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Tributes
Flow for President Hillery
PRESIDENT Mary McAleese led a forest of tributes to the memory of former
President Dr. Patrick Hillery after his death at the age of 84 on Saturday.
Minister
in Tibet Flap
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern has defended Cabinet colleague
John Gormley over his comments about Tibet that prompted the Chinese
ambassador to Ireland to stage a protest walkout from the Green Party
annual convention in Dundalk last weekend.
Kennys
Settle Land Dispute
IRELAND'S most high-profile land dispute was settled on Tuesday when
Late, Late Show television anchor Pat Kenny and his wife Kathy and their
neighbors, semi-retired solicitor Gerard Charlton and his wife Maeve,
told the High Court they reached agreement in what became known as the
battle of Gorse Hill.
Incoming
Irish Leaders Meet
THE two men who will shape the future of Irish politics when they take
up office next month have held face-to-face talks in Belfast this week
as a major new economic inducement was unveiled to encourage southern
business tycoons to invest north of the border.
Nelson
Inquiry Begins
A PUBLIC inquiry has begun in Belfast into allegations that agents of
the state colluded in the murder of a Nationalist solicitor nearly 10
years ago.
Stop
Misleading the Undocumented
DURING almost 11 years as taoiseach (prime minister), I have visited
the United States on many occasions and have come to know and deeply
respect the vibrant and multilayered nature of the Irish community there.
ILIR
Responds: Who Is Misleading Who?
THE retiring Taoiseach Bertie Ahern ends his opinion piece by noting
that “we should and must work together” on the issue of
the Irish undocumented, after spending most of the previous paragraphs
attacking the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform.
Clinton
Floats Irish Bonds Idea
SENATOR Hillary Clinton received a warm Irish welcome at the Irish American
Presidential Forum in New York last Wednesday, where she pledged her
commitment to working with Ireland on various issues if elected president.
A
Priest and His Flock
IRISH priests and the Bronx were once synonymous, but in recent times
they have become more rare. However, one priest is bucking the trend.
NYC
Pledges Millions for North
FIRST Minister of Northern Ireland Dr. Ian Paisley and Deputy First
Minister Martin McGuinness were in New York on Friday welcoming the
announcement of a $150 million investment from New York Pension Funds
to Northern Ireland.
No
New Hope From Pope
POPE Benedict XVI's visit to the U.S. encountered strong protests before
it had even begun this week.
Irish
Voice Classifieds
ENTERTAINMENT
When
Death Calls
Irish writer Nuala O Faolain is dying of cancer. In an emotion-charged
interview with Marian Finucane broadcast on Irish radio network RTE
last weekend, she revealed that she was diagnosed six weeks ago in New
York where she lived.
Who's
That Girl? It's Star Carly!
SHE looks familiar, right? American Idol fans will surely know her -
it's Carly Smithson, one of the remaining finalists, back in the day
when her last name was Hennessy, she still lived in Ireland, and most
refreshingly, she didn't have tats on her arms.
Praise
for Blair
THE 10th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement was celebrated in
high style last week in Dublin, when the top players gathered in the
city to pay tribute to the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Kila's
Colm Goes Solo
ONE of the most exciting bands to come out of Ireland in many a decade
is Kila. They are traditional musicians with an almost pagan disregard
for the genre, throwing rain sticks, bongo pattering and other international
textures into their Irish stew.
NY
Irish Theater Festival Announced
THE idea of producing a full scale Irish theater festival in New York
City is a notion so mad, so bewilderingly ambitious that most Irish
theater makers here would have suppressed it immediately.
Riverdance
Returns
EXCITING times ahead for Riverdance fans.
SPORTS
Hurling
Taking American Roots
IF you walk around the hallowed grounds of Stanford University these days,
you just might come across a few lads pucking a sliothar about.
Cavan
Take the Spoils
THE most exciting game of Sunday's contests was left for the end of
the day, with long time rivals Cavan and Kerry battling down to the
wire.
Nicky
Leads Rebels to Win
NICKY Dineen left the field of play for 15 minutes due to an injury
and came back inspired to lead Cork to the win and set them up for a
semifinal place in the special senior football tournament now ongoing
at Gaelic Park.
Champs
Issue Warning
COUNTY champs Four Provinces handed out a warning card to all opponents
in this contest. They stated that they'll be back for more with a comprehensive
win over a powerless Sligo outfit that had no options or ideas to stop
the rolling machine.
Dunne
Wins Comeback Bout
BERNARD Dunne made a successful return to the ring with a straight points
win over former world champion Felix Machado in Castlebar on Saturday
night.
Harrington
Upset at Masters Finish
PADRAIG Harrington was his own biggest critic after finishing tied fifth
at the Masters last Sunday -– on a day when he felt he should
have been closer to a first green jacket at Augusta.
Spread
Scoring Leads Leitrim
NINE different scorers, a seven point halftime lead when they allowed
one Derry point. It added up to an easy win for Leitrim, with no danger
present at any time for the result going the other way.
FAI
Sends in the Clowns
SOMETIMES the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) make it too easy,
far too easy. Sometimes Clinton Morrison just can't help himself in
his bid to become the new Jason McAteer of Irish football.
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The
Chieftains of Endurance
With St. Patrick's season came the mighty Chieftains and their annual
tour of the U.S., which began in Albuquerque in February and ended up
at Carnegie Hall on March 17.
Quote
Unquote
Jack Nicholson - Colin Farrell - John McCain - Patrick Dempsey.
The
Greening of Silicon Valley
Scan the upper ranks of some of Silicon Valley's top technology powerhouses
and you'll find them strewn with Irish names like gorse on a Kerry hillside.
Niall
O'Dowd: Hillary Makes Promises
SENATOR Hillary Clinton arrived late for the Irish American Presidential
Forum in Manhattan last Wednesday but the crowd was kept entertained
anyway.
Editorial
: Changing of the guard
THE meeting between Taoiseach (Prime Minister) designate Brian Cowen
and Northern First Minster designate Peter Robinson in Ireland this
week certainly shows how much times have changed.
Cormac
MacConnell: A Secret in the Grave
A MAGUIRE man who was a boy when I was a boy got a heart attack last
week and died in seconds with at least one secret untold for certain.
John
Spain: The Challenge Facing Cowen
THERE'S a story told about our taoiseach (prime minister) in waiting
Brian Cowen that I particularly like because it reveals a lot about
the kind of guy he is.
Sidewalks:
Teaching the Pope a Lesson?
NEXT week, amidst ceremonies both solemn and celebratory, Pope Benedict
XVI will arrive in the U.S. The pontiff will spend five days here,
in Washington, D.C. and New York. He is scheduled to visit Ground
Zero and also say mass at Yankee Stadium.
 Greencard
: Citizen Rights
"MY husband, myself and three young kids (two babies) recently arrived
at Kennedy Airport on a flight from Dublin. We were excited about going
through immigration for the first time as a family of Americans. We received
our American citizenship last year, and this was our first trip using
our American passports (our three kids born here)."
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Dromoland
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