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Irish sweep all before them at Royal Ascot
A racegoer raises a glass of champagne while she waits for friends during the first day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London, on June 18, 2013. Ireland dominated the opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting on Tuesday carrying all before them in the first four races including the feature race the St James's Palace ...
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JFK Eternal Flame to Burn in Ireland
Part of the flame is taken from President John F. Kennedy's memorial June 18, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery and is being transported to New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, where it will be placed at a memorial to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's visit to ...
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Secretary-General Appoints Major General Michael Finn of Ireland to Head United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Major General Michael Finn of Ireland as the Head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization ...
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Video G8 shows Northern Ireland is open for business
David Cameron said you ';couldn’t put a value'; on the free advertising for Northern Ireland as a result of the G8 summit. The Prime Minister said his fellow G8 leaders had been impressed and added that he hoped it would help people realise how "magnificent" Northern Ireland is.Mr Cameron used the summit's closing press conference to say he hoped the G8 had shown ...
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Summit shows changed N Ireland - PM
An online article ('Protestant-Catholic gap narrows as census results revealed', posted December 11, 2012) reported on the publication of data from the 2011 Census by the Northern Ireland Statistics Agency and stated that the percentage of Protestants and Catholics in the Northern Ireland population stood at 48% and 45% ...
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The world has seen the new Northern Ireland says David Cameron at the end of a successful G8
An online article ('Protestant-Catholic gap narrows as census results revealed', posted December 11, 2012) reported on the publication of data from the 2011 Census by the Northern Ireland Statistics Agency and stated that the percentage of Protestants and Catholics in the Northern Ireland population stood at 48% and 45% ...
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Dead Irish priest accused of abuse in Minnesota lawsuit
A man who says he was sexually abused by an Irish priest in Minnesota in 1982 is suing the Diocese of New Ulm, taking advantage of a new law easing the state's statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse. Attorney Pat Noacker filed the lawsuit in Brown County on behalf of John Doe 103. It names Francis Markey, who was extradited to Ireland in 2010 to face sexual abuse ...
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U2s Bono Invites Michelle Obama Sasha and Malia to Lunch in Dublin—See the Pic
frontman for lunch at Finnegan's of Dalkey, a restaurant he frequents in his native Dublin, Ireland.Accompanying Bono was his wife Ali and his two teenage sons. Alas, ...
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Watch Kennedy Eternal Flame Heads to Ireland
Above all else. The story of president Kennedy's trip to Ireland. The story of a young man. It's the story of -- native son arriving on the -- stuff but. It's possible. The story thousands of them. And eight years. Story every human. 1963. -- was spent very young nation. Not yet achieving its own protection. Study finding its voice internationally. But president Kennedy came to ...
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Royalty Pharma drops hostile bid for Ireland’s Elan
U.S.-based Royalty Pharma has dropped a hostile bid worth up to $8-billion for Irish drugmaker Elan, leaving it free to seek other suitors having put itself up for sale last week.Royalty on Tuesday withdrew its appeal of a ruling by Ireland's regulator on takeovers, meaning the offer automatically lapses. This brings an end to a bitter, four-month battle that involved court hearings, ...
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Petrol bomb thrown over Belfast interface ignites beside four-year-old girl
Microsoft has revealed that its new XBox One games console will carry an "expensive" price tag of over £400 when it is launched in ...
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Belfast Royal Mail staff stole childrens toys and perfumes
Belfast , also included a Mr Men DVD, Fisher Price electronic toy and Readers Digest Mind Stretchers book.Appearing alongside him at the city's magistrates' court was ...
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Around 40 protesters hold G8 demo in Dublin
G8 . The group the marched to the American Chamber of Commerce, where spokesman for the Dublin Alternative G8 Committee Donnacha McGill says "strings of this corrupt political regime are ...
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Garda found guilty of insurance fraud
A garda has found guilty of motor insurance fraud but has been acquitted of harassing a garage owner and his father after a dispute over crash repairs that had been carried out on the officer's ...
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Beautiful day as Obamas keep Dalkey date with Bono
US First Lady Michelle Obama waves to the crowd as she leaves Finnegan's Pub in Dalkey where she had lunch her two daughters Sasha and Malia with Bono and his wife Ali. Photograph: Julien ...
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Man charged with murder of Polish national
A 47 year-old Polish man has been charged with the murder of Bogdan Michalkiawicz in Letterkenny in Donegal last month.Dariusz Weckowicz appeared before Carndonagh District Court this afternoon. When the murder charge was explained to him, Mr. Weckowicz replied "I did not kill this man. I am more than 100% sure of that."Mr Michalkiawicz was murdered sometime between May 13 and 15 at ...
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Clare murder trial hears student suffered sustained and violent assault
A student whose body was found in a barrel on a Clare farm was the victim of a violent and sustained assault and died of severe, extensive trauma to his head, a court has heard. State Pathologist Professor Marie Cassidy was giving evidence to the Central Criminal Court in the trial of a 33-year-old farmer charged with murdering the student on his farm two years ago. Joe Heffernan of Cappagh Beg, ...
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Ireland makes push for EU budget deal
BRUSSELS (AFP) - It is time for the European Parliament to approve the EU's hotly contested budget for the next seven years and give the struggling bloc a much needed spending boost, Irish Foreign Minister David Gilmore said Tuesday.Ireland is pressing for an accord before the end of its current EU presidency on June 30 rather than have to hand over unfinished negotiations to Lithuania ...
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Man released in Dublin assault inquiry
A 31-year-old man who was being questioned about a sexual assault on a woman with special needs in Dublin has been released without charge. Garda investigations into the assault are continuing. The assault happened last week in the South Circular Road area. The victim's family have asked for their privacy to be ...
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Garda convicted of insurance fraud
A serving garda has been convicted of deceiving an insurance company into paying him over €10,000 after his car was stolen. Paul Fogarty, 28, who is stationed in Dublin, was found guilty of the charge this afternoon, but acquitted of two other charges of harassing a car dealer and his father. He will be sentenced next ...
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Who lives in a house like this The KBC Great Music in Irish Houses festival is taking a liberal view of its title - which is not without its benefits
In the old days, I heard it said of what was then the Festival in Great Irish Houses that its fans were more likely to be excited about a particular year's choice of houses, than about the performers or the music. The festival, now known as KBC Great Music in Irish Houses, has kept the houses in its name but rather strayed from them in its programme. I attended the first four concerts of ...
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Michelle Obama and girls meet Bonos family in Irish pub
U2 lead singer Bono met US First Lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters for a pub lunch in Dalkey, south of Dublin, during her visit to Ireland on June 18. The singer greets the First Lady at the entrance to Finnegan's Pub. The photos were taken by Irish politician, Mary Mitchell ...
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Americas first daughters trace the Obama familys roots in Ireland
An online article ('Protestant-Catholic gap narrows as census results revealed', posted December 11, 2012) reported on the publication of data from the 2011 Census by the Northern Ireland Statistics Agency and stated that the percentage of Protestants and Catholics in the Northern Ireland population stood at 48% and 45% ...
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IN PICTURES Michelle Obama enjoys last day in Ireland
The US first family had a grand day out in Dublin and Wicklow.The day began with a private tour of Glendalough from local guide George McClafferty.Michelle, Sasha and Malia listened intently as George explained the history of the monastic settlement.(Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins)Although Michelle looked confused by some aspectsAnd poor old Sasha was destroyed by the midges.Never mind, onwards ...
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War Command win makes it four in a row for Irish
Aidan O'Brien's apparent third string War Command turned in a breathtaking display under Seamie Heffernan to take top honours in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot. The Ballydoyle handler was responsible for 5-2 favourite Stubbs, as well as leading contender Sir John Hawkins (6-1), with War Command a 20-1 shot after making a winning debut at Leopardstown just 11 days earlier. Stubbs ...
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Is Ireland living beyond its means?
Ireland is highly developed and has experienced rapid and constant economic growth in the last few decades, with many calling the country the Celtic Tiger. But recent events in the world economy and the financial situation of Europe may mean changes are afoot for the Tiger.
Ireland is one of the most developed countries in the world and has a high tax high government service economic model, it has for the last few decades substantially reduced the socio-economic inequalities in the economy and had a Gini coefficient score of 30.1 in 2000 while The Economist says we have the best quality of life in the world. This has come at a cost though, government deficits are running at over 10% of GDP, public debt accounts for over 40% of all revenue generated in the economy and the Irish population has a debt level, in relation to disposable income, that is the highest in the developed world – our personal debt in 190% more than our disposable income. All this begs the question, are we living within our means or is Ireland’s economic model unsustainable? Read more
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