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Aengus Finucane, a pioneer of international humanitarian aid and the founder of Concern Worldwide, died last week in Dublin at age 77 Read more...
The New York City St Patrick's Day Parade Committee is pleased to announce the Grand Marshal of the 249TH Parade will be New York's City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly Read more...
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Martin Cullen T.D., Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism has announced a new 3-year corporate investment venture in Irish arts and culture between Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Ireland's Business to Arts organisation Read more...
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Minister for Trade and Commerce Billy Kelleher T.D. began a week long Enterprise Ireland trade visit consisting of thirteen Irish companies to the People's Republic of China on Monday Read more...
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One of the great marvels of the human condition is undoubtedly its sheer propensity for unpredictability. The current crop of humanity inhabiting this rock in space may indeed be the most scrutinized in the history of mankind, but despite the best efforts of statisticians, sociologists, advertising executives etc. we remain, to a large extent, an unknown quantity, capable of irrationality, flights of fancy and downright foolishness Read more...
The Irish music world was rocked by news of the sudden death of Stephen Gately, who failed to wake up after a night out while holidaying in the Spanish island of Majorca... Read more...
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That whirring sound that you hear? Come on, you know what it is; you know what it signifies. It is the spirits of our Celtic ancestors revolving at an awful rate in their coffins and their mounds after witnessing the disgrace that was Ireland's "Late Late Show" on Friday night... Read more...
Given his incompetence in handling the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it was surprising to many that Mayor Ray Nagin was reelected. A poster on the Huffington Post put this absurdity down to the stupidity of the New Orleans voters... Read more...
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Following in the footsteps of Paul McCartney, Sting and, ahem, Kajagoogoo's Nick Beggs, this week's 'At The Mike Stand' subject is one of those rare species of artistes, the bass-playing lead vocalist... Read more...
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The very sad news this week was of the passing of Father Aengus Finucane, the man who fronted Concern from its beginning. I have met this man on numerous occasions and he always had that big smile on his face... Read more...
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Satisfaction for the Republic of Ireland at finishing second in the World Cup qualifying group and securing a place in the play-offs was tempered by the conviction that they should have won at Croke Park... Read more...
Ryan Lamb kicked a dramatic late winner as London Irish stunned Heineken Cup champions Leinster 12-9 in Dublin... Read more...
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