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Tributes flowed in from across Ireland for former Fianna Fáil minister and Tánaiste John Wilson who died on Monday, just one day after his 84th birthday Read more...
Longstanding plans calling for a national stadium in the North on the the former Maze prison site are on hold after DUP members called for a rethink, some expressing their belief that existing stadia could be upgraded at a reduced cost Read more...
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Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin, T.D., announced the establishment of a new €2.45 million research programme for the development of television, music and other services for Irish mobile phones on Monday Read more...
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According to the Irish Travel Agents' Association (ITTA), Irish holidaymakers are jumping at the chance for last-minute travel deals as the bad weather continues to pound Ireland Read more...
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For most in the music world, the road to the top - or even the middle - is paved with blood, toil, sweat and tears, as they seek to separate themselves from the ultra-competitive hordes. When those in the media speak of an overnight success story, they often neglect to mention the hundreds of gigs the band played as nobodies, or the ten other bands that the members were involved with before getting the formula just right Read more...
The big event in the music world last week was, of course, the series of Live Earth concerts thrown simultaneously around the globe last Saturday, in an effort to focus the world's attention on improving our interaction with our environment before it's too late Read more...
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As Editor of the Toronto Irish News I had been getting the "sceal" about Ireland Park in one form or another for the last 10 years. I knew it was coming and the intensity of the project over the last 18 months especially, heralded the fact that the opening day was indeed coming on the summer solstice of 2007 Read more...
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We are truly into winter down here in Oz; cold, damp and believe it or not rain, rain and more rain. Our prayers have been answered somewhat but we still have a long way to go to refill our water catchments... Read more...
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National League champions and pre-match favorites Waterford justified their status with a 9-point win over a gallant Limerick at Thurles on Sunday Read more...
Those policy makers in Croke Park, those faceless men who strongly advise for the discontinuance of the provincial championship, would not have enjoyed the post match scenes at Roscommon on Sunday as Sligo celebrated only their third ever Connacht title. Read more...
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