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LETTER - Time to Join
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LETTER - Time to Join
Editor: Most people in Ireland - except Taoiseach Martin - seem to think a United Ireland is going to happen. Indeed, I think the only way it could...
Green Isle to Greenland
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Green Isle to Greenland
At the risk of confusing a situation that is already deeply confused (and being facetious to boot) perhaps this is a moment for Ireland to claim so...
GERRY ADAMS: Dublin’s golden opportunity to advance Irish unity
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GERRY ADAMS: Dublin’s golden opportunity to advance Irish unity
ON July 1 the Irish government will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This will be its eighth time holding this key admin...
A Chilling Echo
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A Chilling Echo
They say you should not speak ill of the dead. Well, in these fraught times, speaking ill of the dead is becoming standard U.S government behavior....
KIRWAN: How the Clancy Brothers Saved a Musical Life
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KIRWAN: How the Clancy Brothers Saved a Musical Life
Warren Zevon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recently. He was a fine songwriter and wrote of what he knew. You might remember Were...
Republic or Monarchy?
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Republic or Monarchy?
The United States arrived in 2026 as a Republic aged 250 years. What will the United States be at the end of 2026, de facto if not necessarily de j...
KIRWAN: A Headline That Screamed At Me
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KIRWAN: A Headline That Screamed At Me
"Men No Longer Read Novels." The small headline in the bottom right-hand corner of either the Times or the Journal screamed at me. Yes, I’m one of ...
KIRWAN: Wexford's Debt to its Franciscan Friars
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KIRWAN: Wexford's Debt to its Franciscan Friars
When Christmas is at hand, like most emigrants my thoughts turn to home – Wexford Town, in my case. After I escort a tour group to Ireland every Oc...
250 Years And.... 250 Years And....
Back in 1776, at the birth of the American Republic, a sniffle was a serious matter. A cold would be worse. Flu could easily be fatal. All too many...
Gerry Adams: For Gazans, the Nativity scene is a truly horrific one
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Gerry Adams: For Gazans, the Nativity scene is a truly horrific one
THE story of Christmas and the birth of Jesus in a stable, as Mary and Joseph sought shelter, is known by billions around the world – even by those...
Hunkering Down For Christmas
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Hunkering Down For Christmas
Another Christmas, another time of celebration that is in reality for all too many a time of separation. There are photos taken at Dublin Airport o...
GERRY ADAMS: Kenova Report revelations come as no big surprise
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GERRY ADAMS: Kenova Report revelations come as no big surprise
THE Kenova Report adds further substance to the litany of existing reports that over several decades have exposed the extent of British state parti...



 



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