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On Friday Irish voters overturned the result of the first referendum and overwhelmingly voted in favor of the Lisbon Treaty Read more...
Public tours of the famous Crumlin Road Gaol are being extended for a further three months, announced the First Minister, deputy First Minister and the Minister for Social Development last week Read more...
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Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan T.D., announced on Monday that Equinoxe AIS, a provider of administration services to the hedge fund industry, is to expand its Irish operation with the establishment of a new asset servicing operation in Sligo Read more...
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Northern Culture Minister Nelson McCausland is visiting Scotland this week with a view to developing cultural links between the North and Scotland Read more...
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Many years ago, a friend contacted me and asked if I wanted to go catch a band, who were reforming for a one-off show almost a decade after their breakup. The group were from a tiny town in Ireland, and initially all but unknown outside their friends and family, but they did eventually manage to make waves locally before dissolving when their drummer - and main songwriter - immigrated for pastures new in the States... Read more...
In the world of poetry there is another universe behind the words that give poetry an ever-on-going-ness... Read more...
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You know the outcome by now; but as I'm writing this it looks like a very intimidating defeat for those of us who voted "No" to Lisbon Treaty Number Two. Indeed, at the moment the "Yes" camp seem to be ahead by perhaps as much as two thirds. I think that even they are surprised... Read more...
My daughter and I we were joking about the possibility that the International Olympic Committee would be branded racist by Jimmy Carter for rejecting President Obama's bid for Chicago to host the 2016 games... Read more...
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Get the kettle on in a hurry for a cuppa tea; I can't wait to tell you all about the magnificent experience I had on Thursday September 24th and Friday 25th, most worthy of a front page story any day... Read more...
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Well I made a few mistakes in last week's column that I am correcting this week. You see I was rushing to go to Ireland for a few days so that's what happens; that said, I'm so glad with the response that we have got on this column Read more...
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Leinster sent out a massive statement of intent ahead of the defence of their European title by destroying 14-man Munster... Read more...
Despite a second-half comeback by the Bhoys, Celtic were unable to overturn an early two goal deficit at Ibrox on Sunday morning, leaving them just one point clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League Read more...
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