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THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER CONTENTS:
This is only a sample of the extensive range of news and features on IrishAbroad.com each week
* Bush Irish Backer Funds Nader
* Niall O'Dowd: Deep Divisions on Iraq
* Irish Roots - The Hogans, Logans and Cogans
* Green Card - Visa Lottery
* The Frames Return
* Erotic Joyce love letter fetches £240k
* Coleman 'Delighted' at Interview Response
* Cormac MacConnell: Buda or Pest
* Travel: A corker of a place
* CD Review Téada La An (Gael Linn)
* The welcome return of the Irish rover
* It's official: Gaeltacht placenames are Irish'
* Shy film director takes the plunge
* Irish primate and saint executed at Marble Arch
* Beware the shadow of Thatcherism
* Discussions

SPORTS
* GAA RoundUp - Wexford End Seven-Year Drought
* Sports Digest - O'Dwyer Defends Boylan's Record
* Duff Not Among Chelsea Exodus

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* Genealogy Expert: Irish Catholic Church Records

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Bush Irish Backer Funds Nader
The former U.S. ambassador to Ireland, Richard Egan, a major backer of President George W. Bush's campaign, is funding independent candidate Ralph Nader in an effort to siphon off votes from the Democratic Party. [Irish Circle]


Niall O'Dowd: Deep Divisions on Iraq
"American people of Irish heritage are absolutely taken aback by what they are observing. We are shocked by the response (in Ireland). People say, 'It's not an anti-American thing, it's an anti-Bush thing,' but they forget that he's our president..." [Irish Circle]


Irish Roots - The Hogans, Logans and Cogans
Although these surnames sound alike, the similarities end there. The Hogans are a Dalcassian family. Hogan comes from the Irish word óg meaning young. In Irish mythology, the land of eternal youth is called Tir Na nÓg. [Irish Circle]


Green Card - Visa Lottery
"I would like to win a lottery green card. I've visited several websites promising inside information, and I'm wondering how to proceed. What do you advise?"


The Frames Return
After a collapsed lung, two names changes and record company rejection, the Frames are back on the top of the Irish charts. Sean O'Driscoll met up with the band in New York last week. [Irish Circle]

Coleman 'Delighted' at Interview Response
RTE's U.S. correspondent Carole Coleman has said that she stuck to 80% of the discussion topics submitted to White House staff before her highly controversial interview with President Bush prior to his visit to Ireland late last month. [Irish Circle]

Cormac MacConnell
"Greetings from either Buda or Pest! I am not sure which..."


A corker of a place
At one time considered Ireland's literary capital, Cork city now offers a wealth of goodies for the holidaymaker.


CD Review Téada La An (Gael Linn)
This album is something of a milestone as it marks the return of Ireland's most prestigious recording label, Gael Linn, back into the music business to mark their 50 years in existence.


The welcome return of the Irish rover
Shane MacGowan is back and this time he's using his talents to raise money for legendary Celtic soccer player Jimmy Johnstone's charity. Ronan McGreevy found out why. [Irish Circle]


It's official: Gaeltacht placenames are Irish'
Tourists visiting some of Ireland's most scenic areas are heading into unknown territory - as a result of a new government order. [Irish Circle]


Shy film director takes the plunge
It was the beginning of the marriage for the man who directed The End of the Affair - as Neil Jordan and his long-term partner and assistant Brenda Rawn tied the knot in Dublin.


Irish primate and saint executed at Marble Arch
If you are passing near London's Marble Arch on Sunday, pause and spare a thought for the last Irishman to be executed for propagating the Catholic faith.


Beware the shadow of Thatcherism
"Margaret Thatcher's most stunning victory was not her winning of three elections. It was not her destruction of Britain's industrial communities..."


DISCUSSIONS
General: You're not complete without a man or children
Politics & Society: Israeli barrier illegal
The Kitchen Table: Fried Green tomatoes

SPORT:
GAA RoundUp - Wexford End Seven-Year Drought

Sports Digest - O'Dwyer Defends Boylan's Record

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