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Broadcaster Gay Byrne is the biggest name in a raft of new independent candidates being linked with the Irish presidency after last week's departure of front runner David Norris from the race Read more...
An extremely rare poster used in 1917 to raise money in America for Irish servicemen who had been injured or disabled in World War I has gone under the hammer in New York Read more...
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As the Temple Bar area of Dublin city center celebrates its 20th birthday, a row has broken out over plans to open a McDonalds' fast food restaurant in its heart Read more...
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The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), set up by the Irish government to deal with toxic assets in Irish banks, is now finding itself cast as a National Art Management Agency Read more...
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"Pace yourself." That was the advice given to Pauline Conneely before she came to the Catskills Irish Arts Week for the first time this summer... Read more...
The lady or School Traffic Warden who sees children across the road as they leave school in Ireland is called 'the Lollipop Lady'. In other parts of the world they probably have different names... Read more...
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What on earth does a Hispanic New Yorker know about Irish politics even though she writes for an Irish newspaper? Absolutely nothing so when an Irishman wrote me recently and told me what's been happening on the Emerald Isle I just had to check if that country's politics is as messed up as the good old U.S. of A. Apparently it is... Read more...
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Brendan Gleeson as an actor, is a man of extremes. A man whose talents have proven time and again, that he's capable of taking on the most difficult role, only to follow it up with one more demanding, daring and distinguished (and in his latest film 'The Guard', perhaps deranged, discriminating and devious), than the one before... Read more...
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I forgot to let you know in my last Out & About that we were going on vacation for a week. The double issue that hit the news stands on on July 26th was a big seller though since we had the late Amy Winehouse on the cover and a great piece on her inside by Mike Fitzpatrick... Read more...
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Kilkenny booked their place in a sixth successive All-Ireland senior hurling final with a comfortable six-point win against a wasteful Waterford side in last Sunday's semi-final at Croke Park Read more...
In the historic St Patrick's Chapel, which looks out over Donegal Town, family and friends gathered to bid a final farewell to a son, brother, friend and great motorsport champion... Read more...
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