Birmingham crossed the Irish Sea to help mark the centenary of
Belfast City Hall
Queen’s
University joins elite
Belfast's Queen’s University has been invited to join the
Ivy League of British universities.
It
could be you with Huddersfield lottery
An Irish Gaelic Club in Huddersfield is appealing to the Irish community
in Britain to help secure its future by raising funds towards a
new minibus.
Nottingham’s
Irish poet laureate releases new anthology of work
A much-acclaimed poet — considered by many as the ‘Nottingham-Irish’
Poet Laureate — has recently released a new poetry anthology
McGinn
to lead New Labour think-tank ...
An Armagh-born Irishman has been announced as the head of an influential
British Labour Party organisation.
Suicide a big thought for the Irish says report
The Irish are more likely to have suicidal thoughts than people
from many other European countries, a major new study has revealed.
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Westlife:
Closing in on Elvis and The Beatles
Irish boyband Westlife can count themselves amongst the most highly-regarded
musical artists in he world — and that includes The Beatles
and Elvis Presley.
Festival
organisers in search of Cypriot Rose
With some 30 representatives taking in nearly 20 countries, Ireland’s
Rose of Tralee festival has well and truly gone global.
McGrath
is match for Wayne Rooney
Ireland football legend Paul McGrath is outscoring today’s
young guns Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard — in the book charts.
His gritty autobiography about his battle with the booze during
his amazing career on the pitch is in the top five selling soccer
books in Britain
Music
Review
The Who : Endless Wire - Various artist now 65
Flatley
Recovering From Illness
The high Michael Flatley experienced at his wonderful wedding to
Niamh O’Brien at his Castlehyde mansion on October 14 was
quickly followed by a raging viral infection that was so severe
it landed the Lord of the Dance creator in hospital in London for
the guts of two weeks, forcing him to cancel all upcoming shows
on his Celtic Tiger tour.
Xtina’s
Dublin Celebration
Ain't no other man for Christina Aguilera than her husband Jordan
Bratman, and to celebrate their one year wedding anniversary last
Sunday night in Dublin, the singing star planned a big night in
the Irish capital.
U2
Wins Stuff Back
Lola Cashman, the stylist who worked for U2 back in the 1980s, and
helped herself to a pile of personal band possessions such as Bono’s
Stetson hat, was ordered by a Dublin judge last week to return all
the goods.
A
Graceful Queen
The Pirate Queen, the multi-million dollar epic musical from the
creators of Riverdance, has opened to mixed reviews in Chicago,
but Niall O’Dowd feels that the show will be a big hit when
it arrives on Broadway next year.
Latest Entertainment
news
Harrington
Tames the Tiger
Padraig Harrington claimed one of the biggest wins of his career
with a playoff victory over Tiger Woods in Japan on Sunday to bring
the curtain down on a fantastic 2006 for the Dubliner.
Staunton Records First Victory
The script went as expected. On the night of the last international
soccer match at Lansdowne Road before the fabled old stadium is
demolished, Steve Staunton registered his first competitive win
as Ireland’s international manager.
Bronx
Irish Finals Set
The Bronx Irish Soccer League played the semifinals for the League
and the Shield championships Saturday in some of the most competitive
matches of the season.
Astoria,
Down Lead All-Stars
For the first time the junior division awarded all stars for the
season past, following in the footsteps of the senior football division
and the hurlers.
Status
Quo at Officer Elections
At one of the quietest New York GAA meetings in recent memory, all
but the auditors of the county board were returned unopposed to
their positions for the New York GAA for the 2007 year.
Irish
Best as Aussies Fall
Ireland aren’t quite top of the world in rugby terms right
now, but they’re not far off it after Australia became the
second South Hemisphere side to bite the Lansdowne Road dust in
a week.
Injured
Horan Sidelined
Munster and Ireland prop Marcus Horan has been ruled out until the
New Year with a torn calf muscle picked up in Sunday’s win
over Australia and will miss the final rugby international at Lansdowne
Road against the Pacific Islands this weekend.
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Cork
- The 'Real' Capital - The historic city of Cork is the second
city in the Republic, but is usually referred to good-naturedly
by locals as "the real capital!"
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Cormac
MacConnell : Holiday in a Hospital
The wet wind from the west blew my umbrella inside out, snapping
several ribs, just as I reached the outpatient entrance to Ennis
General Hospital. I was assaulted by large and very cold raindrops
for the last couple of yards.
John
Spain : The Truth About the Travelers
A FEW events happening together put the well-worn issue of the travelers
back near the top of the news agenda here again last weekend. .
Niall
O’Dowd : Death of a Chieftain
I HEARD about Frank Durkan’s death as I was preparing to go
to Chicago to see The Pirate Queen, the Broadway-bound musical about
Mayo pirate chieftain Grace O’Malley who defied the best efforts
of the British government to capture her until they finally succeeded.
Joe
Horgan Column
I remember not so long ago driving home one evening through a small
village a few miles west of where I live. It is a small place and
though the main road runs through it, it continues to be kind of
quiet and out of the way. As I went through the village I came across
a car in front of me moving slowly along the street.
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
Selective
Service - New USCIS Site
"Haven't the Democrats been acting rather strange since their
overwhelming victory at the polls? First, House Speaker-elect Nancy
Pelosi openly picks the wrong horse in the race to succeed her as
House Speaker, and now, the incoming chairman of the House Ways
and Means Committee, Congressman Charlie Rangel of New York, says
he thinks it would be a good idea to re-institute the draft..."
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Dublin families, and families from throughout Ireland. It’s
the renovated Dublin City Library & Archive facility at 138-144
Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
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