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After days of acrimony and debate in the Northern Assembly, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has claimed that the Ulster Unionists and the SDLP have become "problem parties" in Stormont Read more...
The new 'Vital Statistics' report for the first quarter of 2007 from the Central Statistics Office reveal that just over one-third of all births in Ireland were outside marriage... Read more...
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Financial modelling company FINCAD opened their new European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Blackrock, Dublin last week and announced a new €500,000 investment package and plans to create up to 30 high quality positions Read more...
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Total expenditure on Research and Development (R&D) in the North grew to £319.2 million in 2006 according to figures released by the Executive on Monday Read more...
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As 2007 draws to a close, there is still time to find those few acts that may have missed the initial glare of the searchlight. While most breakthrough artists ride into the public glare on a media generated parade, complete with bells and whistles; there are others whose careers are set to a slow burn Read more...
A few months ago, on line reader Aoife McGee a past resident of Carrigaline, Co. Cork Ireland who now lives in Sydney, Australia, sent us a worthwhile poem called "The Winds of Change"... Read more...
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While the ESPN miniseries The Bronx Is Burning earlier this year focused on the Yankees baseball, former firefighter John Finucane knows that the real story of the borough in the 1970s was arson Read more...
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Even if you never set foot outside the house from one end of the year to the next you're bound to find some opportunity to don the finery around the festive season. By the time December 25th arrives most of us are so worn out with balls, parties, soirees and celebrations that we're sick of the sight of glitter... Read more...
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Celtic maintained their three-point advantage in the SPL with a convincing victory on Saturday. The champions never looked back after Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink's 14th-minute header, and goals from Aiden McGeady and Scott McDonald reinforced their superiority Read more...
Robert Hughes ran for 136 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 6-yard burst with just 6:06 left in the game to lead Notre Dame over Stanford 21-14 on Saturday. Read more...
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