13th June2008

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Outrage Over Robinson Gay 'Cure'
IRIS Robison, the politician wife of Northern Ireland's new First Minister Peter Robinson, made international headlines last week by offering to put gay people in touch with a born-again psychiatrist who could turn them heteros*xual.

Community Rallies to Illegal Priest
AN Irish priest in South Dakota has been told he must leave the country by July 1 because he is undocumented. He has served a diocese in Sioux Falls community for 10 years.

Mayo Worship House Questioned
FAILTE Ireland, the Irish tourist board, has launched an investigation into complaints that it is helping promote the controversial House of Prayer on Achill Island, Co. Mayo, as major tourist retreat.

Irish Voice Classifieds

It's All Happening For Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg grew up in a tough Irish American suburb of Boston and has the war stories to prove it. But his early years dropping out of high school and getting into trouble are long behind him and now he's one of the highest paid screen actors in the world. CAHIR O'DOHERTY reports from the press launch of his new film, The Happening.

Charlize Still Not Marrying Type
SHE'S said it before, and now she's saying it again – Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron has no interest in making her long-term (seven years) relationship with Irish actor/director/writer Stuart Townsend legal with a traditional type wedding.

Keane Takes a Bride
IRISH soccer ace Robbie Keane kicked off the celebrity summer wedding season with some style last Saturday, as he married his girlfriend of six years, Claudine Palmer, a model, (what else?) with Mass in Dublin, followed by a lavish party at the Ritz-Carlton in Co. Wicklow.

Ah, the Good Old Days
THE stories are still coming thick and fast, even 20 years after Ray Houghton stuck the ball in the English net and the world came to a standstill at six minutes past three local time on a sunny Sunday afternoon in Stuttgart's Neckarstadion.

Moore Suffers Tough Loss
Light middleweight James Moore (15-1) suffered his first defeat as a professional when Gabriel Rosado (10-2) beat him by unanimous decision last Wednesday night in Brooklyn.

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IRISH AMERICA MAGAZINE - JUNE/JULY ISSUE

Finding your Roots
Maeve Molloy looks at the many ways to research your family history. Not everyone has the benefit of a knowledgeable grandparent or oral tradition surrounding our family surnames: but fear not, researching the origins of your family name is easier than ever.

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Sikh the Fair Land: Faiths o' the Irish
The many different cultures and religions existing in "new" Ireland are explored by graduate students of Columbia School of Journalism.

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The House that Hoban built
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Irish architect who designed the White House. Tom Deignan takes a look at James Hoban’s extraordinary life.