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North celebrates  St. Patrick's Day
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North celebrates St. Patrick's Day
Rory McIlroy was high profile at the Belfast parade. Tens of thousands of people have taken part in St. Patrick's Day parades across Northern Irela...
Man died on hospital trolley
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Man died on hospital trolley
An elderly man died unnoticed after lying on a trolley for 22 hours in the Accident & Emergency unit of Belfast's busiest hospital. The man was dis...
Man dies from freak fall
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Man dies from freak fall
A Derry man died after a "freak" fall outside his home on the Channel Islands. Michael Stewart, 30, who was originally from the Brandywell area of ...
It's time to shake the sacrosanct tree
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It's time to shake the sacrosanct tree
[caption id="attachment_70454" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Mitt Romney."][/caption] Sometimes it seems that things are so carved in st...
McAllister family gets another year
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McAllister family gets another year
Senator Bob Menendez. Malachy McAllister and his family have been granted another year's relief from deportation, this after the intervention of Ne...
Maura Lennon returns to a haunted land
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Maura Lennon returns to a haunted land
Maura Lennon in Ethiopia in 1985. Dublin-born Maura Lennon is living proof of the folly of rash categorization. She is a petit woman, who looks any...
Moynihan came of age on global voyage
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Moynihan came of age on global voyage
"His unshowy prose has genuine immediacy. He's good company on the page," said the New York Times' reviewer of John Moynihan's "The Voyage of the R...
Obama, Kenny, confer Tuesday in Oval Office
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Obama, Kenny, confer Tuesday in Oval Office
[caption id="attachment_70442" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Taoiseach Enda Kenny speaking outside the White House Tuesday. "][/caption]...
Higgins criticized for prison visit
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Higgins criticized for prison visit
[caption id="attachment_70439" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="President Higgins and his wife Sabina at the Dublin St. Patrick's Day Parad...
Aiming to lure North American visitors
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Aiming to lure North American visitors
Minister Leo Varadkar. The number of American visitors to Ireland's shores is falling, latest tourism figures have revealed. The republic's Central...
Soldier injured by Cork pipe bomb
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Soldier injured by Cork pipe bomb
An Irish Army bomb disposal expert has been treated for serious injuries following an explosion in a County Cork housing estate. The officer, who i...
RTE facing demands for debate inquiry
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RTE facing demands for debate inquiry
Sean Galalgher. Irish national broadcaster RTÉ is facing demands for an inquiry following a row over a televised presidential election debate last ...

 

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