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Alliance launches petition for Mitchell funding
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Alliance launches petition for Mitchell funding
The US-Ireland Alliance is not taking no from the U.S. state Department as an answer. The organization, which runs the Mitchell Scholarships progra...
Still running after all these years
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Still running after all these years
The first time that IF caught up with Tom McGrath the catching up but was more metaphorical than literal. Tom was running a thousand miles for Sloa...
Martin and Ma'am
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Martin and Ma'am
This handshake would have been unimaginable just a handful of years ago. Sinn Féin is describing the decision to agree to today's historic meeting ...
Dept. of State cuts Mitchell funds
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Dept. of State cuts Mitchell funds
In what is a clear blow for the enormous prestige in Ireland enjoyed by former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, the U.S. State Department has moved to...
Conviction for '71 murder quashed
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Conviction for '71 murder quashed
A Belfast man, who was the last person to be sentenced to death in the United Kingdom, has had his conviction for murdering a British soldier in 19...
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IRISH language speaking areas in the Republic could soon be facing their biggest shake-up in decades, with fears that some could lose their status ...
Most emigrants are men
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Most emigrants are men
YOUNG men are emigrating from Ireland at almost twice the rate of women, new findings have shown. Fears of a "gender imbalance" among the Irish pop...
Former prisoner takes seat at Stormont
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Former prisoner takes seat at Stormont
A former IRA prisoner is to become a new Sinn Féin MLA at Stormont. Rosie McCorley's nomination comes after the party announced on Monday that Paul...
Death of Boston's John Curran
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Death of Boston's John Curran
John Curran, an Irishman with a generous heart and a golden voice, died on Wednesday, June 21, after battling heart disease for many years. He was ...
Adams statement  on queen meeting
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Adams statement on queen meeting
This is an edited version of the statement from Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams after the party's ard comhairle meeting which cleared the way for t...
Quinn found guilt of contempt
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Quinn found guilt of contempt
ONCE he was the richest person in Ireland, but now bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn could face jail after a Dublin court found him guilty of contemp...
Irish dancers converge on Chicago
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Irish dancers converge on Chicago
Irish dancers from al lover will be converging on the Windy City this week for the 2012 North American Irish Dance Championships which will take pl...

 

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