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Tuesday June 19, 2012

NEWS

Westlife's Shane Filan Declared Bankrupt

As a popstar, Shane Filan has sold 43 million records worldwide as a member of the boyband Westlife. But the 32-year-old singer has become the latest - and possibly the most famous - victim of Ireland's property boom and bust... Read more...

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BUSINESS

IMF Urges Europe To Give Ireland A Deal On Bank Debt

As one third of the "troika" of bodies which is funding Ireland's rescue package, the International Monetary Fund is a significant voice on the Irish economy. And now the Washington-based fun has backed attempts by the Irish government to secure a deal on the Anglo promissory notes which cost Ireland in excess of €3bn every year... Read more...

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ARTS

Every Song Full Of Emotion And Heart

When I told Glen Hansard there's a John Lennon thing going on in "Maybe Not Tonight," one of the most unforgettable songs on an unforgettable album, he said "I was trying to write a song... that you could play in a car." Read more...

Ronnie McGinn's Poetry Page

New England native, Bradley Strahan is a member of the new Mallow Poetry Group, and recently I received a signed copy of his masterful book "This Art of Losing". His poetry is magnetic... Read more...

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OPINION

Obama Using Hispanics As Patsies

Isn't President Obama a clever one? He ordered a change in policy via executive edict that could allow as many as 800,000 immigrants who came to the United States illegally not only to remain in the country without fear of being deported, but to work legally... Read more...