NEWS & FEATURES
Irish
Explorers Reach South Pole
PRESIDENT Mary McAleese led a stream of tributes to a team of intrepid
Irish explorers when they arrived at the South Pole last week.
Soldiers
filmed strutting with their guns in Lebanon
IRISH soldiers have found themselves centre stage after an embarrassing
video was released showing armed troops dancing with guns while on peacekeeping
duties in Lebanon.
Flanagan
Withdraws Over Pig Comments
IRISH actress Fionnula Flanagan has pulled out of this year's US-Ireland
Alliance pre-Oscar awards party in a dispute over the undocumented Irish
in the U.S.
SLAN
TO SHANNON
It was a long and lonely walk for James Nash from Pallaskenry in Co.
Limerick as he became the final person to board the last scheduled Aer
Lingus flight bound for London from Shannon airport.
Trader
makes U-turn over opening on the Sabbath
A TRADER who pioneered Sunday shop opening in Ireland in 1971 has had
a change of heart - and banned all his 13 shops from opening on the
Sabbath.
Love
Blooms for Rose in Ireland
NEW York's Rose of Tralee, attorney Lisa Murtagh, who won the international
title in Ireland last summer, will move permanently to Ireland for another
very special occasion in September.
Victims
Want Commission
VICTIMS groups this week called for the establishment of an international
truth commission to deal with the 3,500 murders carried out during the
Troubles.
Man
Arrested in Bartender Death
A PHILADELPHIA bar operator has been charged with the brutal murder
of Belfast man Seamus O'Neill on Saturday, January 12.
Naughty?
Nasty? No - he's my brother!
They were born just 10 minutes apart but their lives couldn't be more
different.
Ireland
hit by worst floods for 20 years
IRELAND'S worst flooding in two decades left parts of the country facing
an estimated €10million clean-up bill after three major rivers
broke their banks following torrential rainfall.
Irish
Voice Classifieds
ENTERTAINMENT
An
open and shut Casey
Irish musician PADDY CASEY has been nominated for Best Irish Male and
Best Irish Album at this year's Meteor Music Awards, which will be held
in Dublin on February 15. Alison O'Reilly met the man famed for his
dislike of interviews... and cats.
Pierce
Shares Green Ideas
PIERCE Brosnan is a true Irishman at heart. Witness next month's issue
of Bon Appetit magazine, where the Co. Meath native lets us know all
about his two favorite foods - spuds and soda bread.
New
play gives insight into Behan's last days
With fallen pop stars such as Britney Spears, Amy Winehouse and Pete
Doherty filling newspaper columns on a daily basis there is no mistaking
the effects that fame can have.
Get
connected in Glasgow
An essential part of the Irish music calendar, the Celtic Connections
festival plays hosts to over 1,000 artists from 20 countries.
Into
the Red
With a successful music career spanning four decades, Irish singer Red
Hurley has the inside scoop on show business.
This
Dream Is A Nightmare
THE first thing you need to know about Cassandra's Dream, the new film
by legendary writer/director Woody Allen which opens this Friday, is
that Irish actor Colin Farrell is a first rate actor.
Irish
Awards Announced
THEY'LL roll out the red carpet - or perhaps it will be green?
Liverpool
Festival plans busy 2008
LIVERPOOL Irish Festival organisers have announced plans to run events
throughout 2008.
Duo
team up to explore link between music and Celtic Football Club
A Co. Offaly native has teamed up with a music legend to create a book
exploring Celtic FC and Irish music.
Young
actress is nominated for IFTA shortlist
A fledgling Irish actress is set to be honoured at home after the British
film industry tried to lay claim to her.
SPORTS
Six
Nations Squad Named
MUNSTER'S Mick O'Driscoll and Leinster's Leo Cullen will fight it out
for the right to replace the injured Paul O'Connell in Ireland's Six
Nations squad after coach Eddie O'Sullivan announced his training squad
on Tuesday.
More
Keane Insights
SPEAKING of the vacant Irish job, you just have to hand it to Keano
to put some perspective on another fine FAI mess.
Busy
Off Season for NY GAA
A TIME for recess in the GAA circles in New York, January allows all
to hibernate, recuperate and regenerate under normal circumstances.
Sport
Digest : Deschamps Latest FAI Favorite
DIDIER Deschamps is the new favorite for the vacant Republic of Ireland
manager's job as the search to find a successor to Stephen Staunton
becomes farcical.
And
the Search Goes On . . .
DON'T be surprised if you see a very well known Football Association
of Ireland (FAI) officer buy a second house this week, then run to the
nearest bookmakers to put it on Terry Venables for the Ireland job.
Sandstorm
and Ghost for Duddy
BEFORE Derry native John Duddy (23-0) tries to exorcise the ghost of
Kelly Pavlik (32-0) for the world middleweight title.
The
long way from tipperary
Reading super-sub Shane Long speaks to Graham Clifford about his determination
to secure a starting place for both club and country.
Exiles
Eyeing Tricky Treviso
London Irish director of rugby Brian Smith has urged caution ahead of
the Exiles' penultimate Heineken Cup group match in Treviso this weekend.
United
they stand
THE CORK hurlers made history last week when they became the first side
to be unable to fulfil a fixture due to a players' strike.
Given
going nowhere fast
As the cycle of hysteria continues at Newcastle, Shay Given's prospects
of winning silverware are growing increasingly slim.
AND
There is a light that never goes out
Despite 57 years of hurt Mayo people still believe John O'Mahony can
lead them to glory this year. We spoke exclusively to the storied bainisteoir.
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Joe
Giltrap : Freedom of speech or fanning the flames?
A CHURCH of England Bishop has claimed that parts of Britain have in
effect been turned into no-go areas by Islamic extremists.
Irish
influence in US presidential election
The race is on to become the next US President. But what will it all
mean for the Irish asks Paul Donovan?
Joe
Horgan : Singers shone as an Irish way of life
TWO quintessentially Irish singers died recently. Christie Hennessy
and Joe Dolan both left a host of admirers behind and whilst they
were from completely different branches of the musical tree there
was something about them that was unavoidably about us as well.
Niall
O'Dowd: Dog That Didn't Bite
IMMIGRATION is the issue that doesn't bite in this election season,
despite the best efforts of mad dogs such as Mitt Romney and Rudy
Giuliani.
Presidential
Forum
FORMER New York State Assemblyman John Dearie has called for a 2008
presidential forum which would involve the key contenders from both
political parties for the presidency facing off before an Irish audience.
Cormac
MacConnell: Holiday in a Hospital
THE wet wind from the west blew my umbrella inside out, snapping several
ribs, just as I reached the outpatient entrance to Ennis General Hospital.
Ireland:
A Nation Divided
UNTIL very recently, whenever someone mentioned in conversation that
Ireland was divided or that the country was split in two, they could
only have been talking about one thing - partition.
Sidewalks:
Make Martin Luther King Proud
WE should probably spend more time listening to the likes of Jack
O'Brien when it comes to race relations in America. True, he's an
Irish guy from Boston, so it's not like he was on the ramparts during
the civil rights movement.
 Visa
Waiver Ban
"MY father is from Ireland and my mother from England. I have been
traveling from the U.K. to New York for over 10 years on the visa waiver
program. I never overstayed the 90 days. I play pool for a living and
have won many national and international tournaments, mainly in the U.S..."
TRAVEL
Arty
Ireland
MALCOLM ROGERS suggests some hidden nuggets in the world of arts in
Ireland in 2008 to enliven your trip back home.
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