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Irish
in Rebellion - The 1916 rising
The 1916 rising is regarded as a seminal moment in Irish history,
but it failed to attract popular support at the time
Witnesses
to history
Sackville Street, April 24th, 1916:Dublin is cloaked in an eerie
silence. The Easter Rising is an afternoon old: A horse lies dead
by Nelson’s Pillar.
An
Irish Argentine in the Easter Rising
It was an Irish Argentine who hoisted the tricolour over Dublin’s
General Post Office during the 1916 Insurrection.
Young
Irish Woman Dies in Fire
A PASSIONATE Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) supporter
who was in Washington, D.C. with the group only last month died
in a Bronx hospital on Saturday afternoon from injuries sustained
in a fire in her Upper West Side apartment earlier in the week.
ILIR
Is Set for Dublin Meeting
THE U.S.-based Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) will host
a meeting in Dublin on Saturday, April 14 to create an opportunity
for Irish families and friends to get the latest information on
the estimated 50,000 undocumented Irish in the U.S.
Immigration
Hearings at Ellis Island
AMERICA’S front door, Ellis Island, through which 12 million
immigrants over the course of 61 years passed, once again opened
its doors to immigrants last Friday, March 30.
Bush
Proposes Immigration Plan
THE immigration debate continues to gather pace on Capitol Hill,
as the Bush administration circulated a set of proposals last week
designed to elicit as much Republican support as possible while
still offering the chance of legal status to undocumented residents
of the U.S.
Donaldson
Killer Still at Large
DETECTIVES hunting the killers of double agent Denis Donaldson have
admitted they are no nearer solving the mystery than they were in
the week he was killed exactly a year ago.
More
Money for Owad Victims
CHRISTINE Owad, the scam immigration practitioner whose crimes against
the undocumented were first uncovered by the Irish Voice in 2005,
has been ordered by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to pay
an additional $150,000 in restitution to her dozens of victims.
Aisling
Hosts Drug Abuse Seminar
THE Aisling Irish Center on McLean Avenue in Yonkers hosted a substance
misuse workshop on Friday evening, March 30 to inform the Irish
community on the misuse of drugs and alcohol.
Fired
Attorney’s Irish Trip
U.S. ATTORNEY John McKay of Seattle, one of the fired U.S. attorneys
at the center of the scandal involving Attorney General Alberto
Gonzales, went to visit family in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary to get away
from his political trouble with the attorney general’s office.
TIME
FOR AN ALL-IRELAND?
RENEWED calls have been made for an all-Ireland soccer team to represent
the nation.
Free
cross-border travel scheme launched
THE island-wide free travel scheme for senior citizens from the
North of Ireland and the Republic came into effect last week.
Contamination
scare forces holy water to be replaced
A CONTAMINATION scare in the West of Ireland has seen bottles of
holy water being replaced.
An
Post blasted for poor service
IRISH postal delivery rates are among worst of any postal service
within the EU according to a major new survey.
Irish
Voice News | Irish
Post News | Latest
Irish News
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Did
you hear the one about the 11 Irish comedians?
A CRAIC unit of Celtic comedians has infiltrated Channel 4’s
list of the 100 best stand-ups of all time.
It’s
the Knight Time for Bono
A KNIGHT in shining armor or, more precisely, a black suit was christened
last week in Dublin, but whatever you do don’t call him sir.
Hello
from Flatley
THERE’S a big splashy spread of Michael Flatley and his very
pregnant wife Niamh in the latest issue of Hello! magazine, which
usually pays for celebrity exclusives.
Cheap
Diddy
WANT to know one of the ways how rich celebs like P. Diddy get even
richer? They order the finest booze that money can buy, and then
take off without paying their tab!
Blessing
of Proof
For Orla Brady, star of RTE’s new crime drama Proof that will
be released in the U.S. on April 13, the decision to accept the
lead role was easy.
Irish
writer Marian honoured at the British Book Awards
IRISH author Marian Keyes picked up the prize for popular fiction
with her latest novel Anybody Out There at last week’s British
Book Awards.
Short
stories posing a new challenge for Billy
Responsible for bringing Ireland and in particular Wexford to the
international stage, award-winning Irish playwright Billy Roche
has completed a collection of short stories called Tales From Rainwater
Pond.
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All
eyes on the Irish Grand National
The Irish Grand National has taken on much greater significance
in recent years thanks to the subsequent success of many of the
winners.
O’Mahony
tops the polls with Mayo fans
Following Mayo’s success in securing a place in the League
semi-finals supporters’ thoughts have started to turn to All-Ireland
success but manager John O’Mahony says: “We have done
nothing yet.”
NYGAA
Draft Springs Few Surprises
IT was more of a quiet few drinks than a roaring party when New
York registrar Joan Henchy had the honor of reading this year’s
drafts at a recent New York GAA meeting.
Referee
Seminar
AS the games go, of prime importance is the officiating. This year
county referee from Ireland Tony Jordon (Dublin) will be in the
Big Apple to meet with the locals and pass on his knowledge to all.
Latest Sports News
Irish
Post Sport | Irish
Voice Sport
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The
Write
Wtuff
The Brontë name has proved so evocative of stories of passion
and wild landscapes that it has been adopted to brand everything
from spring water to poultry-processing.
Literary
Longford
Longford is not the most famous of counties but more than likely
you’ve visited it probably en route to somewhere else.
The
Bones of the Story
A new series of flexible archaeological adventures has been launched
by Bare Bones part of Andante Travels that is suitable for families.
Each of the five new escorted tours which are suitable for families
balances world-class monuments on the tourist trail with off-the-beaten-track
segments. Among those introduced for 2007 are Crete, Jordan and
Egypt and Libya.
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Making
Peace Possible
BILL Flynn is 80 now, but still ramrod straight, well over six feet
tall and as committed as ever to the many causes he has spent his
life fighting for.
A
Glass Half Full
THE much awaited Republican talking points on immigration reform
were released last week and immediately drew a barrage of criticism
from pro-immigration groups.
Ireland
of the Changes
WE used to be Ireland of the Welcomes. But if our tourism board
needs a new slogan in the future it could be Ireland of the Changes.
Intelligencer
THE advent of a new power-sharing government in Northern Ireland
will open the door to major U.S. investment in the state, says a
leading American businessmen.
Stories
and More Stories
THE gales are howling outside the cottage like there’s going
to be no tomorrow. All day it has been sleeting and hailstoning
and raining.
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News
From Ireland
Sinn Féin voted to support the Police Service of Northern
Ireland (PSNI) formerly the RUC at an extraordinary Ard Fheis (party
congress) attended by nearly 1,000 delegates in Dublin. The motion
was carried by over 90 percent of the vote.
Letters
Edna O’Brien -What About Conor? - The Dempsey Dilemma - Gifted
Tour Guide - St. Patrick and Katrina
Irish
Eye on Hollywood
March marks the release of two big Cillian Murphy films. First there
is the American release of the Irish Civil War drama The Wind that
Shakes the Barley, which won major praise at the recent Sundance
Film Festival. Wind is easily one of the most highly anticipated
Irish movies to come out in years.
Translations
A Hit with the Critics
Brian Friel’s Translations, an unforgettable threnody on the
death of the Irish language, has been a critical triumph. The play,
currently playing at the Biltmore Theater until April, is not new
to New York (it played off-Broadway in 1981 and on Broadway in 1995)
but third time has been a charm with the hard-to-please New York
reviewers.
Book
corner
After novels about grungy Irish blues bands and coming-of-age boys,
Roddy Doyle surprised readers with his 1996 bestseller The Woman
Who Walked into Doors, about a woman trapped in an abusive marriage.
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