26 September 2008

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Welcome to Newbridge Silverware
Set-up in 1934, Newbridge Silverware is the largest provider of quality giftware and tableware in Ireland. Renowned for its cutting edge design and craftsmanship, the brand is associated with icons such as the legendary Audrey Hepburn, supermodel Sophie Dahl, and top international Rugby Athlete - Ronan O'Gara. Our Visitor Centre provides the most unique visitor experience in Ireland and is home to the Museum of Style Icons.
The Museum showcases artifacts associated with some of the most legendary Stars of the Silverscreen including Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly and many more.

For Further details visit us online at: www.newbridgesilverware.com

SINGING SENSATION CELTIC THUNDER PERFORM LIVE ON 48-CITY TOUR
Celtic Thunder – the Irish all-male wonder from producer Sharon Browne, and legendary songwriter/composer Phil Coulter – is embarking on a national tour of the U.S. this fall.
The phenomenal Celtic Thunder live tour kicks of October 3rd and continues through December 17th. Don’t miss tickets for this spectacular show
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Visa Move Disappoints Undocumented
SOME members of the Irish community have expressed their disappointment at the news that the Irish government has secured the allotment of 20,000 U.S. visas for Irish citizens on an annual basis.

U.S.-Irish Agree Pilot Visa Deal
IN an effort to encourage young Irish people to live and work in the U.S. on a temporary basis, the Irish and U.S. governments have reached a deal to initiate a new pilot visa program that will allow for up to 20,000 Irish citizens to legally reside.

New Furor Over Cancer Care
THERE are growing demands for a wide-ranging investigation of cancer services following the revelation of the death of a young mother after her illness was misdiagnosed in the same hospital that gave another patient the all-clear before her life was also claimed by cancer.

Irish Voice Classifieds

A Battle That Never Ends
Films about big political issues rarely find a big audience, but Battle in Seattle is different. Featuring powerful performances from Hollywood A-listers, it's a hard-hitting action movie that pulls you in on a personal level from its opening frame. CAHIR O'DOHERTY talks to Irish actor and director Stuart Townsend about his all-star cast (including his Oscar winning girlfriend Charlize Theron).

Love and Laughter from Solas
UNLESS you are U2 and successful beyond anyone's imagination, it is very hard to keep a professional band on the road and performing for more than a decade, no matter what the genre.

Book Review: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
WRITTEN over the course of 19 years, Yesterday's Weather (Grove Press) is a new collection of wry, detached and mordantly funny short stories by Anne Enright, the Irish writer who won the 2007 Man Booker Prize for her equally bleak but masterful novel The Gathering.

The Cathal Dervan Column: A Valued Harte of Gold
THE trip to Castlebar's Breaffy House Hotel back in March was always going to be interesting, not least because it was designed to welcome Bernard Dunne back to the professional boxing ranks.

Downey Leads Down to Final
AFTER an opening 15 minute period when they had given up a penalty, and were behind by 0-5 to 0-1, Down slowly and methodically came back into this Senior A football semifinal and booked their place in the county final against Kerry next week.

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Parental Issues
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