NEWS & FEATURES
Clinton
tips Ahern for post-premiership success
Former US president Bill Clinton is to tip the Taoiseach for success
on the world stage after he quits Irish politics.
FDNY
Attends Irish Funerals
FIREFIGHTERS from the Fire Department of New York who survived the 9/11
tragedy were among mourners at funerals of two part-time firemen who
died when trapped by a collapsing ceiling in a disused factory blaze
in the seaside resort of Bray, Co. Wicklow.
Thousands
pay tribute to firefighter
BRAY came to a standstill as thousands of mourners paid their last respects
to firefighter Mark O'Shaughnessy.
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Two
Irish Caught by Immigration
TWO Monaghan men was picked up on Sunday, September 30 by the U.S. Border
Patrol while getting off a train in Hicksville, upstate New York.
Mystery
Surrounds Death of Soldier
An IRISH woman in the Army National Guard was shot in the head at a
secure U.S. airbase in Afghanistan on Thursday.
Outrage
Over Monument to Killer
NATIONALISTS have lashed out after Unionist politicians voted to allow
the erection of a memorial to a notorious Loyalist killer.
Ahern
Vows Support for Visas
THOUGH comprehensive immigration reform has been put on the backburner
by Congress until after next year's presidential election, the Irish
government remains firmly committed to finding a solution to the plight
of the thousands of undocumented Irish in the U.S., according to Foreign
Minister Dermot Ahern.
The
fight starts now: Unite to save centres
As one Irish centre in London faces closure The Irish Post is appealing
to members of the Irish community across Britain to join the campaign
to ensure the future of their clubs and societies remains safe.
Mum's
death drove tenor to succeed
When Josef Locke the world famous Irish tenor died in 1999 many felt
Ireland would never produce his like again.
Keano
helps Sunderland chase the green pound
As the greening of Sunderland football club continues to gain increasing
momentum the city's cash tills are ringing as the "Keano-factor"
brings millions to the city.
Looking
to new boarders
The thawing of relations between the North and South of Ireland has
taken a new twist.
Irish
Voice Classifieds
ENTERTAINMENT
Leo
as Brian Boru?
LEONARDO di Caprio is oh-so close to signing a contract to appear in
a new film that's being dubbed as the "Irish Braveheart."
Blood
Brothers
Brotherhood, the high octane Showtime family drama of Irish gangsters,
politicians, blood and betrayal, set in the back streets and boardrooms
of Providence, has returned to the airwaves. If you've been missing
The Sopranos, this is definitely the best way to get a mob drama fix.
CAHIR O'DOHERTY talks to the show's creator, writer and executive producer
Blake Masters about the new season.
The
Horror of Selling a Girl
DESPITE their unforgivable neglect by the Irish theatrical establishment,
the plays of John B. Keane have thrived on Irish stages for almost 50
years.
Bono
Mixes With Presidents
The U2 singer/ activist extraordinaire received his honor from last
year's co-recipient, President George H.W. Bush, who shared the accolade
with President Bill Clinton for their bi-partisan efforts towards securing
Hurricane Katrina relief.
Celebrity
uncovers his Irish roots
Impressionist Alistair McGowan has a unique flair for mimicking accents
but his previous attempts at taking-off the Irish brogue could have
more to do with genetics than talent.
Filmstars
line-up for photo protest to save Hill of Tara
Hollywood actors Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Stuart Townsend joined over
1,500 people from all over Ireland and Britain on the Hill of Tara to
pose for the world's first giant human harp photographed from the air.
Film
Festival debut is a big success
The first Manchester Irish Language Film Festival was launched in the
city at the weekend to laudable success.
SPORTS
World
Has Come to an End
Argentina 30 Ireland 15 AND so the World Cup dream is over. Argentina
didn't cry for Ireland in Paris on Sunday afternoon. The tears were all
green as the Golden Generation bid farewell to a tournament they once
had the nation believing they could actually win.
Ireland
Back in Staunton's Lineup
STEPHEN Ireland is back in favor with Irish boss Stephen Staunton just
a month after the infamous Grannygate affair and Bolton Wanderers defender
Joey O'Brien is also back for the double header against Germany and
Cyprus later this month.
Front
Page News Is Bad News
IRELAND came to a standstill on Sunday afternoon as World Cup fever
gripped once again, but not for the first time this year a national
team ripped our hearts out as great expectation turned into massive
deflation yet again.
Below
par
There are few sports in the world at which Ireland are world class but
golf is one of them.
Ireland
expects
In the finest tradition of soccer players from Cork, Manchester City
midfielder Stephen Ireland has never been far from controversy.
Hurling
All-Stars 2007
Former Clare All-Ireland winning captain ANTHONY DALY selects his hurling
All-Stars exclusively for The Irish PostI thought it was a top-class
hurling Championship the final was a disappointment but what went before
it was superb.
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Blair
Still a Trailblazer
FORMER British Prime Minister Blair strode into the meeting room at
the Carlyle Hotel on Madison Avenue shortly after 4 p.m. on Tuesday,
September 25.
Ahern
Visit A Timely One
THE visit to New York and Washington, D.C. this week of Irish Foreign
Minster Dermot Ahern is a timely one.
Can't
Keep a Good Dub Down
THE great Ronnie Drew of The Dubliners is having a rough and tough
year. His greatly loved and gentle wife Deirdre died last June and
Ronnie himself, now aged 73 years, is currently battling throat cancer.
John
Spain: Should Our Cops Be Armed?
ON Tuesday morning, September 25, as you may have read in last week's
Irish Voice, a young motorcycle cop on traffic duty in the north inner
city in Dublin got a call on his radio about a stolen car which had
been spotted in the rush hour congestion by a friend of the owner.
Sidewalks:
When Irish Cultures Clash
IT'S been widely observed that Ireland is now accepting immigrants
the way it used to send them to other countries. There has been some
head-shaking over these developments, which would have seemed unthinkable
a decade or two ago.
Joe
Horgan: Language is a fast disappearing heritage
I WAS watching the Irish language channel TG4 the other night probably
the only station worth watching consistently. There was a documentary
on about the second-generation Irish which dealt with one man's return
to the Connemara birthplace of his mother and his learning of the
Irish language which he had mastered to a truly remarkable degree.
New
Test Announced
THOSE who will be applying for U.S. citizenship this time next year will
have a new study guide to peruse before the interview, as the U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced last week that it will revise
the current 100 questions that make up the history and civics part of
the naturalization process.
IRISH TRAVEL
 Divine
Dublin
Malcolm Rogers visits Dublin's oldest cathedrals giving an insight in Ireland's history.
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