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Cops Kill Irishman in Oregon
THE body of an Irishman with a history of mental illness who was shot dead by a police officer on Monday, June 30 in Oregon will be brought back to Ireland for cremation in the coming days.

McGuinness in Iraq for Talks
TALKS aimed at securing a lasting resolution to the war in Iraq could take place in Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein leader and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has suggested.

Meet the 'King' of Ireland!
JOHN Sweeney, 69, is a man you don't meet every day. Born in Cullen, Co. Cork in 1939, he came to live in the U.S. at a young age, and now he has dramatic news to share with the world - secretly, he believes, he's the king of Ireland!

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Irish Voice Classifieds

Being Beckett
Actor Barry McGovern is regarded as Ireland's finest interpreter of Samuel Beckett's works. This month he'll perform his hit one-man show I'll Go On at New York's Lincoln Center Festival as part of Gate/Beckett, a program of three Beckett works also featuring Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes. CAHIR O'DOHERTY talks to McGovern about the show and the famous company he's keeping.

Gone, But Never Forgotten
THE pilgrimage to the West Clare town of Miltown Malbay began last weekend as the town celebrated the 37th year of the Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy (Willie Clancy Summer School) or simply Willie Week.

Is it Summer, or St. Pat's?
THE dog days of summer are upon us, and while most folks complained bitterly of the rain we had during the Fourth of July weekend many of us were thankful for the showers that turned our lawns from brown to green!

Cork Dethrones Kerry in Munster
CORK are the new Munster football champions after a sensational second half comeback allowed Conor Counihan's side to dethrone the All-Ireland kingpins in Pairc Ui Chaoimh last Sunday afternoon by a score of 1-16 to 1-11.

Nothing Confirmed for Duddy
JOHN Duddy's quest to fight Verno Phillips (42-10-1) this fall for the IBF light middleweight title continues apace, though no date or venue has been confirmed yet.

The Cathal Dervan Column: Has Galvin Ruined the Kingdom?
SOME years ago a very well known man down our way was enjoying the Croke Park spectacle in front of him when Kerry fans started to leave the Cusack Stand in their droves.

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