06th July 2007

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NEWS & FEATURES
Huge Drugs Find in Cork
Gardai and customs teams fished the largest ever haul of cocaine from the seas off west Cork.

Irish Invite for Blair
Former British Prime Minister Blair is to be invited to visit his maternal roots in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal.

Orange Marchers Barred From Garvaghy
The issue of Orange Order parades is arguably the final piece of the jigsaw that has been the Northern Ireland peace process.

Smell of success for Irish cartoon skunk
An Irish cartoon which has taken the animation world by storm is finally set to hit British television screens this month.

Mansfield’s Irish get set for summer of fun
The Irish in Mansfield are in for a fun-packed summer with several events taking place over the coming months.

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Results - Peacemaker?: Do you think that Tony Blair is the appropriate person to act as a peacemaking envoy to the Middle East? Yes 54% - No 46%

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ENTERTAINMENT

MTV features camogie stars to promote Gaelic games
Ireland’s new vibrancy and self-assurance conferred by its Celtic Tiger economy is giving the country a wow factor that has now seen MTV embrace it.

Enya to be honoured
Grammy-winning singer Enya has been honoured by NUI Galway.

A River Runs Through It
North River is a tale about everyday heroism and provides us with a timely reminder of how love reorientates us, restores us to our senses, and enriches our lives.


SPORTS

Leitrim Takes Tight Contest
For the second time on Sunday it was a late burst that secured the points for the winners.

How to save Irish Football
While taking time to look back on a career that reached the heights of a World Cup quarter-final.

National title No.3 for O’Loughlin
Mayo rider David O’Loughlin took his third national road race title in four years.


IRISH TRAVEL
More to Dublin than stag parties
“Garrison of the Saxon Augustan capital of a Gaelic nation.”

Meath is where the soul of Ireland lies
Meath is the home of one of Ireland’s three World Heritage Sites Newgrange.


IRISH KITCHEN

Strawberry Bread
Courgette Soup
Salmon Cakes
Baked Parsnips


DISCUSSIONS
Drug smuggling - Ireland
The Black & Tans
PEIL GHAELACH
Salmon and Potato Cakes

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IRISH AMERICA MAGAZINE
The first word
Belfast: “Bliss it was to be alive” the poet William Wordsworth once wrote. It felt like that in Belfast on Tuesday, May 8th. more...
The Old Sod Blooms
It wasn’t merely the classic ‘bit of the auld sod’ when the Legends of Ireland commanded center stage at the Philadelphia Flower Show in early March. more...
Stars of the Southwest
It is suitable that the Irish Cultural Center of Phoenix’s expansion plans were celebrated with an exhibit of one of the largest and finest private Irish art collections in the world. more...

COMMENT & CÁINT
Wise Sayings From Davy Martin
A Mighty summer altogether so far in all but the weather of the last couple of weeks, and that’s improving by the day too. Not so much rain anymore, just showers every so often.

Fiasco on Capitol Hill
The fiasco that became the 2007 attempt to reform the immigration law has left bruised feelings and major uncertainty in its wake.

A July 4th Gift for Immigrants?
Could it be that those who killed the immigration reform bill in Washington, D.C. last week were actually wrapping up an Independence Day gift for the nation’s many immigrants?

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ROOTS & HERITAGE

Ireland's Longest Serving Political Dynasty
At least five well-known Irish political families, 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.

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GREENCARD
Now What?
“I am looking for some information as what to do now. I was so sure I would be on the way to legalization by now. I have been here 11 years and have tried every lottery.



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