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The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr. Dermot Ahern T.D., this week published the Civil Partnership Bill 2009 Read more...
Project Children, the organization which has brought young children and interns to America since 1975, welcomed 115 children from all over the North of Ireland last Thursday Read more...
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A 'Green New Deal' that aims to establish Ireland as a leader in certain green technologies is a centerpiece of the Irish government's 'smart economy' strategy to stimulate the economy, according to Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan... Read more...
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Martin Cullen T.D., the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism attended an event at the Old Jameson Distillery in Smithfield, Dublin last week to mark the publication of a report commissioned by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland entitled "The Contribution of the Drinks Industry to Irish Tourism." Read more...
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Perhaps at no time since the late 1960s has the word "change" been so en vogue. Companies advocate how they are going to change the world, analysts and talking heads wax lyrical about how our financial systems must change if we are to avoid another economic meltdown and - much as I admire him - President Barack Obama ran his entire campaign based around change, without ever actually articulating in depth as to what those changes would be... Read more...
This past weekend saw the first ever Irish festival take place at the Aviator Complex in Brooklyn... Read more...
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So to all of the people who have little better to do than to celebrate Bloomsday by dressing up in straw boaters (God help us) then can I just say that I'm truly sorry for having included James Joyce as one of my favourite bores in last week's column... Read more...
Following the publication of the Ryan Report, the Dublin 4 intelligentsia and chattering class have embarked on a frenzied irrational campaign to crucify the religious orders which administered the Irish State sanctioned system of industrial schools and orphanages. Due process be damned! Read more...
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To return Ireland to its pre-recession glory days with record numbers of visitors. To ensure tourists in Ireland have a fantastic experience that is unique to any other. And to incorporate the whole island in a movement which promotes an Ireland that is "fun, engaging, and spontaneous." That is the aim of Niall Gibbons who was appointed as the new chief executive of Tourism Ireland just last month... Read more...
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The Summer may be here at last, but did you ever see so much rain? As I said last week, the US Open was like a swimming pool... Read more...
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The Glens of Antrim rang with celebration over the weekend as Antrim gained entry to their first Ulster football final in 39 years when they deservedly saw off a late Cavan challenge in Clones on Saturday evening Read more...
It took until injury time for Galway to finally overcome a battling Sligo in a game that they, the fancied Tribesmen, could have easily lost and they were flattered winners in the end Read more...
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