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Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern T.D., said that law enforcement agencies on both sides of the border are working as one to combat the very real threat from organised criminals on Tuesday Read more...
There were 19,146 births registered in the first quarter of 2008 according to a new report from the Central Statistics Office Read more...
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The Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin T.D., published a new Social Welfare Bill, on Tuesday, which provides for the increases in the rates of social insurance and social assistance payments and improvements in Family Income Supplement as announced in the recent Irish Budget Read more...
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Northern Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster met with prospective investors in Boston and San Francisco as a follow up to the US-NI Investment conference... Read more...
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With the exception of Christmas, perhaps no other holiday has enjoyed as close a relationship with music as Halloween has down the years, which is only befitting of a festival that has always held music as central to its identity... Read more...
It is forever an actual truth that there's not much money in poetry. It is equally an eternal truth there is absolutely no poetry in money and so most poets practice the art for love and not for pay... Read more...
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I've always wondered why the powers that be behind the choices made in depicting Ireland on screen seem to pay constant attention to Galway, Cork and Kerry in their worldwide promotional TV ads and advertising campaigns, yet almost religiously ignore the beauty of other counties in Ireland such as Tipperary, Cavan, Westmeath and Offaly... Read more...
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By the time you read our 'Out & About' this week, we will have a new President of the United States of America. Either Obama or McCain, no matter who wins, God bless us; I hope it works out for our future... Read more...
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Ireland regained the Cormac McAnallen Trophy with a 57-53 [97-102 agg] win over Australia in a thrilling second Test at the MCG on Friday... Read more...
Long-throw specialist Rory Delap continued his domination of Premier League defences, setting up both goals as Arsenal's season took another bad turn with a 2-1 defeat at Stoke City... Read more...
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