13th October 2007

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Police appeal for calm after Co Antrim disturbances
Police in the north are appealing for calm in the Carrickfergus area of Co Antrim following overnight disturbances.

Ahern Talks Visas With Pols
MAKING good on his promise to help solve the problem of the undocumented Irish in the U.S., Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern held a series of successful meetings on Capitol Hill last week with senators and Bush administration members, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff.

UDA to be Censored
NORTHERN Ireland's largest Loyalist paramilitary organization, the Ulster Defense Association (UDA), looked set to be censored once again this week after refusing to begin decommissioning its weapons.

Shoot to Kill Inquest Reopened
NORTHERN Ireland's most senior coroner has warned he will consider taking legal action against Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde if he refuses to hand over sensitive police files relating to the killing of six unarmed men.

O'Leary pays tribute to Ryanair's founder
RYANAIR boss Michael O'Leary has led tributes to the airline's Ryanair founder Tony Ryan who died last week after a long illness.

Court rules Irish liquor can stick with traditional measurements
Chalk-up another one for those old imperial British measurements. And drink a Baileys Irish Cream to it.

Dublin ranks second for expensive homes
DUBLIN ranks second only to Beverly Hills as the most expensive place in the world for middle managers to live, with Cork clinching a Top-10 spot.

Operations cancelled in health cash cuts
THE ROW over health care in Ireland and continuing cutbacks escalated this week.

Memorials pay a fitting tribute to Irish builders…
Memorials have been erected in London in memory of two Irish men who died following accidents in the workplace.

Clubs face highs and lows as Díon grants roll out
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern was in London this week to announce the annual Díon grants awarded to various organisations around Britain.

Irish Voice Classifieds

Oprah Shows Sinead Some Love
SINEAD O'Connor has officially joined the U.S. mainstream, thanks to her well-received appearance on Oprah last week.Why would an internationally beloved icon like Oprah Winfrey seek the company of the highly controversial Sinead?

The man with the golden trumpet
Johnny Carroll celebrates 50 years in showbusiness this year - the longest stretch by any musician in the history of Irish music.

Bono pens Spice Girl song
Irish rocker Bono has written a song for reuniting popstars The Spice Girls which will be included in the group's forthcoming greatest hits album and performed on their up-coming world tour.

Patrick O'Dea - Let the music play
Born in Quilty, Co. Clare, Patrick and his family moved to Enfield in north London when he was two years old.

...A Fork In the Road
TERRY George sits in a well appointed guest suite at the Waldorf-Astoria on Park Avenue on Sunday afternoon dressed in a casual shirt and blue jeans as the television crews, journalists and film people line up to discuss his latest film Reservation Road, based on the novel by John Burnham Schwartz.

Kidnap Claim on Bono Child
SCARY reading for Bono and his wife Ali last week – a new book on the life and times of the notorious Irish criminal Martin Cahill alleges that Bono's eldest daughter Jordan, now 18, was the subject of a kidnap plot which went off the rails thanks only to the benevolent intervention of Cahill himself.

A right headache for Stan
Given the level of talent at his disposal, Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton has very few genuine selection dilemmas.

Late brace wins it for Macs
THE fairytale continues for Liverpool side John Mitchels as they advanced to the semi-finals of the British Championship with a classy defeat of Yorkshire side Young Irelands.

Celts hoping for leniency from UEFA
IF the midweek match against AC Milan was eventful, Sunday's defeat of Gretna, which sent the Bhoys back to the top of the league, was dull.

Why Can't We Have it Easy?
SO what is it with sport in general and Irish soccer in particular? Why can it never be easy? Why can't Eddie O'Sullivan's team roll into France and blitz all around them on their way to the Rugby World Cup final and a deserved win over New Zealand?

McBride Goes Down Fighting
KEVIN McBride lost to Andrew Golota by technical knock out in the sixth round of their scheduled 12 round heavyweight fight at Madison Square Garden Saturday night after receiving several unanswered punches and suffering a bad cut that caused the referee to stop the bout.

Fallon Follows Triumph With Court
KIEREN Fallon put his trials and tribulations to one side as he steered Dylan Thomas to a famous win in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in Paris on Sunday to record a first win in the big race for Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien.

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GET THE CRAIC with Ian Dempsey
This week on The Craic, we reveal some ancient Irish history, rejoice that Dublin is the 10th best city in the world, chat to two VIP's, one of whom played The Queen, the other a dedicated singer and of course fill you in on the news, entertainment and weather! We also name the 5 winners of our Giveaway, with thanks to 'Overheard in Dublin Again'! Check it out! www.GetTheCraic.com
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Wexford Town Public Library
Wexford town's library holds important resources for genealogy, family history, and local history. I was fortunate to visit there in August 2007 when researching a family from Crossabeg Catholic Parish [Tikillin Civil Parish] just north of Wexford town and the River Slaney.

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