15th June 2007

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NEWS & FEATURES
Key players in new look Cabinet
The 30th Dáil has selected a Ceann Comhairle and reinstated Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach for an historic third term.

Taoiseach Announces New Cabinet - Listen to it on MP3

Ireland-U.S. Council Awards Scholarships
The Ireland-U.S. Council's scholarships for 2007 were presented last week.

Water Problems Continue
Galway City Council have admitted that the region's water problems are set to continue.

'Please, I Want a New Face'
Most teens want a new iPod but 17 year old Alan Doherty wants something more.

A new home for Irish Club after four-year search
LONDON'S Irish Club has finally found a new home.

Talking about my generation
Meet the oldest swingers in town a group of Irish pensioners storming the British charts with their cover of The Who's My Generation.

FF stamp duty plans to be introduced in coming weeks
The new cabinet has signed off on Fianna Fáil's plans to abolish stamp duty for first-time home-buyers.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Irish rockers to wow summer festival-goers
A group of second-generation Irish rockers have put their necks-on-the-line.

Vanity, Thy Name Is Bono
BONO'S newest gig guest editor of the new issue of Vanity Fair magazine has hit the newsstands.

Great expectations for Irish designer
An Irish costume designer has it all sewn-up when it comes to recreating Victorian London.


SPORTS

Blood, sweat and tears – who'd be a jockey?
From Queen Elizabeth to Michael Owen horse racing attracts glamour and glitz but behind the exciting facade lies an all together different reality.

Been there, Dunne that!
Playing the best football of his career for club and country has the time come for Irish rock Richard Dunne to set his sights on a move to a bigger club?

Staunton Still Respects Slovakia
STEPHEN Staunton has refused to write off Slovakia as a threat in Group D of the European qualifiers

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IRISH TRAVEL
You'll be racing to visit Castlebar
The battle has gone down in history as the Castlebar Races because of the speed of the British retreat.

Mayo today
Farming town in the heart of Connacht. It is still connected to Dublin by rail and neighbouring Ballina and Westport.


IRISH KITCHEN

Mackerel with Rhubarb
Tuna Fish and Bean Salad
Summer Pudding
Cheese topped Portabello Mushrooms


DISCUSSIONS
The President`s watch is missing!
Cormac McCarthy`s The Road
Migraine Headaches
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IRISH AMERICA MAGAZINE

They're Back!(Almost)
Ian Worpole never managed to be in the right place at the right time to catch The Pogues.more...


Freud, The Irish & The Departed
"What Freud said about the Irish is: We're the only people who are impervious to psychoanalysis,” more...

Irish Eye on Hollywood
The Tribeca Film Festival opened in late April, and Cillian Murphy's latest effort was among the films featured. more...

COMMENT & CÁINT
On the Brink of Government
So here we are two weeks after the election and two days before the Dail (Parliament) will reconvene on Thursday

It Ain't Over
The immigration reform battle is far from over despite last week's setback when the bill failed to clear a closure motion.

Religious War Rages On
What could be wrong with Irish Americans Matt Dillon and Christine Quinn joining forces to save an historic church?

Letters
I'm Illegal and Happy - Support for Nurses - Strong Sinn Fein - Looking for Flannerys - Orange Crush

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ROOTS & HERITAGE

Ireland's Longest Serving Political Dynasty
At least five well-known Irish political families, made the successful transition from the old Irish Parliamentary party which sat at Westminster to those elected after 1918 who took their seats in Dáil Éireann.

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