16 March 2007
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REPUBLIC OF IRELAND TO FACE SOUTH AMERICAN SOCCER RIVALS IN NEW YORK ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 23rd AND BOSTON ON SATURDAY, MAY 26th.
Ireland will face two-time World Cup Qualifier Ecuador on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at Giants Stadium in E. Rutherford, NJ at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Irish team then travels to the Boston area to battle Bolivia at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, May 26 at 4:00 p.m. ET in the first match of a doubleheader. The Ireland match is followed by the New England Revolution hosting the Kansas City Wizards (6:30 p.m. ET). For tickets call Ticketmaster NJ (201) 507-8900, Ticketmaster NY (212) 307-7171 or Ticketmaster Mass. (617) 931-2222 or visit Ticketmaster.com.
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NEWS & FEATURES
US proposes immigration reform
US lawmakers could broker a deal to end the plight of up to 30,000 illegal Irish citizens

Ahern Stumps for United Ireland
Ahern reminded British politicians that a united Ireland is still his priority aspiration.

 Searching for the Disappeared
TWENTY-nine years ago Brendan Megraw, 22, was taken from his home in the Twinbrook area of Belfast.

Belfast named as Britain's booziest city
BELFAST has gained the tag of being the home to the biggest boozers in Britain


ENTERTAINMENT

Good Golly, Miss Dolly!
IRELAND was the star at the just-wrapped Festival of Nations at Dollywood, the theme park owned and operated by country superstar Dolly Parton.

Ireland hit bum Euro note
RTÉ will review its Eurovision entry selection process after the disastrous showing in Helsinki.
SPORTS

O'Shea: Captain Fantastic for U.S.
A Huge cheer went up at Old Trafford on Sunday as John O'Shea lifted the trophy and another Premiership medal with Manchester United.

London sweat a win
Gloucestershire refused to read the script and made London sweat in the first-half as monsoon-like conditions visited Ruislip.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
The Catalpa Rescue
Irish Escape tells the dramatic story of a group of 19th century Irish patriots. Cahir O'Doherty talks to the show's producer more...

REGULARS

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IRISH TRAVEL
The stunning South-West
Just 16 miles up the road from Shannon Airport Ennis, like so many towns in the South-West, is today a thriving tourist destination. But the Clare capital has been a destination for visitors to our shores for a very long time.

COMMENT & CÁINT
Mixed Skies for Campaigning Pols
Cormac MacConnell: I LOVE general elections anywhere, but especially our own. They are always exciting, usually reeking of "strokes" and skullduggery...

How Irish emigrants helped shape Britain's towns and cities
The Irish in Britain are a conspicuous success story — but why? PROFESSOR GRAHAM DAVIS is looking for the answers. He tells Peter Foley how Irish emigration changed the face of many British towns and cities.

Cabinet of Ancient Enemies
John Spain: YOU would need a heart of stone not to have been moved by the words of the North’s new First Minister Ian Paisley over the past week.  
ROOTS & HERITAGE

Ireland's Longest Serving Political Dynasty
At least five well-known Irish political families, namely the Dillons, the Esmondes, the Redmonds, the Sullivans and the Sweetmans made the successful transition from the old Irish Parliamentary party which sat at Westminster to those elected after 1918 who took their seats in Dáil Éireann.

Passenger Lists [Access with Irish Circle]
A database of passengers on ships that emigrated from Ireland - over 11,500 records to search from.

Irish Family Name Register [Free]
This are is where Irish people and people who have Irish ancestry can share information with other members.

Irish Family Name Screensavers


  
GREENCARD
Citizenship Abroad
"At the start of this year we began to make plans to return to Ireland. My question is about our unborn child who will be born in Ireland. Someone told me that the child would be a U.S. citizen even though it will be born in Ireland."


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