NEWS & FEATURES
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Confident New Ireland
David McWilliams is Ireland's most talked about economist for a reason.
He's whip smart, opinionated, and acidly funny.
Oh
Danny Boy - Shut Up!
FIRST, as legend has it, St. Patrick banned the snakes from Ireland.
Then the AOH banned Irish gay groups from the Fifth Avenue parade.
One
man's fight to preserve Ireland's history
John Boorman described filmmaking as "the process of turning money
into light and then back into money again".
Bridget's
killer gets 30 years
AN 88-year-old Irish woman whose body was exhumed more than a year after
her death was one of four elderly people murdered by a hospital nurse.
Irish
forced to head to Britain for gender ops
IRISH people with gender identity disorders are being forced to British
shores to access gender reassignment operations as the State's 'appalling
services' do not cater for the condition.
Survey
of Irish in Birmingham will reveal all
ANSWERS to the question of what it means to be Irish in Birmingham are
just a few weeks away and community leaders are already predicting an
exciting outcome.
Medieval
village found
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered what they believe to be part of a large
medieval village and the remains of a castle at separate sites in north
Cork.
NYC
Real Estate Nightmare for Irish
A DREAM chance of owning a brand new condominium in the heart of Manhattan
has turned into a nightmare for dozens of Irish-based investors who
signed contracts to purchase apartments in a new development on the
East Side two years ago, only to be recently informed that the entire
building was sold to New York University.
Dollar
Decline Impacts Ireland
ON Thursday, March 6, the euro soared to a record-breaking rate, hitting
1.54 U.S. dollars.
Man
Jailed for Killing Wife
SO far as the world could see Brian and Siobhan Kearney lived an idyllic
life with their three-year-old son Daniel. They had a fine home in an
attractive estate in the upper middle class suburb of Goatstown in South
Dublin.
Irishman Threatened to Blow Up Plane
AN Irishman is being detained in jail in Bangor, Maine after he assaulted
air staff on a trans-Atlantic flight and threatened to blow up the plane
on February 29.
Irish
Voice Classifieds
ENTERTAINMENT
...Music
to Your Ears
Since their March 2005 debut, Ireland's Celtic Women have enjoyed the
kind of success that other singing groups can only dream of. CAHIR O'DOHERTY
talks to the Irish super-group's newest member Alex Sharpe about their
dizzying success and their upcoming New York shows at Radio City Music
Hall.
Chieftains
honoured by the BBC
The Chieftains helped to save Irish traditional music from disappearing
- so it's claimed in a BBC 4 programme to be transmitted on Friday,
March 14 at 9pm.
Hit
one-man show returns for limited run in London
Award-winning actor Chris Sullivan returns to Britain next week with
his unique one-man show, A Bit Of Irish.
Irish
fiddler Bobby Casey's music on CD
One of the greats of Irish fiddle playing, Bobby Casey was born at the
Crosses of Annagh near Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare.
Top
100 Irish Americans Announced
ONE hundred of the nation's top Irish Americans will be honored this
week at the prestigious "Top 100" awards hosted by our sister
publication Irish America magazine in New York.
His
Dark Material
IRELAND'S Druid Theatre Company is in New York currently rehearsing
playwright Enda Walsh's The Walworth Farce at the St. Ann's Warehouse
Theatre in Brooklyn. The show will open on April 15.
Live
and Amazing at the IAC
ONE of the appealing aspects of traditional Irish music is its sincerity
and earthiness befitting the humble roots alongside a turf fire. The
sheer melodic beauty and emotions conveyed by it allow it to be appreciated
unadorned by artificial over stimulation or pretension.
SPORTS
Another
Loss; O'Sullivan to Go?
FORMER Irish coach Warren Gatland had the last laugh as Wales left Croke
Park with the Triple Crown safely in their possession and one eye on
Saturday's Grand Slam showdown with the French after a win that puts
current Ireland boss Eddie O'Sullivan back into the bacon slicer.
Sport
digest : Trap Turned Down Other Offers
NEW Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has revealed he turned down four
other offers before accepting the Football Association of Ireland (FAI)
invitation to succeed Steve Staunton, he revealed.
IRISH
BLOOD, ENGLISH HEART
Exiles young gun Shane Geraghty talks to RONAN EARLY about being Irish,
English and injured as he strives to return for the Heineken Cup quarter-final
against Perpignan.
United's
original Captain Marvel
Before Roy Keane, Bryan Robson and Bobby Charlton there was Johnny Carey
- the one-time Dublin Minor footballer who went on to manage his country.
Hunt
is set for Trap
Ireland's breath of fresh air looking to impress new boss.
Bosses
on the brink : Both coaches under pressure at Twickenham
Ireland's final Six Nations game of 2008 takes place in Twickenham this
Saturday with both sides left with nothing but pride to play for
Laois
victims of their own myth
Why we all love seeing the little guys fail (or do well and then fail
shortly after)
Cavan
Hurt in Transfer Market
THE transfer season arrived last week with some notables moving to the
promised land or to new divisions as they pursue the Holy Grail - county
titles.
Moore
Focused on a Win
LIGHT middleweight James Moore (14-0,10 KOs) will headline "A Fistful
of Shamrocks" in the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden this
Saturday night, March 15.
Senior
Citizens Time at FAI
AT a time when the rest of the country was awaiting the Ireland-Wales
rugby game early on Saturday morning, the Yes Men of the Football Association
of Ireland (FAI) shouted their latest news from the rooftops of Abbotstown
as if it was something we should all be proud of.
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ST. PATRICK'S DAY ON IRISHABROAD.COM
St.
Patrick's day greetings 2008
The President of Ireland sends her St. Patrick's Day greetings to
everyone around the world.
St. Patrick's
Day around the world
St Patrick's Day is celebrated all over the world from Moscow to Montseraat.
Find out how and where St. Patrick's Day is celebrated all over the
world.
Events
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Saint Patrick
& St. Patrick's day
Find out everything there is to know about the life of Saint Patrick,
the patron saint of Ireland, and the places and prayers associated
with him.
No
Snakes in Ireland!
IT'S the season where folks celebrate St. Patrick, the man best known
for banishing snakes from the green grasses of Ireland. Yes, there
once upon a time, snakes did slither and slide around the Irish countryside
- but their disappearance had absolutely nothing to do with any saints.
Send a St. Patrick's
day e-card
Share the fun on St Patrick's Day. Send St. Patrick's Day postcards
to your friends and family with love.
Quiz: How
Irish are you?
Test your knowledge of Ireland and the Irish people and find out just
how Irish you really are!
Parades &
Festivals
Links to Parade sites worldwide
Irish Pubs
Find an Irish pub near you
Irish
Kitchen
Recipes for Colcannon, boxty, brown bread...
Irish Slang
Learn how to speak like a local
Irish Songs
Lyrics to songs both old and new
St. Patrick's
day videos
Videos of St. Patrick's day around the world
Irish Shop
Celtic gifts, jewelry and clothing...
St
Patrick's French Connection
Delving into Patrick’s life before he arrived to preach in Ireland,
and the history of the early Christian church in Gaul.
The
Black Irish - How Irish is Montserrat?
Tales of Irish-speaking West Indians have been a staple of British humour
since the early years of the nineteenth century.
St.
Patrick's Day in Vienna, 1766
Without a party to attend, March 17 can be a lonesome occasion for Irish
exiles far from home. To ensure that did not happen, the Spanish Ambassador
to the Court of Vienna invited residents of Irish descent to a grand
entertainment on the feast day of St Patrick in 1766.
The
Irish of the Canaries
The thousands of Irish who visit the Canary Islands every year on holiday
may be so intent on sun, sand and sangria that they will probably overlook
a most interesting aspect of the islands history their links with Ireland.
Irish
Fighting Irish
At Saratoga, in New York's Hudson River valley, rebellious Americans
dealt a humiliating defeat to the British Army in October 1777. The
American hero was Timothy Murphy, the sharp shooting son of Irish immigrants
who picked off two key British officers during the battle.
Saint
Patrick's Day in Peru
As Irish emigrants have scattered across the globe, St Patrick has been
honoured in unexpected ways and places. But a Peruvian celebration of
1824 was unique. Indeed, it is doubtful that Ireland's patron saint
was feted before or since in the Andean mountain village of Huamachuco.
Argentine-The
Forgotten Irish
It is a fact that throughout Ireland there is a very scanty knowledge
of the existence of an active Irish community in Argentina.
San
Patricios -The Irishmen who died for Mexico
An Irish Batallion unique in military history. Anyone who is Irish or
of Irish descent and who has lived or travelled in Mexico will no doubt
be familiar with one of the best kept secrets in the colourful world
of Irish emigrants.
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Chamber Orchestra
Tommy
Tiernan Giveaway
Flyaway
winner announced
