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Ireland was transformed into a winter wonderland last week, as heavy snowfalls and freezing temperatures saw a blanket of white snow across most of the country... Read more...
Green Party leader John Gormley has compared being in government with living in an asylum... Read more...
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Two Irish feature films have been selected for the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, while two short films have made it onto a long list for the Academy Awards... Read more...
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Irish men have raised more than €1.1 million euro for charity by growing moustaches for the month of November... Read more...
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Edna O'Brien's play Haunted makes its U.S. premiere on Wednesday as part of Brits Off Broadway at 59E59... Read more...
If we have an aim in life we are more likely to hit the right mark, even if at times we are amused at some of our sanctimonious fantasies, without a target we are, in a personal sense of achievement, cancelling our presence. In writing poetry, we have everything, purpose, target and completion... Read more...
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OK, regular readers, I'm going to ask you for your indulgence for a moment. Yeah, it's a little bit unusual but since some of you have, judging from your emails, stuck with me through 133 articles for this newspaper I'm going to take a chance and ask you to stick with me through one article that is on a more personal level... Read more...
The much ballyhooed debate on religion in Toronto last month between the Roman Catholic convert and former Prime Minister Tony Blair and the recalcitrant anti-theist Christopher Hitchens resulted in a nearly two-to-one win for the latter... Read more...
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People of Irish decent are found in great numbers in each and every profession throughout the Empire State, and one who truly stands out in her field: Michele N. Cleary, of Upstate New York... Read more...
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The 73rd Annual United Restaurant and Tavern Owners' Dinner was held last Thursday at the Riverside Church (on 120th Street) which has a ballroom called 'Pasha'. I know what you're saying, "in a church?" Yes, it was, and it was fantastic too! Read more...
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Paul O'Connell made a winning return from injury for Munster as they overcame the Cardiff Blues in foggy conditions at Thomond Park... Read more...
Two magical goals from Samir Nasri rescued Arsenal as they moved to the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win over Fulham at the Emirates Stadium... Read more...
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