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Sinn
Fein Says Yes to Police
Republican backing for the North's policing and justice
system has taken the Irish peace process another major step
forward, politicians of all parties have claimed.
Lawlor
Widow Fights Back
Disgraced politician Liam Lawlor's widow Hazel has won
the first round of her battle to clear his name and stop her
own being smeared.
Casey
Says John Paul II Supportive
Former runaway cleric Eamonn Casey has claimed that Pope John
Paul II did not want him to resign as Bishop of Galway when
the scandal of his affair with Annie Murphy was exposed almost
15 years ago.
Minister
Under Pressure to Resign
Presure continues to mount from the opposition for the resignation
of junior minister Tony Killeen over his representations to
the government seeking early release for a number of prisoners.
IRA
Ceasefire Confirmed by IMC
The IRA has been given a clean bill of health by a body appointed
to report on the state of the Republican and Loyalist ceasefires.
Trendy
Boogaloo bar hosts a night with Pete and Kate
TWO years ago The Irish Post branded the Irish-owned Boogaloo
bar in Highgate the coolest in Britain. And with news that one
of the world's most photographed models Kate Moss celebrated
her 33rd birthday there last week it seems the watering hole
still hasn't lost that status.
Irish
boat companies sail towards success
IRISH boat companies sailed their way into London recently looking
for a slice of the multi-million pound British leisure market.
Derry
Council fail in bid to rename city
THE High Court in Belfast has ruled that the official name of
the North of Ireland's second largest city is still Londonderry.
Divers
bid to recover fishermen's bodies
A BID to discover the bodies of four missing fishermen who are
believed to be trapped inside the doomed trawler Pere Charles
was attempted last week.
Jim's
boxing clever with new Birmingham academy
YOUNG people in Birmingham are finding a way off the streets
and channelling their energies elsewhere - boxing. And
it's all thanks to Irishman Jim Ryan.
Peace
plan in Father Ted row
THE organisers of the Friends of Ted festival have called on
residents of Inis Mór and Inis Oírr to sort out
their differences over the location of the festival by taking
part in a five-a-side football match.
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O'Toole's
in search of Oscar
When he was offered an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement
four years ago Peter O'Toole requested more time to "win
the lovely bugger outright". Now he's got his chance.
Drew's
naked ambition
Drew Barrymore loves visiting Ireland because she shakes off
the pressures of Hollywood by running through fields naked.
Meaney
up for prestigious award
IRISH actor Colm Meaney's spell treading the boards in
London has paid off handsomely.
Sundance
prize for independent Irish film
AN Irish film has won a prestigious prize at the Sundance Film
Festival in the United States.
Easy
As ABC for Cecelia
Cecilia Ahern's career continues to go from strength to
strength. The best-selling novelist daughter of Irish PM Bertie
Ahern has just inked a deal with ABC to develop a new half-hour
series, titled Sam I Am.
Colin's
Varied Loves
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are either madly in love or fighting
like cats and dogs, depending on what gossip mag you read.
Between
Mothers and Sons
With his first work of fiction since his award-winning novel
The Master, Colm Toibin is working at the height of his powers.
His new collection, Mothers and Sons, reveals him to be one
of the great Irish writers of our era.
Altan
Revs Up for U.S. Tour
It has been an illustrious career thus far for Altan, whose
origins have remained true to the cultural cauldron of Donegal
so steeped in the Irish language and a musical tradition that
comes from the very core of Irish life.
Latest Entertainment
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Historic
Lights for Croke Park
Dublin boss Paul Caffrey can't wait to rewrite the history
books when Dublin kick off the new floodlights at Croke Park
with Sat-urday night's sell out National Football League
opener against Tyrone.
Staunton
Calls on Youth to Deliver
Ireland manager Stephen Staunton has called on youth to kick
start his bid for European Championship qualification in San
Marino next week and promised the kids, "If you're
good enough you will play."
Grand
Time for Irish Rugby
It is the subject that won't go away, even as rugby players
and fans alike prepare to cross the Irish Sea and journey to
Cardiff for Sunday's Six Nations opener against Wales
at the Millennium Stadium.
Leader
or Liability?
David O'Leary has recently revealed his desire to be manager
of the Republic of Ireland in the near future. But we ask would
he be an Irish Sven?
What's
gone wrong with Damien Duff?
With Damien Duff on his way back from yet another injury David
thorpe asks if the winger will ever return to his best and looks
back at where it went wrong for Duffer.
Gooch
floors brendans!
A masterclass from Colm 'Gooch' Cooper sees Dr.
Crokes move into the semi-finals - but London champions
St. Brendans put up a gallant fight before finally buckling
under the sustained pressure.
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Discover
your Leitrim roots
Leitrim roots? Then here's an event you just can't
miss. The 2007 Leitrim Roots Festival gets under way later this
year with a host of attractions.
Getting
away from it all
Malcolm Rogers considers some ideal getaways throughout the
world.
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Sinn
Fein's Visionary Step
Sinn Fein leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness pulled off
the most remarkable sea change in the direction of Republican
politics in history last weekend.
Reform
Prospects Bright
February kicks off the immigration reform debate for 2007 in
Congress, and we should know within a month or two which way
it is heading.
Sinn
Fein's Turnaround on Policing
It's been called historic (Tony Blair), ground-breaking (Bertie
Ahern) and interesting (Ian Paisley Junior), but the truth is
that Sinn Fein's decision last weekend to back policing
in the North is simply a grudging acceptance of reality that
has come much too late.
A
Long Way from '81?
The announcement that Sinn Fein is supporting critical proposals
on policing in Northern Ireland received near-unanimous praise
from mainstream opinion makers here in the U.S.
Consul
General Will Be Missed
The just announced imminent departure of Tim O'Connor,
Irish consul general in New York, is a huge blow to the community.
Where
Have All the Dogs Gone?
Dramatically, because of social and economic factors in the
New Ireland, the dog population of this island has been cut
by what must be half in the last decade and that's very
sad.
Mother,
Life, Landscape, and the Connection
Edna O'Brien returns to world of The Country Girls in
The Light of Evening, with the mother-daughter relationship
as the main theme.
From
Cork to Dublin The New Wave
A whole New Year, and a whole new crop of Irish rockers set
to invade these shores.
News
From Ireland
Tribunal Report Slates Haughey - Trimble Will Not Contest Seat
- Tunnel Gets Green Light - Farmer Acquitted of Killing Traveller
- Northern Ireland Assembly Deadlocked On Policing - Irish Passport
Rule Changes - Bono Receives Knighthood
An
Emotional Fish
Four years have passed since Damien Rice released O and the
album became a sleeper hit for the singer/songwriter, selling
over two million worldwide. Just as people began to fret as
to when we would see some new material, Rice released his new
offering 9 in early November and hardcore fans will not be disappointed.
Man
at work
Lauren Byrne talks to Brendan Gleeson, one of Ireland's
most prolific actors about his varied career.
Imagining
the Unknown
In his latest novel, Zoli, Dublin-born Colum McCann proves that
part of his talent as a writer lies in his ability to imagine
and capture the lives of the forgotten and oppressed.
The
Master Hatter
Philip Treacy, whose beautiful hats are works of art, draws
inspiration from his Irish country childhood.
Roots:
O'Brien
Liam Moriarty looks at one of Ireland's signature names.
Bush
on Immigration
For those of you who may have missed President Bush's
State of the Union remarks on immigration, here they are in
full.
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century, when England's Tudor monarchs launched determined,
and ultimately successful, efforts to conquer Ireland. It was
Ireland's misfortune that it had acquired a new strategic importance
for England.
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