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After Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's comments on RTÉ that a Royal Visit by the British Queen is 'inevitable,' President Mary McAleese added to a growing controversy by saying that shehoped the visit would happen "sooner rather than later." Read more...
A new third level scholarships scheme is being introduced to assist 120 Leaving Cert students each year who are progressing to higher education. Read more...
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Environment Minister John Gormley, T.D., last week announced a funding package of almost €25 million to support built heritage projects in 2008. The amount represents a record increase of 42% on that spent in 2007 Read more...
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The Minister for Trade and Commerce, Mr. John McGuinness, T.D., has expressed satisfaction with the latest trade statistics released last week by the Central Statistics Office Read more...
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The aim of the 'A Different Land: Irish Boglands Art Exhibition,' on display from March 20th to April 5th at Magnan Projects on Tenth Avenue, is to increase international awareness of the beauty and uniqueness of Ireland's bog landscapes Read more...
Nearly all of us have heard about the near mythical beneficial effects for women who listen to Mozart during the course of their pregnancy, whether it be the fact that it relaxes the mother or that it allegedly improves the language skills of the unborn child... Read more...
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People are very fond of the expression that you get what you deserve, even if all of the evidence points the other way. Perhaps it's the fact that we see bad things happen to good people all of the time... Read more...
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The Irish Repertory Theatre has extended its run of O'Neill's musical, Take Me Home to May 4th, good on you Ciaran and Charlotte well deserved... Read more...
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Andy Lee, the highly touted middleweight from Limerick, Ireland was handed the first defeat of his professional career by the gloves of a hard brawling Texan, Brian Vera, thus dropping Lee to 15-1-0 Read more...
A brief roundup of the action in the National Hurling League from Dermot Kavanagh, plus the latest news from the GAA Read more...
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