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ILIR Says Ahern Is 'Misinformed'
THE Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) has expressed deep disappointment in Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern's comments in Washington, D.C. on St. Patrick's Day.

Clinton Allies Slam Obama on Ireland
SENATOR Hillary Clinton and her allies launched a major Irish offensive on St. Patrick's weekend by sharply criticizing Democratic presidential opponent Senator Barack Obama's lack of an Irish track record,

Adams Says Process Survives Paisley
SINN Fein President Gerry Adams says the transition between Northern First Minister Ian Paisley and whoever replaces him in May may cause a "turbulence" in the power-sharing executive.

One-Third Of Irish Gay Couples in U.S.
AN estimated 1,200 Irish-born men and women – roughly one-third of Ireland's gay couples - are living with a same-sex partner in the U.S., according to a new research paper from the Williams Institute, a public policy think tank at the University of California Los Angeles Law School.

Blair Would Have Met With IRA
FORMER British Prime Minister Tony Blair offered to meet the IRA's ruling Army Council for face-to-face talks after former President Bill Clinton convinced him that it could cement the peace process, a new insider book is set to reveal.

VOTE BAN OUTRAGE
The Irish could lose the right to vote in Britain if proposals outlined in a new report are approved.

Cancer teen can't come home
A disabled father from Hertfordshire is struggling to find a suitable home for his soon-to-be wheelchair-bound Irish son.

Dawn raid wreaks terror on Irish Travellers' site
HUNDREDS of police officers stormed an Irish Travellers' site in the early hours of the morning leaving unsuspecting residents and their children terrified as caravans were torn apart.

Surgeon jailed for fraud after fake cancer claim
A CONSULTANT surgeon has been jailed for four years for defrauding €750,000 from insurance companies by claiming his wife had breast cancer.

No vin ordinaire
ELAINE SHERIDAN visits Les Vignerons Irlandais in the South of France where one Co. Clare native has set up in the heart of wine-making country. Now he's looking for fellow countrymen to join the venture.

Irish Voice Classifieds

Does Brosnan Have a Half Sis?
A ST. Patrick's eve surprise was in store for Pierce Brosnan last weekend, when the British tabloid the People published a story claiming that the former 007 hunk could have a half-sister who is living rough in Los Angeles.

Carly's Fans Keep on Watching
IRISH American Idol contestant Carly Smithson from Dublin has made it to top 11 contestants on the Fox show, and her biggest fans are in her adopted hometown of San Diego.

Thunder and Lightning!
Celtic Thunder, the all-male Irish (and Scottish) super group, has arrived to take America by storm. But forget chunky Aran sweaters and shining Tara pins. These lads wear Armani - even when it comes to their kilts. CAHIR O'DOHERTY meets them in New York.

Mr. and Mrs. Coulter Take Jersey
"I DON'T think anyone wants to hear you preach on the stage. That was never my intent. I think people come to my shows to be entertained, plain and simple, and they probably walk away with a better sense of who I am at the end of the show."

Unearthing Bloom's roots
After a personal and musical epiphany in 1981, Kildare musician Kevin Barry Moore relocated to the United States, reinvented himself as Luka bloom and saw his career soar.

Review : Sive
An Irish Network of Dramatic Arts presentation of a play by John B Keane

Moore Aces First Real Test
LIGHT middleweight James Moore (15-0, 10 KOs) put on an impressive display to claim the biggest scalp of his professional career when he won a unanimous decision against former world title challenger Juan Carlos Candelo (27-10-4) on Saturday night.

Lights Out for Irish at Twickenham
A BRIGHT start led only to the beginning of the end for Ireland at Twickenham and the imminent end of Eddie O'Sullivan's reign as Irish coach after defeat ensured his team's lowest Six Nations finish ever and their worst championship since 1999.

Sports digest : Venables Lashes Out at Dunphy
TERRY Venables has launched a blistering attack on pundit Eamon Dunphy, the man he believes cost him the Ireland job.

Victim of His Own Success
THE habits of a lifetime are there to be broken to be fair, so Monday's trip to the St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, the first in over 35 years at a conservative guess, was a habit breaker just waiting to happen.

Geraghty remains the king of the Royal clan
From Premiership soccer to movies to politics, the most iconic Gaelic footballer of our time has done it all and as tony tighe discovers, he's hungry for more.

Ireland's World Cup hopes hinge on this relegation battle
Given the time of year, St. Patrick's Day and all that, it would be nice as an Irish man to look at the upper reaches of the table and wonder which one of our boys might get their mitts on the Premier League trophy come May.

IN THE WRONG SPIRIT
Close your eyes now. Concentrate good and hard. Scrunch up your cheeks because, apparently, that helps you think even harder. Breathe deeply.

TIME FOR CHANGE
Eddie O'Sullivan has reached the end of the road as coach.

North and south of the river
Con Martin is a rarity indeed having played for both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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