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The Irishman Who Got Saddam
It took the son of Irish immigrants to finally nail Saddam Hussein.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Paisley Meets Blair in London
CONFLICTING signals have come from the leaders of the anti-Agreement Democratic
Unionist Party (DUP) following their meeting with British Prime Minister
Tony Blair Tuesday..
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Loyalists Destroy Grave
THE Christmas spirit was clearly absent on the outskirts of North Belfast
over the weekend when Loyalists desecrated the grave of Ulster Freedom Fighters
(UFF) murder victim Danny McColgan.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Adair ‘Pup; Son Arrested
THE son of convicted Loyalist paramilitary leader Johnny “Mad Dog” Adair
was among six people arrested during a series of police house raids in England
on Tuesday.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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A Miracle Recovery from Cancer
WHEN Antoinette Kearns, 20, first came to New York City she thought she
might die from a rare and crippling cancer. But, through the generosity
of Irish Voice readers and Sloan Kettering Hospital, Antoinette got an early
Christmas present this week – her cancer is completely cured.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Gov’t Cover Up After Bombings?
IRISH Minister for Foreign Affairs Brian Cowen said the Barron report
into the Dublin-Monaghan car bombs of 1974 released last week is a matter
that will be raised with the Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Gleason Named NYC Parade Grand Marshal
MANHATTAN lawyer Teddy Gleason, 79, has been named as the grand marshal
of the 2004 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Holiday Gift for McAllisters
IT’S home for the holidays for the McAllister family..
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Mallon Sex Sentence Doubled
Mallon had been head of the Ulster Scots Agency, an organization set up
under the Good Friday Agreement to promote the Protestant Ulster-Scots dialect
in Northern Ireland.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Soldier Charged in Irish Dancer Death
A SOLDIER who allegedly killed an Irish dancer in a road accident is to
go on trial for homicide and drunk driving, a Pittsburgh court ruled this
week.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Missing Clare Native Sought in Boston
THE search for a missing Irish law student has moved to Boston, 15 months
after he disappeared from his home in Co. Clare.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Derry Mother Loses Abduction Case
A DERRY woman caught up in a child abduction case in Florida has lost her
appeal for custody of her son. Cara Gunn, 27, lost custody of 5-year-old
Dylan after a brutal court battle with her ex-husband, Robert Gunn.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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New Hope for the Undocumented
IN the strongest sign to date that the Bush administration is considering
a major immigration initiative next year...
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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DUP Will Meet Irish Government
THE hard-line anti-Agreement Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has surprised
political opponents by agreeing to hold discussions on the peace process
with the Irish government.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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Justice Time for Dublin/Monaghan Families
JUSTICE for the Forgotten, the group representing those who died in and
survived the Dublin Monaghan bombings in 1974, may sue the British government
if this week’s report on the atrocity points a finger at British intelligence.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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Irish Mom Faces Deportation
A NORTHERN Ireland mother is facing deportation for allegedly traveling
back to Ireland on vacation while awaiting a green card.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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Rapist Caught in Woodside
IRISH women in Queens are breathing a sigh of relief after the NYPD apprehended
a man who was menacing women in Woodside.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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Congress Won’t Aid Irish Police
CONGRESS has rejected spending money on cooperative training for police
on both sides of the Irish border.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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Ambassador Meets Ahern
THE new U.S. Ambassador to Ireland James C. Kenny met with Irish
Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern at Government Buildings in Dublin
last Friday.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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Staying Put for Christmas
Stricter immigration laws mean that undocumented Irish are not traveling
home for the holidays because the chances of getting caught are too high,
reports GEORGINA BRENNAN.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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Irish Suffer in Snowstorm
THE powerful snowstorm that plowed through the New York area and piled more
than two feet of snow in some places over the weekend meant a host of problems
for the Irish community.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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McAllisters Wait and Wonder
THE clock is still ticking for the McAllister family, who could be deported
by next week unless federal officials intervene.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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Libel Case in Frenchwoman’s Murder
THE director of public prosecutions has admitted for the first time that
he does not intend prosecuting anyone for the murder of French documentary
maker Sophie Toscan du Plantier..
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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Dunphy Show Dumped by TV 3
EAMON Dunphy may yet have the last word after his Friday night chat show
was axed by TV3. .
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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North Vote Reform Hurts Poor
NEW measures aimed at tackling voting fraud in the North have disenfranchised
people living in poorer areas, according to a report just released by the
Electoral Commission.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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Burke Needs Public Aid
FORMER Fianna Fail Minister Ray Burke will apply for free legal aid before
his next appearance in court on criminal charges in January.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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We Won’t Take No for an Answer
AM writing this column from the Stormont Assembly building outside Belfast.
It is my first appearance in the pages of the Irish Voice for a wee while.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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U.S. Pols Want Fresh Progress
NEW York Congress-man Peter King, has called on the British and Irish governments
to take over the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement if the Northern
Ireland parties cannot agree to do so.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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McAllisters Catch a Break
BELFAST native Malachy McAllister has been given a reprieve from federal
immigration officials, following a day of whirlwind diplomacy from New Jersey
to Washington, D.C.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Boston Detainee Case Settled
THREE men from Northern Ireland will be deported, and will not spend any
more time in jail, as a result of a settlement reached in Boston last week.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Ireland’s Oldest Woman Dies
THE woman believed to be Ireland’s oldest living citizen has died at the
age of 110..
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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More Questions Than Answers After Election
THERE can be no re-negotiation of the Good Friday Agreement – that
was the unequivocal post-election message from Sinn Fein president Gerry
Adams earlier this week.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Finucanes Demand Answers
THE distressed family of murdered human rights lawyer Pat Finucane had demanded
to be informed about the full contents of a leaked report into his killing.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Anthrax Scare at Stormont
AN anthrax scare gripped Stormont Assembly buildings Monday when “a white
powder” substance was sent to newly-elected member Alex Maskey.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Anti-War Protest. Set for Shannon
PASSENGERS hoping to travel through Shannon this weekend face massive disruption
as a result of a major anti-war demonstration planned for the airport.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Ex-Champ Collins Decked. For Hitting Girlfriend
FORMER world boxing champion Steve Collins appeared in court in Britain
on Tuesday, accused of slamming a fridge door against his girlfriend’s head
following an argument at their home.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Haass in Ireland for Election Talks
THE U.S. envoy to Northern Ireland, Richard Haass, is due to fly into London
on Wednesday to discuss the outcome of the recent Stormont elections with
British political leaders.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Congress Renews IFI Grant
CONGRESS has agreed to give the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) more
than double the amount of money requested by the Bush administration.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Nationalists, Unionists Battle It Out
THE political scene in the North is set to be turned on its head when the
final Assembly election results are announced sometime on Friday. Although
voting takes place in the 18 constituencies on Wednesday, counting under
the complicated proportional representation system will take a further two
days.
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(Irish Voice) 26 Nov 2003
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Dissidents Poised to Attack?
DISSIDENT Republicans could be planning more attacks during this week’s
Assembly election period in Northern Ireland, Police Service of Northern
Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Hugh Orde warned Tuesday.
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(Irish Voice) 26 Nov 2003
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Yonkers Rape Allegations Investigated
DESPITE police confirmations that they are still investing a rape alleged
to have happened at J.P. Clarke’s bar on McLean Avenue in Yonkers, a private
investigator hired by the bar said there is no evidence that the allegations
are true.
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(Irish Voice) 26 Nov 2003
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Missing Wallet Found After 39 Years
A DUBLIN couple are being hailed as heroes in a Connecticut town after returning
a wallet 39 years after it went missing.
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(Irish Voice) 26 Nov 2003
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New Smoke Bill Introduced
IRISH bar owners in New York have come out in support of a new bill that
may overturn the recent smoking ban in the city.
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(Irish Voice) 26 Nov 2003
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Deportation for Boston Detainees
THREE men from Northern Ireland are not expected to serve significant jail
time when they plead guilty this week to a variety of immigration fraud
charges in Boston.
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(Irish Voice) 26 Nov 2003
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Stem Cell Debate Heats Up in Ireland
A MAJOR political dispute is brewing over the government’s support for European
Union regulations on stem-cell research.
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(Irish Voice) 26 Nov 2003
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Dublin Dumps Vega City Plan
THE sense of magic surrounding the proposed development of a massive theme
park in north Dublin has vanished after councilors rejected the plans put
forward by a consortium seeking permission to build the development.
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(Irish Voice) 26 Nov 2003
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Markievicz Up for Sale
IN life she may have been shunned by the nation’s elite, but the number
of helicopters landing in the grounds of Lissadell House and the number
of Mercedes and Lexus parked out front showed that Constance Markievicz
is very much back in vogue.
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(Irish Voice) 26 Nov 2003
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Brother Sentenced for Abuse
THE Christian Bothers on Tuesday apologized to residents of Letterfrack
Industrial School for the hurt and pain caused by one of their brothers
who for decades sexually abused boys at the institution.
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(Irish Voice) 26 Nov 2003
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Federal Agents Storm McAllister Home
NICOLA McAllister was the first to hear the voices outside.
It was 5:30 a.m. last Wednesday morning. Nicola had been sleeping with the
window open in the living room of her parents’ small town New Jersey home,
off of the Passaic River.
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(Irish Voice) 26 Nov 2003
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Soldier Charged in Irish Dancer Death
AN American soldier driving a truck involved in a crash in which an Irish
woman was killed in Pittsburgh two weeks ago has been charged.
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(Irish Voice) 26 Nov 2003
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Sinn Fein, SDLP Battle for Nationalist Vote
SINN Fein and the SDLP are competing in an increasingly bitter battle to
become Northern Ireland’s biggest nationalist party in next week’s Assembly
election.
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(Irish Voice) 20 Nov 2003
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Unionists Swap Insults
NORTHERN Ireland’s main Unionist leaders have shouted abuse at each other
in the street during a bad-tempered clash in Belfast.
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(Irish Voice) 20 Nov 2003
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Cops Know Who Shot Catholic Dad
DETECTIVES say they know the identities of the Real IRA killers who murdered
a Catholic father of five in west Belfast.
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(Irish Voice) 20 Nov 2003
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Adams’s Father Dies
SINN Fein President Gerry Adams has taken himself off the campaign trail
after his father, Gerry Adams Senior, passed away on Monday. The elder Adams
was ill for some time, and died at the Our Lady’s Nursing Home in Belfast.
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(Irish Voice) 20 Nov 2003
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Rapist on the Loose, Says DA
AN accused rapist who preys on Irish women is on the loose in New York,
said Queens District Attorney Richard Brown as he launched a hunt
for the man.
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(Irish Voice) 20 Nov 2003
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Abortion Extremist Charged With Sex Abuse
of Irish Girl
U.S. PROSECUTORS are to seek a court order allowing an anti-abortion extremist
accused of sexual abuse to travel to Ireland to hear evidence from his accuser.
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(Irish Voice) 20 Nov 2003
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Irishmen Detained in Boston
THREE men from Northern Ireland are facing up to 30 years in U.S. prison
after being arrested on immigration fraud charges in Boston late last week.
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(Irish Voice) 20 Nov 2003
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Crime Writer Loses Police Protection
IRELAND’S leading crime correspondent has been forced to leave his home
after the Gardai (police) lifted around the clock security on him because
of cutbacks.
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(Irish Voice) 20 Nov 2003
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Gilligan Sentence Reduced
THE Court of Criminal Appeal has cut the sentence imposed on crime boss
John Gilligan from 28 to 20 years.
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(Irish Voice) 20 Nov 2003
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Judge Faces Child Porn Charges
SUSPENDED Circuit Court Judge Brian Curtin will himself face a judge and
jury next March on charges of possession of child pornography.
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(Irish Voice) 20 Nov 2003
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A Child Abducted, A Mother’s Tale
This Thanksgiving, Maura White is thankful for only one thing. She escaped
prison for kidnapping her son and she will spend it in America with him.
GEORGINA BRENNAN talks exclusively to an Irish mother about her crime of
passion.
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(Irish Voice) 20 Nov 2003
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McGuinness Sees Big Sinn Fein Gains
A SINN Fein politician will fill one of the two most important posts in
the next power-sharing Assembly, the party’s senior negotiator, Martin McGuinness,
predicted Tuesday.
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(Irish Voice) 12 Nov 2003
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Algerian Man in Belfast
Nabbed for Al-Qaeda Link
AN Algerian man arrested in north Belfast on suspicion of being connected
to al-Qaeda claims he was the victim of racial discrimination.
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(Irish Voice) 12 Nov 2003
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Electoral Changes May Hamper Vote
ONE in eight of the North’s electorate will be ineligible to vote in the
forthcoming Assembly elections because they failed to register, according
to a report due for publication in December.
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(Irish Voice) 12 Nov 2003
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Boxing Meets Yoga in Brooklyn
Two Irish immigrants may have discovered a hot new workout trend. TOM DEIGNAN
introduces you to Bo-Ku.
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(Irish Voice) 12 Nov 2003
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Prison Closure Plan Slammed
JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell is on a collision course with one of the
most powerful lobby groups in the country following a threat to close two
prisons and privatize the management of two other security facilities.
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(Irish Voice) 12 Nov 2003
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Keane Trial Controversy Rages
THREE witnesses face prosecution as a result of the sensational collapse
last week of the trial of Liam Keane for a murder committed in Limerick.
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(Irish Voice) 12 Nov 2003
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Smoke Ban Uncertainty
THE government is going to have to introduce new regulations if the smoking
ban, which is due to come in to effect in February, is to be enforced.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 12 Nov 2003
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Questions Still Loom Over Visa Lottery
A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of Limerick man Liam Keane, who
sensationally gave the two fingers to the law this week as his trial for
murder collapsed and he walked free from court.
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(Irish Voice) 12 Nov 2003
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Murphy May Keep Suspension in Place
THE Northern Ireland Secretary of State Paul Murphy has said he may stop
the Northern Ireland Parliament from reforming, even after elections have
been held later this month.
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(Irish Voice) 12 Nov 2003
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Ferry Denied U.S. Status
A FORMER IRA prisoner has been denied political status in the U.S. in a
case that was expected to define how the U.S. courts defined former Northern
Ireland paramilitaries.
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(Irish Voice) 12 Nov 2003
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McGuinness Says IRA Spared Soldiers
FORMER IRA commander Martin McGuinness personally told his volunteers not
to fire on British soldiers on Bloody Sunday even though they had killed
14 people and injured many more.
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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IRA Says It Honored Commitments
IN their first statement since the scuppering of a deal aimed at restoring
devolved government, IRA leaders said they can find “no credible explanation”
for the behavior of Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble.
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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Trimble’s Tough Vote
ULSTER Unionist leader David Trimble will be presented with yet another
dilemma when he enters the polling station to cast his vote on November
26.
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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Irish War Vets Finally Become Citizens
FOLLOWING the end of World War II, Irish immigration began to renew – first
as a trickle in the late 1940s and ultimately to a full flow in the 1950s
and 1960s..
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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Schumer Shows Irish Pride
NEW York Senator Charles Schumer, main sponsor of the bill that granted
28 Irish veterans of the Korean War posthumous U.S. citizenshipat a ceremony
last Thursday...
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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No Handover of Lottery Details
THE U.S. government has assured applicants taking part in the new diversity
visa lottery that their details will not be submitted or handed over to
the immigration department once the entry period closes at the end of this
year..
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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Dollars Roll in for Sinn Fein
SINN Fein President Gerry Adams has said he is glad the IRA destroyed more
weapons recently, even though Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble, pulled
out of a deal to restate the political institutions.
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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Witnesses Back Out of Murder Trial
A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of Limerick man Liam Keane, who
sensationally gave the two fingers to the law this week as his trial for
murder collapsed and he walked free from court.
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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De Bruin Busted for Shoplifting
THE husband of former Olympic swimmer Michelle Smith pleaded guilty on Tuesday
to shoplifting in his local supermarket.
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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‘Border Fox’ Preps for Freedom
DESSIE O’Hare, the man known as the Border Fox, enjoyed his first taste
of freedom after spending 16 years in jail when he was given temporary release
this week.
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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Elections to Proceed Despite Impasse
ELECTIONS to the Northern Ireland Assembly have been given the go-ahead
for November – even though the power-sharing body is in suspension.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 30 Oct 2003
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A Story Written By Itself – Almost
IT would have taken only slightly difference circumstances for the Irish
peace process to be still on course this week with the power-sharing government
restored shortly after the forthcoming elections.
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(Irish Voice) 30 Oct 2003
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Dude, Where’s the Bar?
It was an Irish party with a difference in Queens on Sunday night – no booze!
DEBBIE McGOLDRICK went along to talk to the hosts, the Irish Pioneers.
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(Irish Voice) 30 Oct 2003
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Missing Irishman’s Body Found
THE body of an Irishman missing since April was found in marshland near
Boston last week.
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(Irish Voice) 30 Oct 2003
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Philly Unveils Famine Memorial
A MEMORIAL to the victims of the Great Hunger was unveiled in Philadelphia
last Saturday after 13 years of planning and more than $3 million invested
in the project.
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(Irish Voice) 30 Oct 2003
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Report Due on 1974 Bombings
THE families of those killed and maimed during the worst atrocity in the
history of The Troubles will soon know whether or not British intelligence
had any role in the bombings.
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(Irish Voice) 30 Oct 2003
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Tragedy Revisits Irish Family
Queens Mourns Death of 5-Year-Old...
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(Irish Voice) 30 Oct 2003
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Limerick Trial Shifted
THE trial for the murder of Limerick crime boss Kieran Keane will now be
held in Dublin because of difficulties finding a jury willing to attend
the trial.
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(Irish Voice) 30 Oct 2003
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Remembering the Real Veronica Guerin
Former Irish Independent sub-editor and Irish Voice reporter KELLY FINCHAM
worked with slain journalist Veronica Guerin in Dublin, and recalls the
passion Guerin had for her job.
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(Irish Voice) 22 Oct 2003
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Trimble Says No, Process Plunged Into New Crisis
THE Irish peace process was once more on life support late Tuesday despite
the IRA permitting the destruction of its largest arms dump to date
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(Irish Voice) 22 Oct 2003
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General in Middle of Storm
NEWS of the IRA’s third act of decommissioning was delivered by one of the
quiet men of the peace process, General John de Chastelain, head of the
Independent International Commission on Decomm-issioning (IICD).
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 Oct 2003
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More Tantrums and Tears
IT was billed as the most significant development in the Irish peace process
since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 Oct 2003
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Tribunal Worries for Embattled TD
THINGS couldn’t get much worse for troubled Fianna Fail TD (Member of Parliament)
G.V. Wright.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 Oct 2003
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Bin Protestors Out of Jail
ANTI-bin charge protesters, TD Joe Higgins and Councilor Clare Daly, have
been released from Mountjoy jail but have vowed to continue the protests
even if it means returning to prison.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 Oct 2003
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Aer Lingus Cabin Crews Strike
THOUSANDS of bank holiday travelers face uncertainty as cabin crews at Aer
Lingus plan two days of strike action during the busy October weekend.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 Oct 2003
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Dad and Daughter to be Reunited
AN American father is to be reunited with his abducted Irish daughter this
week
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(Irish Voice) 22 Oct 2003
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Irish Fear Green Card Lottery Rules
IRISH immigration centers in the U.S.. are expecting a huge drop in green
card lottery applications when the new online system comes into operation
at the start of November.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 Oct 2003
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Drunk Driver Pleads Guilty
A CORKMAN accused of first hitting a woman with a car, getting out and apologizing
and then killing another woman while he drove home drunk is awaiting sentence
in New York.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 Oct 2003
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Martin Emerges as Fianna Fail Favorite
HEALTH Minister Micheal Martin is now the clear favorite to succeed Taoiseach
(Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern as leader of Fianna Fail.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 Oct 2003
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McAleese Fosters Ties in China
PRESIDENT Mary McAleese has still not decided whether she will run for re-election,
but given her statement this week that her first six years in Phoenix Park
have felt like only six months, a second term looks on the cards.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 Oct 2003
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Haughey Brother Dies
A FRAIL Charles Haughey has paid his final respects to his brother “Jock”
Paraic Haughey who died last week at the age of 71.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 Oct 2003
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Republicans Optimistic About Elections
ELECTIONS to the North’s power-sharing Assembly are “almost certain” to
be held next month, a senior Republican figure close to the negotiations
has told the Irish Voice.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 Oct 2003
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Loyalist ‘Bacardi’ Brigadier Vanishes
TWO Irishmen wanted for the murder of a British backpacker in India have
finally made contact with the Irish Embassy.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 Oct 2003
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Gov’t Cuts Abuse Funding
THE ongoing dispute over the child-abuse scandal in Ireland looks set to
escalate after the revelation that One in Four, the charity set up to help
victims of abuse, is in danger of closing after the government reneged on
funding commitments it had given to the organization.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 Oct 2003
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Booker Winner Cheats U.S. Friend
AN American artist has said he has “total forgiveness” for Co. Leitrim-based
writer and Booker Prize winner Peter Warren Finlay, who has admitted stealing
a $45,000 apartment from his former friend.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 Oct 2003
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Harney Opens New York-Irish BioLink
IRELAND’S ongoing efforts to become a center of research and innovation
for the biotechnology industry took a big step forward in New York last
week with the inaugural BioLink USA-Ireland conference.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 Oct 2003
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Sligo Priest to Fight Extradition
A SLIGO priest is to fight extradition to Arizona on sexual abuse charges,
his U.S. lawyer has confirmed.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 Oct 2003
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Fear Over Extradition Treaty
IRISH Americans who support a united Ireland and other Republican causes
fear a controversial extradition treaty between the U.S. and the U.K. could
lead to them being shipped off to Britain.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 Oct 2003
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Adams Angry at Unionist Demands
THE Irish and British governments and the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) are
making unrealistic demands on Republicans in the current peace talks, Sinn
Fein president Gerry Adams claimed on cure it.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 8 Oct 2003
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Brits Warned to Stay Away from Murder Inquiry
BRITISH government tampering with a new report on murders arising from alleged
Loyalist and British security forces collusion will not be tolerated, a
retired judge warned Tuesday.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 8 Oct 2003
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Survivors of School Abuse Come Forward
Vicious abuse in Irish orphanages and industrial schools led to an apology
by the Irish government and offers of compensation. GEORGINA BRENNAN talks
to two victims who came forward in the U.S. this week.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 8 Oct 2003
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Fiery Debate Over Smoke Ban
THE Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern is bracing himself for a stormy
Ard Fheis (party convention) amid growing anger over the proposed smoking
ban among party backbenchers.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 8 Oct 2003
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Irishmen Wanted for Murder in India
TWO Irishmen wanted for the murder of a British backpacker in India have
finally made contact with the Irish Embassy.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 8 Oct 2003
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Victim – ‘I Spoke to Police’
THE victim of a sexual assault in Queens by a cab driver has come forward
to the Irish Voice. She stated that she reported the incident to police,
despite the NYPD’s denial that she did so.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 8 Oct 2003
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More Dublin Commuter Chaos
HARD-pressed Dublin commuters are facing yet more chaos after the announcement
that the Dart rail network will shut down every weekend for the next 18
months.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 8 Oct 2003
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Loyalist Plot to Kill Kennedys
LOYALIST terror chief Johnny “Mad Dog” Adair plotted to assassinate members
of the Kennedy family nearly a decade ago, according to published reports.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 8 Oct 2003
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Real IRA Declared Terrorists
THE State Department had declared the Real IRA a “foreign terrorist organization”
for the third year in a row.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 8 Oct 2003
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Dollar Falls to 3-Month Low Against the
Euro
THE U.S. dollar has fallen to a three-month low against the euro, amid fears
that talk of an American economic recovery has been overplayed
more... |
(Irish Voice) 8 Oct 2003
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A Brave Battle Against Cancer
SHE’S a pretty girl. She has a gorgeous smile. But Antoinette Kearns hides
a terrible secret behind her eyes. She has chondrosarcoma, a rare and crippling
cancer of bone cartilage, and does not have the money to cure it.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1 Oct 2003
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Cowen Says Visa Relief Doubtful
IRISH Foreign Minister Brian Cowen has poured cold water on any immediate
hopes for legislative immigration relief for the undocumented Irish in the
U.S.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1 Oct 2003
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Irish Join Immigrant Rights Drive
IMMIGRANT rights advocates resurrecting the ghost of Martin Luther King,
who launched a group of protestors on a black civil rights freedom ride
in 1961, began a freedom ride for immigration reform last week.
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(Irish Voice) 1 Oct 2003
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Charges to be Dropped in San Fran Case?
SOURCES close to the prosecution of Irish carpenter William Monaghan, 27,
in San Francisco have stated that a deal may be made in the manslaughter
charge against him, that charges may be dropped and that he will be deported.
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(Irish Voice) 1 Oct 2003
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Problems Mount for Fianna Fail
TAOISEACH (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern came under sustained fire in the
Dail (Parliament) on Tuesday after his Fianna Fail party was hit by another
series of scandals.
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(Irish Voice) 1 Oct 2003
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Election, IRA Rumors Gather Steam
NATIONALIST and Unionist politicians are playing down intense media speculation
of an imminent major IRA move aimed at restoring the North’s suspended power-sharing
Assembly.
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(Irish Voice) 1 Oct 2003
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Furor Over Jersey Mayor’s Snub to London Police
POLICE in Hamilton, New Jersey have accused the local mayor of playing to
Irish Republicans by declining to meet with a group of British police visiting
his city.
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(Irish Voice) 1 Oct 2003
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Loyalists Target Catholic Schools
SECTARIAN tensions in North Belfast again erupted into violence Monday when
Loyalist paramilitaries burned out six automobiles belonging to teachers
at a Catholic school.
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(Irish Voice) 1 Oct 2003
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Ahern Calls for Reform at UN
TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern condemned “pre-emptive” military strikes at a speech
in the UN last Thursday.
In a speech indirectly criticizing U.S. policy in Iraq, Ahern told world
leaders that the Irish government was “deeply concerned” by the use of force
where there has been no military threat.
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(Irish Voice) 1 Oct 2003
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Book Alleges Clinton Blair Tension on North
A NEW book claims that aides close to British Prime Minister Tony Blair
feel former President Bill Clinton’s role in the Northern Ireland peace
process was “hugely exaggerated.”
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(Irish Voice) 1 Oct 2003
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An Immigration Hell Continues for Family
THE husband of an Irish woman stuck in immigration hell tried to kill himself
this week and wound up committed to a mental institution.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Sep 2003
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Bloomberg Implements ‘Don’t Ask’ Policy
Just two months ago, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg frightened and
enraged New York’s immigrants and immigrants’ rights activists when he enacted
Executive Order 34.. more... |
(Irish Voice) 24 Sep 2003
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Irish Cops Head for Baghdad
TWO top Gardai (police) are heading for Baghdad to carry out an investigation
into the UN’s security situation. more...
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(Irish Voice) 24 Sep 2003
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Ahern Talks Business, Politics in New York
TAOISEACH (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern met with New York Senator Hillary
Clinton and Governor George Pataki on Monday during a nearly week-long visit
to New York and Connecticut more...
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(Irish Voice) 24 Sep 2003
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Election Agreement Seems
THE North’s suspended power-sharing Assembly could be up and running before
Christmas following the clearest signals yet that Nationalist and Unionist
politicians are nearing agreement.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Sep 2003
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Police Seek Sex Assault Cabbie
POLICE are investigating an incident in Queens last weekend where an Irish
woman was sexually assaulted by a livery car driver.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Sep 2003
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Judge Murder File Goes to Governments
THE Canadian judge investigating six controversial murders allegedly carried
out with the collusion of British and Irish security forces, completed his
task Monday.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Sep 2003
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Giuliani Stumps for Smokers
IT was a tale of two cities – the Irish Health Minister Micheal Martin was
in New York praising the city’s smoking ban, while former New York City
Mayor Rudy Giuliani was in Ireland criticizing the country’s pending smoking
ban.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Sep 2003
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Search for ‘Disappeared’ Halted
THE search for the body of teenager Columba McVeigh, one of the so-called
“Disappeared,” has been called off after Gardai failed to discover his remains.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Sep 2003
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Fresh Push for North Elections
A FLURRY of meetings between Irish and British politicians has increased
momentum in attempts to resurrect the North’s power-sharing Assembly in
the fall. more... |
(Irish Voice) 18 Sep 2003
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Dissidents Threaten New Police Boards
DISSIDENT Republican death threats on civilian advisors to the North’s new
police force aim to destroy the Patten policing reforms, a former leading
New York cop has claimed. more...
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(Irish Voice) 18 Sep 2003
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Loyalists Target Catholic Priest
WIDESPREAD disgust has followed the threat to assassinate an elderly Catholic
priest who has continually refused to bow to intimidation by Loyalist paramilitaries.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Sep 2003
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Irish Split on Smoke Ban
HEALTH Micheal Martin is in New York this week to see how the city’s ban
on smoking is being operated in advance of the all-out ban on smoking to
be introduced in Ireland on January 1. more...
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(Irish Voice) 18 Sep 2003
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Irish Child Abuse Victims in U.S. Sought
THOUSANDS of people who suffered abuse in residential homes in Ireland and
are now living in the U.S. could be eligible for compensation from the Irish
government. more... |
(Irish Voice) 18 Sep 2003
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Farmers Seek Pre-Nups
MORE and more farmers are availing of pre-nuptial agreements because of
the effect divorce is having on family farms when marriages break up.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Sep 2003
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Bono, Bush Clash Over AIDS
U2 frontman Bono and President George W. Bush had a furious argument about
AIDS during a White House meeting on Tuesday. more...
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(Irish Voice) 18 Sep 2003
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Clinton to Host Ahern on U.S. Trip
IRISH Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern will travel to the U.S. for
a series of engagements that kick off next Monday, September 22, with New
York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. more...
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(Irish Voice) 18 Sep 2003
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Farmers Flock to South Dakota
THE South Dakota International Business Institute (SDIBI) had to begin screening
calls from Irish people in New York interested in moving to the western
state to build farms because of the overwhelming response.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Sep 2003
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U.S. Push for North Elections
DOZENS of state legislators and city councils across the U.S. are expected
to pass resolutions calling on British Prime Minister Tony Blair to hold
Assembly elections in Northern Ireland. more...
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(Irish Voice) 18 Sep 2003
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Anger at Visa Denial for Cancer Gig
TIME ran out last week for two Donegal entertainment acts and a man facing
huge medical bills as he battles cancer.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Sep 2003
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Passport Deadline Extended
THE United States has decided to extend the October deadline for machine
readable passports by a year. more...
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(Irish Voice) 11 Sep 2003
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Omagh Families Furious at Irish
Police
RELATIVES of those killed in the Omagh bombing have slammed Justice Minister
Michael McDowell for refusing to reveal details of the Nally Committee report
which investigated allegations that the Gardai (Irish police) knew that
a terrorist attack was planned in the North, days before the Omagh bombing.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Sep 2003
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Missing Irishman Sought
FOR Boston Detective Joe Lally, the case of missing Irishman Patrick Kennedy,
35, stands out. more...
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(Irish Voice) 11 Sep 2003
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Dissident Prisoners Earn Own
Wing
DISSIDENT Republican prisoners on “dirty protest” against enforced segregation
with Loyalists have been told they will be given their own wing in a Co.
Antrim jail. more...
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(Irish Voice) 11 Sep 2003
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Kenny Tops Dunphy In TV Chat Wars
AFTER months of hype, the battle for king of the Irish chat shows finally
got underway last Friday night when Eamon Dunphy’s new program The Dunphy
Show went head to head with Late Late Show host Pat Kenny.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Sep 2003
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A Father’s Crusade for the Victims
JACK Lynch, a Sligo native who lost his firefighter son on September 11,
is joining the coalition to demand a ban on any non-memorial construction
on or below the footprints of the destroyed Twin Towers. A rally is planned
for September 10 on the site he says is sacred ground. It will be the first
public protest held by 9/11 family members and comes after two years of
debate over the direction of downtown rebuilding and a Ground Zero memorial.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Sep 2003
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Child Abuse Judge Resigns
THE government is still reeling over the shock resignation of High Court
Judge Mary Laffoy as chairperson of the commission investigating child abuse
in residential institutions. more...
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(Irish Voice) 11 Sep 2003
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“It’s What I Want To Do”
A FEW years back, when Belfast native Anthony Cole was working as a building
inspector in New York he came across firefighter Eric Allan at a job site.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Sep 2003
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Shoe Heir Goes Missing
FEARS are growing for the heir of a multi-million euro fortune who has been
missing for almost two weeks. more...
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(Irish Voice) 11 Sep 2003
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Trimble Faces Another Showdown
ULSTER Unionist leader David Trimble will insist on Saturday that the 860-member
Ulster Unionist Council back his attempts to discipline the three MPs who
withdrew support for the party whip at Westminster. The rebels in turn,
are expected to use the meeting as yet another bid to topple their leader.
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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Sinn Fein Back Bomb Inquiry
COUNTY Derry Sinn Fein councilors, in a surprise move, have backed a proposal
calling for a judicial inquiry into the bombing of Claudy village in which
nine people died. more... |
(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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Ferry Lines Up Supporters
A FORMER state senator, a retired U.S. judge and a Belfast priest have all
agreed to testify that former IRA member Ciaran Ferry could face Loyalist
assassination if he is deported to Northern Ireland.
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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Muslim Appeals Against Shannon
INS
THE rights of an Illinois-based Muslim leader were seriously violated when
immigration officials in Shannon revoked his right to reenter the U.S.,
new appeal documents have claimed.
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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Blair to Please Trimble on Commission
SPECULATION is rife in Belfast that Britain aims to restrict the role of
an Irish representative on the proposed Independent Monitoring Commission,
the body meant to police the Good Friday Agreement.
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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Wanted – Irish Farmers to Head
West
HEARING the wild wolves sound on the prairie might soon become a favorite
one for Irish farmers en route to South Dakota all because of a Wild West
poster. more... |
(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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News Groups Fight Rupert Tape
Deal
MORE than 20 major news organizations have claimed that a Chicago court’s
decision to allow Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt to subpoena journalists’
interviews was a “radical” judgement that would lead to huge difficulties
for the U.S. media. more...
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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IRA Talks About ‘Disappeared’
GOVERNMENT sources have confirmed that Irish officials held private talks
with the IRA recently about the location of the bodies of two of the so-called
disappeared. more...
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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Irish Firm Sues U.S. Over Iraq
A NORTHERN Ireland legal firm planning to sue the U.S. for $15 million on
behalf of an Iraqi family who lost four members at a checkpoint shooting
has accused U.S. military leaders of being “dismissive and misleading.”
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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Terror on Irish U.S. Air Flight
PASSENGERS on board U.S. Airways Flight 306 from Philadelphia to Dublin
have spoken of their terror when a fire broke out on the jet as it made
its way across the Atlantic on Sunday.
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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