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Milwaukee Fest includes Derry, Donegal theme
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Milwaukee Fest includes Derry, Donegal theme
The Milwaukee Irish Fest is a calendar standout, not just in the Wisconsin city but throughout the Midwest and beyond it to Irish America. This yea...
Brehons, Globe, take different tack on BC archive
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Brehons, Globe, take different tack on BC archive
The gathering legal battle over Boston College's archives dealing with the Northern Ireland Troubles is witnessing the drawing up of battle lines w...
Around Ireland
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Around Ireland
DONEGAL: BEWARE OF DOLPHINS: EXPERT A large colony of bottlenose dolphins has taken up residence off Donegal - but a marine expert has warned swimm...
Blocks to be renamed in honor of Olympians
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Blocks to be renamed in honor of Olympians
Members of the Irish-American Athletic Club posed for the photographer in 1909 on the street that will soon be renamed in its honor. PHOTO COURTESY...
Table talk
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Table talk
Under the gaze of Teddy Roosevelt, a man noted for action, the near total inertia on the immigration reform front was a more pertinent backdrop in ...
Death of sculptor Eamonn O'Doherty
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Death of sculptor Eamonn O'Doherty
The world of Irish arts has lost one of its most prominent figures with the death last week of sculptor Eamonn O'Doherty. O'Doherty passed away in ...
Presidential race is heating up
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Presidential race is heating up
After the withdrawal of Senator David Norris there is no openly gay candidate in the Irish presidential election. But there might be two candidates...
Top Irish cops in high demand
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Top Irish cops in high demand
In times of trouble you need a good Irish cop. They might end up with one in London where there are rising calls for the job of Metropolitan Police...
McGovern awakens from coma
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McGovern awakens from coma
The GAA player who ended up in a coma after being seriously injured in a game in San Francisco has awakened from his coma. Mark McGovern, 22, was r...
Kennedy faced even more death threats
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Kennedy faced even more death threats
That there were death threats against the late Senator Edward Kennedy has long been a matter of public record. But there were even more than the re...
Another North player jumps border
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Another North player jumps border
Another soccer player born in Northern Ireland has declared for the Republic of Ireland team. Derry City's James McClean, who is expected to sign f...
Page shut down amid safety fears
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Page shut down amid safety fears
A Facebook site that called for people to post pictures of PSNI officers has been shutdown. The page entitled "Crown Forces Watch," was criticized ...

 

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