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Millions Stolen in Bank Heist
AT least £20 million in cash has been stolen during the largest bank robbery
in the North’s history, it was revealed Tuesday.
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(Irish Voice) 22 December 2004
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Peace Deal Prospects Dim
THE prospects of a Christmas peace deal receded into the distance this week
as the dispute continues over whether or not photographs may taken of IRA
volunteers destroying their weapons.
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(Irish Voice) 22 December 2004
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Dissidents Ruin Businesses
DISSIDENT Republicans are being blamed for a spate of firebombs which have
destroyed business premises across the North in the run-up to Christmas.
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(Irish Voice) 22 December 2004
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Colombia 3 On the Run
CAMPAIGNERS for the Colombia Three who were sentenced to 17 years in jail
by a Colombian court last week, have vowed to step up their campaign to
clear the men.
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(Irish Voice) 22 December 2004
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Major PR Controversy Dogs Government
THE government is to hold an inquiry into the Monica Leech affair, which
threatens the career of Transport Minister Martin Cullen.
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(Irish Voice) 22 December 2004
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Santa’s Naughty Cell Phone
MOBILE phone chiefs Meteor were left red-faced on Tuesday after the advertising
watchdog pulled an ad run by the company which suggested that Santa had
interests in women other than Mrs. Claus.
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(Irish Voice) 22 December 2004
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Conman Cop Duped Irish Charities
A MAN accused of ripping off the families of Irish American firefighters
killed on September 11 also raised huge sums of money that he claimed would
pay for “bibles, electric wheelchairs and CAT scans” for Irish children
suffering from a crippling disease, the Irish Voice has learned.
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(Irish Voice) 22 December 2004
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Bush Pushes Immigration Reform
IN an unprecedented move, President George W. Bush has called U.S. immigration
law a failure and urged Congress to accept his guest Worker program which
would allow millions of undocumented to work legally here.
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(Irish Voice) 22 December 2004
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Shackled In Chains for Overstaying
TWO Co. Waterford cousins were arrested on a train in Montana for overstaying
their visitor visas, were held at gunpoint, clapped in irons and brought
to a penitentiary where they were placed with hardened criminals including
murderers and rapists. more...
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(Irish Voice) 22 December 2004
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Finally, Some Holiday Cheer
The family of the late Sean Tallon, a firefighter killed on September 11,
have a little something to celebrate this Christmas — the arrival of a new
baby to carry on the name. SEAN O’DRISCOLL reports.
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(Irish Voice) 22 December 2004
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Deal Still Stuck on Photos
The IRA must be photographed at all stages as they destroy their arsenal
of weapons, hard-line Loyalist politician Ian Paisley, leader of the Democratic
Unionist Party (DUP), insisted Tuesday.
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(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
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No Release for Finucane Killer
A loyalist paramilitary convicted of killing Belfast human rights lawyer
Pat Finucane has learned he will not qualify for freedom under the Good
Friday Agreement’s early release clause.
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(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
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IRA Issues Statement
The IRA issued a statement last Wednesday, December 8, in response to the
peace process impasse. The statement in full(...).
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(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
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Burke Faces Jail for Tax Evasion
Former Fianna Fail minister Ray Burke could go down in history as the first
Irish politician jailed for tax evasion.
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(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
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Reprieve for Immigrant Parents
Thousands of immigrants whose children were born in Ireland saw their Christmas
wish come true on Tuesday. Under a new government proposal they are now
to be given a second chance to apply to remain in this country.
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(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
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Irish Teens Worst Bingers
Ireland's teenagers are the worst binge drinkers in Europe, according to
a new survey published on Tuesday.
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(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
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Furious Row Over Street Renaming
A furious dispute has erupted between a Queens politician and a local community
board over a failed plan to have a street renamed on behalf of Frank Carvill,
an Irish American immigrant rights campaigner killed in Iraq earlier this
year.
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(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
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Yonkers Fire Consumes Four Stores
Four stores on McLean Avenue in Yonkers were destroyed in a three alarm
fire on Sunday afternoon. There was extensive property damage but no one
was hurt in the blaze which investigators say may have started from a heater
in one of the stores.
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(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
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U.S. Won’t Punish Irish for Court
Support
Congressman James Walsh and the Irish Embassy in Washington, D.C. have both
dismissed claims by human rights groups that the U.S. is to punish Ireland
for supporting the International Criminal Court.
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(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
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Philly Con Man Scams Irish
Pennsylvania police are appealing to the Irish community for help prosecuting
a former cop accused of skimming hundreds of thousands of dollars intended
for an Irish hospital.
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(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
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Green Card E-mail Exposed as Scam
An e-mail widely distributed to illegal immigrants announcing the recipient
has won a green card has alarm bells raised in the Irish undocumented community.
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(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
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Junior Joker Cracks ‘em Up
How does an 11-year-old get into a nightclub for adult comedy shows? By
telling jokes, of course!
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(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
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Desperate E-Mail Appeal Made
An undocumented Irish woman desperate for work has blasted computers all
over the Irish American community with e-mail pleas for help.
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(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
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Man Dies After Subway Accident
A young kildare man who had been in the U.S. only three months died last
week following a fall onto subway tracks.
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(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
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North Deal Hangs on a Picture
A history-making peace deal which would copper-fasten a lasting power-sharing
government in the North has been scuppered by hard-line Unionist demands,
Sinn Fein claims.
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(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
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Adams: IRA Will Not Be Humiliated
Following is the text of a speech Gerry Adams delivered on Tuesday, December
7: “On Wednesday, 17th November, Sinn Fein received a proposed outline for
comprehensive agreement from the two governments.(...)
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(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
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Outrage Over Cop Killer Release
As all parties inch towards a deal in the North, it is almost certain that
the killers of Detective Garda (Police Officer) Jerry McCabe would be released
as part of an overall settlement.
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(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
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Omagh Convict Appeals Sentence
Colm Murphy, the only man so far convicted of the 1998 Omagh bombing, has
begun an appeal against his conviction.
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(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
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Longford Tribunal Closes
The two-year inquiry into the killing of Longford man John Carty by members
of the Gardai has finally come to a close.
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(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
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U.S. Plane Wrecker Freed
Anti-war campaigner Mary Kelly, who took an ax to a U.S. military plane
at Shannon Airport last year, causing $1.5 million worth of damage, has
been freed by a court in Limerick.
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(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
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American Airlines Starts Irish
Service
The largest carrier in the U.S., American Airlines, announced this week
that it plans to operate a new scheduled non-stop service between the U.S.
and Ireland.
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(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
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Irish Flights Full for Christmas
Flights to Ireland for the Christmas season are fully booked, New York area
travel agents report.“Oh, it’s very busy. There are hardly any seats left,”
reported an agent at Lismore Travel.
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(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
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‘Irish Woman’ in Internet Scam
Police in the Midwest are investigating claims that a gang of Internet scammers
are posing as an Irish woman who is seeking help emigrating to the U.S.
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(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
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Queens Nixes Street for Carvill
The Emerald Isle Immigration Center in Queens has vowed to reapply for a
street to be named in honor of an immigrant rights campaigner who was killed
on National Guard duty in Iraq earlier this year.
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(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
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Dancer Killer Pleads Guilty
A Pennsylvania man who killed an Irish dancer in a drunk driving crash may
be out of prison in two years, prosecutors have confirmed to the Irish Voice.
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(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
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Irish Americans Condemn Paisley
Leading New York immigration and human rights lawyer Brian O’Dwyer has accused
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Reverend Ian Paisley of acting like
the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in refusing to reach a peace agreement.
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(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
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Paisley Seeks Republican
Surrender
With the future of the Irish peace process poised delicately on a knife-edge,
Republicans are admitting to being less than happy with the undiplomatic
language of one of the main participants, DUP leader Ian Paisley.
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(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
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Frenzy to Get Deal Done
The shuttle diplomacy of the Irish peace process continues unabated with
yet more trips to London and Dublin planned by the leaders of the North’s
two largest political parties.
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(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
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President Bush Calls Paisley, Adams
President Bush has attempted to move the Irish peace process up a gear by
telephoning the leaders of the North’s two largest political parties, the
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Fein.
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(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
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SF Member Jailed for Spying
A leading Dublin Sinn Fein member has been jailed for four years after spying
on Dail (Parliament) politicians.
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(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
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Prez Picture Causes School Ban
An Iraqi student has been suspended from her school in Dublin because she
asked President Mary McAleese to pose for a photograph with her.
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(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
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‘Designer’ Baby for Ireland
Ireland will soon have its first designer baby. A Co. Down couple have announced
that they are expecting a child conceived to provide stem cells to treat
their 2-year-old son who has a rare blood disorder.
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(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
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Praise for Smoke Ban
It's official — the smoking ban is working. Consumption of cigarettes in
Ireland has fallen by 17.6% this year according to new estimates from the
Department of Finance.
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(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
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Irish Millionaire Springs
Stripper
It sounds like a scene from a movie — an ex-stripper walks free from a murder
charge for killing her billionaire boyfriend because of the support of an
Irishman with a lot of money.
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(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
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Bush Taps Dubliner for Judgeship
A Dublin-born attorney has said she is both excited and relieved after President
Bush nominated her for as a federal judge in Washington, D.C.
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(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
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Camelot Goes Under the Hammer
In what is tipped to be the auction event of the year, hundreds of items
of Kennedy family memorabilia will be sold off in aid of the John F. Kennedy
Library Foundation.
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(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
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Driver’s Licenses State by State
Since the New York State DMV introduced new enforcement of Social Security
rules for driver’s licenses earlier this year, distrust among immigrant
groups has increased and many undocumented are looking to other states to
obtain licenses(...)
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(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
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Irish Spending Spree
Irish consumers are expected to spend 2% more on gifts, food and drink and
socializing this Christmas compared with last year, according to a survey
by accounting firm Deloitte and Touche.
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(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
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Breakthrough in Peace Talks
The outcome of delicate negotiations, which will decide the political future
of the North will be known within the next four or five days, the Irish
Voice has learned.
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(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
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Bloody Sunday Inquiry Finally
Ends
The long-running inquiry into the shooting of 14 unarmed Derry men and boys
by British paratroopers in 1972 has ended after seven years at a cost of
£150 million.
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(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
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Bartender Saves Woman from Attack
A quick thinking Irishman is being hailed as the Big Apple hero this week
after foiling a sex attack on a woman in Brooklyn.
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(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
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Irish hostage is released
Irish hostage Annetta Flanigan will be re-united with her family at home
in the coming weeks, after being released unharmed in Afghanistan yesterday.
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(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
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Govt. May Sell Aer Lingus
A consultants’ report into the future of Aer Lingus suggests that the Government
sell off some of Aer Lingus to private investors.
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(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
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Killers May Be Released
Ireland’s longest serving prisoners will know before Christmas if they will
be released.
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(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
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Weak Dollar Hits U.S. Irish Hard
The weak dollar is great for shoppers from Ireland but it is hurting Irish
living in the US writes Georgina Brennan
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(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
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Cardinal Quizzed on Irish
Abuse Priest
Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles is to give evidence on Tuesday about
his knowledge of sexual abuse committed by Limerick priest Oliver O’Grady,
who has since been deported and is living in Tipperary.
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(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
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Bush Vows Immigration Reform
President George W. Bush brought fresh hope to the undocumented this week
when during a meeting with Mexican President Vincente Fox, he promised to
exact immigration change in his second term.
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(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
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More Funds for Emigrant Groups
In a move that bolsters Irish immigrant groups in the U.S., Irish Minister
for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern increased their funding for 2005.
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(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
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Fortune Tellers Dupe Irishman
A mother and daughter-in-law fortune telling duo were arraigned in San Francisco
on Friday on charges of defrauding an Irish telecommunications consultant
of thousands of dollars and convincing him that they needed to burn $11,000
of his money at the top of a mountain.
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(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
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Croke Park Approves Randall’s Island
Project
Croke Park showed it was very serious about the Randall’s Island Gaelic
Sports Project (RIGS) when it sent two of the most respected people from
its ranks to New York to authenticate the potential of the project.
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(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
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Finally at the Endgame
First of all many thanks to the people who turned out for the recent Friends
of Sinn Fein events which were part of coast-to-coast speaking engagements.
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(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
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British Recognize UDA Ceasefire
The decision by Northern Secretary Paul Murphy to recognize the Ulster Defense
Association’s (UDA) ceasefire came into effect over the weekend. The UDA
said it now “committed itself to working towards the end of all paramilitary
activity.” more...
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(Irish Voice) 17 November
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Adams Denies New Decommissioning Deal
SINN Fein President Gerry Adams has played down media reports that the IRA
has agreed to Unionist demands for independent witnesses to be present during
future acts of arms destruction. more...
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(Irish Voice) 17 November
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Jackson Shows Irish Colors
PEACE is risky but war is more risky was the blunt message U.S. civil rights
activist Reverend Jesse Jackson issued to political parties on his visit
to the North. more...
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(Irish Voice) 17 November
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Irish Outraged Over Hostage Killing
IRISH-born aid worker Margaret Hassan, appears to have been murdered by
her Iraqi hostage-takers. Her husband, Tashin, confirmed on Tuesday that
a video was received showing his wife being killed.
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(Irish Voice) 17 November
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Mary McAleese Starts New Term
PRESIDENT Mary McAleese has been sworn in for a second seven-year term in
office. more...
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(Irish Voice) 17 November
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Executive Shake-Up at Aer Lingus
AER Lingus boss Willie Walsh announced on Tuesday that he is to quit the
national airline along with two of his right hand men.
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(Irish Voice) 17 November
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American Tourists Injured
AN American tourist remains in a critical condition in a Co. Kerry hospital
following a horrific crash with a government car in the county on Monday.
His companion was also injured in the accident.
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(Irish Voice) 17 November
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Sinn Fein Raise $600,000
SINN Fein President Gerry Adams made nearly $40,000 for his party from two
U.S. speaking engagements last March, figures released by the U.S. Treasury
Department show. more...
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(Irish Voice) 17 November
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Tyrone Woman Guilty of Swindle
A TYRONE woman accused of swindling more than $500,000 from society friends
by offering them non-existent Irish property has pleaded guilty to fraud,
despite protesting her innocence to the Irish Voice in a prison interview
last July. more...
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(Irish Voice) 17 November
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The Pipes Are Calling!
PEACE is risky but war is more risky was the blunt message U.S. civil rights
activist Reverend Jesse Jackson issued to political parties on his visit
to the North. more...
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(Irish Voice) 17 November
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Killer’s Ashes for Cork
THE ashes of a former oil-rig worker executed in Texas are to be buried
in west Cork later this month. Robert Morrow, 47, was executed on November
4 for the killing in 1996 of a local politician’s daughter in Texas.
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(Irish Voice) 17 November
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Irish Shoppers Blitz New York
A weak dollar means that thousands of Irish people are coming to New York
on bargain hunts. GEORGINA BRENNAN investigates.
more...
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(Irish Voice) 17 November
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The Pipes Are Calling!
PEACE is risky but war is more risky was the blunt message U.S. civil rights
activist Reverend Jesse Jackson issued to political parties on his visit
to the North. more...
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(Irish Voice) 17 November
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Pressure On for Unionists to
Deal
THE intense pressure to help clinch a deal to save the Irish peace process
has switched from Sinn Fein to the Reverend Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionist
Party (DUP).
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(Irish Voice) 10 November 2004
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Progressive Unionist
Cash Crunch
THE Loyalist political party aligned to the Ulster Volunteer Force may be
forced to close its west Belfast headquarters because of British government
sanctions.
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(Irish Voice) 10 November 2004
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Gay Wreath Remembers War Dead
GAY rights activists have been accused of underhanded tactics after they
covertly laid a pink wreath at Belfast’s Cenotaph to commemorate homosexuals
who died in the two World Wars.
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(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
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Irish Lesbians Seek Legal
Rights
AN Irish lesbian couple has won the first battle in a war with the Revenue
Commissioner over recognition of their gay marriage for tax purposes.
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(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
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New Hostage Death Threats
AFGHAN militants have threatened to kill three kidnapped UN workers, including
Irish woman Annetta Flanigan, unless 26 Taliban prisoners are released.
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(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
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Golden Horse Tests Positive
Again
IRISH showjumper Cian O’Connor is almost certain to lose his Olympic gold
showjumping medal won at the Summer Games in Athens after a blood sample
from his horse Waterford Crystal tested positive for...
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(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
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Ireland’s No Rip-Off
TOURISM Minister John O’Donoghue has hit out against those who criticize
the industry saying that the “the myth of rip-off Ireland” was endangering
tourism and the Irish economy.
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(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
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Bush to Push New Visa Bill
THOUSANDS of illegal Irish immigrants in the U.S. may have new hopes for
legalization if President George W. Bush can convince the new Congress to
pass a visa bill next year.
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(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
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Suspicious Hoax Bomb in Florida
THE FBI in Florida is continuing to investigate an elaborate hoax bomb found
under a car owned by a prominent member of the Republican fundraising group
NORAID.
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(Irish Voice) 10 November 2004
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Tug of Love Boy Back With Mom
AFTER a family feud that spanned the Atlantic Ocean, Dylan Benwell is home
in time for the holidays.
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(Irish Voice) 10 November 2004
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Irish Stalker Faces More
Charges
MASSACHUSETTS prosecutors have charged an Irish fugitive with stalking three
more female estate agents.
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(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
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Executed Killer’s Ashes
for Ireland
AN Irish American oil worker executed in Texas late last week is to have
his ashes scattered in Ireland later this month.
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(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
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FBI Irish Surveillance
Targets Businesses
THE FBI kept files on Irish family businesses that advertised with the New
York City’s Irish Republican radio stations, declassified FBI documents
have shown in a further Irish Voice investigation.
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(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
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New Irish Center Up and Running
A group of Irish men and women have come together in Long Island City to
rebuild a donated space into an Irish center.
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(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
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Adams Says Deal Isn’t Imminent
SINN Fein president Gerry Adams arrives in the U.S. this week to attend
a series of fundraising venues and to brief Irish Americans on the state
of the peace process.
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(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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Banned Loyalists Meet Murphy
SENIOR paramilitary leaders of a banned organization were among a delegation
of Loyalists who met Northern Secretary Paul Murphy at Stormont Tuesday.
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(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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Klan Costumes Cause Outrage
OWNERS of a Belfast bar caused outrage by dressing their bouncers in Ku
Klux Klan robes for a Halloween fancy dress party just hours after an anti-racist
rally in the city.
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(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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Olympic Horse Drug
Scandal Escalates
AN international police investigation has been launched after a series of
dramatic and bizarre twists in the inquiry into the doping scandal that
could cost Irish show jumper Cian O’Connor his Olympic gold medal.
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(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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Bewley’s to Close Dublin Cafes
THE smoking ban was the last nail in the coffin for the world-renowned Bewley’s,
which will close its two famous coffee houses in Dublin before the end of
the year.
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(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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Hassan’s Irish Kin Beg for Mercy
THE family of kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan made an emotional appeal
on Tuesday for her release as it was revealed that her captors have laid
down a new ultimatum threatening to kill her if their demands are not met.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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Limbaugh’s Mystery ‘Unionist’
Friend
A MYSTERY Northern Ireland Unionist has become a hero of right wing Americans
after claiming on national TV and radio that 95% of Northern Ireland wants
to see President George W. Bush reelected.
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(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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Kindly Priest Wants New
Memorial
AN Irish priest is waiting to hear from the family of a Dublin woman killed
by a drunk driver before rebuilding a memorial believed to have been destroyed
by vandals.
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(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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Bulger Trail Goes Cold
THE search for Irish mob boss Whitey Bulger hit a brick wall this week with
the death in Chicago of Barney Grogan.
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(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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Irish Airman Dies in Mew Mexico
AN Irish-born U.S. Air Force officer died in New Mexico last weekend when
he lost consciousness during a football game.
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(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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Monaghan Man Killed in Queens
A MONAGHAN man was killed in a traffic accident on Friday in Queens. Kevin
Harkin, 35, a construction worker from Monaghan who lived in Queens, died
after he swerved his motorcycle to avoid a pedestrian and was struck by
a car.
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(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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Old Files Show FBI's Irish Interest
THE FBI spied on dozens of anti-British demonstrations by Irish Americans
in New York, a detailed Irish Voice examination of hundreds of pages of
declassified FBI documents has shown.
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(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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‘Big Fella’ Killed in Iraq
A dream Dublin diplomatic posting never happened for Irish American Edward
Seitz, who was killed in Iraq last month. His friends tell SEAN O’DRISCOLL
about the immense pride Seitz had in his Irish roots.
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(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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Beckett’s Burns Down
A WELL known Irish bar and restaurant in Manhattan, Beckett’s, burned down
on Friday morning on Pearl Street.
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(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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Trial Begins in Donegal
Shooting
AFTER a delay of five years, the trial has begun of four men who killed
Irish businessman Neil Martin McConigley in Philadelphia. McConigley, from
Fannad, Co. Donegal, was shot to death on the streets of Philadelphia in
1999 after chasing robbers from his business.
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(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
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Police Reformer Calls
for Joint Authority
A LEADING Catholic establishment figure has caused Unionist outrage by calling
on the Irish and British governments to impose joint authority on the North.
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(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
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U.S. Pols Quote IRA Statement
IT has become one of the great clichés of the presidential election, yet
nobody seems to know that they are quoting the IRA.
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(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
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Ex-UDA Leader Harassed
A LEADING member of Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) had a
close call Tuesday when he narrowly avoided being exposed in Parliament
for passing information to Loyalist paramilitaries.
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(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
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Gov’t Seeks Release of Irish
Hostage
DEMONSTRATIONS have been held in Baghdad in a bid to secure the release
of Irish born-hostage Margaret Hassan.
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(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
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Moore Detained in Wales
FOR years, veteran Irish folk singer Christy Moore has sung about what can
happen to Irish people while in British custody.
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(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
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Irish Forces for Iraq?
UN SECRETARY General Kofi Annan has sought participation of Irish defense
forces in UN “battle groups” which could be deployed in Iraq.
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(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
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Priest Faces Abuse Charges
THE Irish priest who disrupted the Olympic Marathon in Athens in August,
depriving a Brazilian athlete of a gold medal, has appeared at the Old Bailey
in London charged with indecency towards a child.
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(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
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Killer Boston Bullet from North?
THE Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said that it does not
use controversial pepper spray guns that killed a Boston student last week,
after Boston Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole said that...
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(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
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Passport Deadline Extended
IRISH visitors to the U.S. will not have to have machine readable passports
or a visa to enter the country, but they will be told that next time they
travel to the U.S. they must have one after authorities extended the time
to fully implement the scheme.
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(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
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Election Trip for Irish
Journalists
A GROUP of Irish political journalists has arrived in Boston to take part
in a Boston College program and experience the 2004 presidential election
up close.
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(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
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Empower the Irish and Scots
WRITING in The Washington Post this month, a former U.S. Navy Secretary,
James Webb, called on the American Scots Irish population to “help regain
its power to shape the direction of America.”
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(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
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‘Bachelor’ Producers Seek
Brogues, Blarney
CALLING any and all Irish singletons — a hit reality TV show wants you.
Producers for The Bachelor, one of ABC’s top-rated shows, are urgently seeking
Irish singles to spice things up on their dating drama.
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(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
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Mugger on Rampage in Queens
POLICE in Queens are urgently seeking information on a series of muggings
against Irish women and women of other ethnicities in the past few months
by a male described as either white or Hispanic.
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(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
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Irishman Dies in Fire
AN Irishman burned to death in an apartment fire on Monday, his 40th birthday.
Corkman James Hickey was found dead in his apartment after a leftover cigarette
in the living room ignited and burned his first-floor apartment as he slept.
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(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
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Sinn Féin Sees No Unionist
Progress
DESPITE strong speculation of important political progress, Sinn Fein says
it can “find no evidence” that the hardline Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
wants to enter into a power-sharing government.
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(Irish Voice) 20 October 2004
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North Group Endorses Kerry
THE San Francisco-based human rights organization Northern Ireland Alert
has called on Irish Americans to vote for Senator John Kerry in the presidential
election based on his knowledge of Irish affairs.
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(Irish Voice) 20 October 2004
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Neeson Remembers His Roots
ACTOR Liam Neeson, not one to forget his Irish roots, has delighted staff
at his old Co. Antrim school with his thoughtfulness by giving it credit
for making him the person he is today.
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(Irish Voice) 20 October 2004
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Irish Woman Kidnapped in Iraq
AN Irish-born aid worker has been kidnapped in Iraq. Margaret Hassan, who
is an Irish citizen but has lived in Iraq for the last 30 years and is married
to an Iraqi national, was kidnapped on Tuesday morning.
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(Irish Voice) 20 October 2004
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1,000 Troops a Day at Shannon
UP to 1,000 U.S. troops are now passing through Shannon Airport every day
on the way to Iraq.
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(Irish Voice) 20 October 2004
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Irish Gay Marriage On Tap?
CHANGE in the Irish Constitution to allow gay marriages is being considered
by a Dail (Parliament) committee. The move comes as part of a major review
of family and property rights.
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(Irish Voice) 20 October 2004
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Mystery Over Dead Bodies
GARDAI in Co. Leitrim are investigating the discovery of two bodies found
in a car in a scenic area outside Manorhamilton on Tuesday afternoon.
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(Irish Voice) 20 October 2004
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Tragic Deaths for Jersey
Irish Family
THE New Jersey Irish community is commiserating with a fire captain and
former president of the New Jersey City Emerald Society who lost his wife,
daughter and nephew in a car crash last week.
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(Irish Voice) 20 October 2004
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Will the DUP Ever Get Real?
THIS week saw a little flurry of media speculation around the talk’s process.
This attention was sparked by remarks from both the Irish Minister for Foreign
Affairs Dermot Ahern, and the British Secretary of State Paul Murphy. They
separately indicated some optimism that ...
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(Irish Voice) 20 October 2004
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Sale of Fitzpatrick U.S. Hotels
Likely
THE Fitzpatrick Hotel chain in North America is on the verge of being sold
for $110 million, according to The Sunday Business Post newspaper in Dublin.
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(Irish Voice) 20 October 2004
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Annan Praises Irish Peace Process
UNITED Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan made a three-day visit to the
Irish Republic last week and a two-day visit to Northern Ireland this week.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 20 October 2004
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Still Time for Voter Registration
IRISH citizens who recently exercised their right to dual citizenship and
became American citizens can still vote even if they missed the voter registration
deadline.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 20 October 2004
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Grieving Mothers Differ on
Bush
TWO mothers each lost sons to Islamic extremists — one at the World Trade
Center on September 11, the other in Iraq during the siege of Fallujah.
Both sons were Marines, both were extremely proud of their Irish roots,
both venerated for giving their lives for their country.
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(Irish Voice) 20 October 2004
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Sinn Fein “Will Be in Government”
IT is only a matter of time before Sinn Fein will be in coalition with the
government of the Irish Republic, a senior member of the Dail (Irish Parliament)
claimed Tuesday.
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(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
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Brighton Bomber Revisits Scene
THE Belfast IRA man who came close to wiping out Margaret Thatcher and her
Cabinet 20 years ago returned Tuesday to the city where he planted the bomb.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
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Soldiers Sue Over Bloody
Sunday
BRITISH soldiers involved in the Bloody Sunday shootings which cost 14 Irish
lives are threatening to take legal action against the Saville Inquiry into
the massacre.
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(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
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Golden Horse Tests Positive
for Drugs
SHOW JUMPER Cian O’Connor, Ireland’s only Olympic medal winner during this
year’s Summer Games in Athens, looks likely to be stripped of his gold medal
after his horse, Waterford Crystal, failed a dope test.
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(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
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Irish Opine on Election
JOHN Kerry is the clear preference of the Irish electorate when it comes
to who they would like to see becoming the next American president.
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(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
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Shock, Sorrow at Bigley Murder
THERE has been widespread shock and revulsion in Ireland at the killing
in Iraq of hostage Kenneth Bigley.
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(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
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Fianna Fail Popular Again
AFTER a disastrous performance in the local elections, Fianna Fail is once
again showing signs of recovery.
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(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
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Dems Furious at Flynn Over Ad
DEMOCRATS are furious this week after the former Democratic mayor of Boston,
Ray Flynn, took out a full page ad in The New York Times which ripped Senator
John Kerry’s pro-life stance and accused him of ...
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(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
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Medical Company Sued for Fraud
THE Boston medical devices company Boston Scientific set up a top secret
manufacturing plant in Dublin where it spent millions of dollars copying
a supplier’s medical manufacturing equipment...
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(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
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Sweet Liberty for Flannelly
IT came as no surprise that New York Irish radio host and personality Adrian
Flannelly, 62, was awarded a New York Post Liberty Medal for Freedom last
Thursday at a Gracie Mansion reception.
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(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
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Chicago Irish Defend Indicted
Businessman
THE Chicago Irish community is rallying around the Galway-born owner of
a truck company who has been charged with bribery in a scandal that has
gripped political life in Chicago and led to the arrest of three government
officials.
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(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
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The Late, Great George Harrison
MY earliest memory of George Harrison is in a grocery store in Kilkelly,
Co. Mayo owned and operated by my aunt Josephine O’Dwyer and her husband
John J. Byrne.
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(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
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Cavan Awaits GAA Penalty
NO action has yet been taken against New York’s Cavan GAA club for the violence
committed at the New York finals two weekends ago, because the referee has
yet to deliver a match report.
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(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
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When Darkness Falls — Treating
Depression
A recent suicide has raised fears about depression among the emigrant Irish
community. Now an effort is being made to reach out.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
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Unionists Blocking
Progress, Sinn Fein Claims
UNREALISTIC demands by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) are holding up
a history-making agreement that could change the face of politics in the
North, Sinn Fein have claimed.
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(Irish Voice) 5 October 2004
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Loyalists Flare at Chinese
GROWING racial tensions in Belfast have led to the postponement of the building
of a new community resource center for the city’s Chinese population.
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(Irish Voice) 5 October 2004
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Reiss Urges More Movement
U.S. ENVOY to the North Mitchell Reiss addressed the National Committee
on American Foreign Policy at the Mutual of America headquarters in New
York last Thursday.
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(Irish Voice) 5 October 2004
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Work Visas Snapped Up In a Day
IRISH employers in the U.S. were dumfounded this week to hear that 65,000
visas available for foreign workers were gone on the very day they were
issued.
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(Irish Voice) 5 October 2004
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All Irish Fingerprinted
at U.S. Airports
SINCE last Thursday, over 2,000 Irish visitors to the U.S. have been fingerprinted
and photographed as part of new anti-terrorism measures.
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(Irish Voice) 5 October 2004
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Diversity Visa Dates Announced
FOREIGN nationals seeking green cards can begin applying for next year’s
green card lottery on November 5, the State Department has announced.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 5 October 2004
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NYC Parade Leader Barker Dies
JAMES Barker, the executive director of the New York City St. Patrick’s
Day parade committee, has died. Barker, a sometimes controversial figure,
died early Sunday morning after a long illness that had him hospitalized
for a number of months.
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(Irish Voice) 5 October 2004
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We’re Looking to the Future
TWO weeks ago the two governments and all of the parties spent a couple
of days in Leeds Castle in Kent. We were there as part of the current efforts
to find a resolution to the crisis in the peace process.
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(Irish Voice) 5 October 2004
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Cork Grandparents Indicted
A CORK couple has been indicted in Illinois for abducting their 9-year-old
grandson from his home last July.
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(Irish Voice) 5 October 2004
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Egan Warns Irish Mag Over ‘Kerry
Bias’
PRESIDENT George W. Bush’s last U.S. ambassador to Ireland, Richard Egan,
has warned Patricia Harty, the founding editor of Irish America magazine,
that “you better think twice before...
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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Paisley to Meet Ahern in Dublin
THE Irish and British prime ministers are being tipped to make a final effort
to cobble together a compromise which would enable the hard-line Democratic
Unionist Party (DUP) to sit in government with Sinn Fein.
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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Murphy Collapses at Labor
Party Conference
BRITISH Northern Secretary Paul Murphy has collapsed at his party’s annual
conference in Brighton shortly before he was due to make his speech on the
Irish peace process.
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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Outcry Over N.Y. Unionist Fundraiser
THE billionaire owner of the Estee Launder cosmetics corporation is considering
whether to attend a fundraiser he organized for the Ulster Unionist Party
(UUP) after an outcry from Irish American groups.
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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Irish Pols Try to Free Hostage
IRISH politicians are making frantic efforts to save British hostage Ken
Bigley from being executed in Iraq.
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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Ahern Reshuffles Cabinet
THE first major shake-up of the Irish Cabinet since the last general election
will be announced by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on Wednesday, September 29.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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Dana’s Election Hopes Fade
THE prospects of a presidential election continue to fade as council after
council refuses to nominate Dana Rosemary Scallon.
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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U.S.-Bound Jet Diverted to Shannon
A GREEK jet bound for New York was forced to divert to Shannon Airport on
Tuesday as a result of a bomb scare.
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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Calls for More Help After New
Suicide
THE Emerald Isle Immigration Center in New York is to consider using new
Irish government funds to pay for a community counselor after a local man
committed suicide this week.
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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GOAL Secures U.S. Funds
for Sudan
IRISH humanitarian aid organization GOAL secured $3 million from the U.S.
government this week.
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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New Proposals on Driver’s
Licenses
MANY Irish undocumented drivers in New York are against a new proposal for
an immigrant driver permit instead of a driver’s license.
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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Irish Dems to Host Forum
THE Irish American Democrats will hold a forum called “Election 2004 and
Ireland” this Saturday in Philadelphia to discuss why Irish Americans should
vote for John Kerry.
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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Irish Gov’t Increases Immigrant
Funding
THE Irish government has greatly increased its financial commitment to immigrant
advice groups operating throughout the U.S., a move Irish Foreign Minister
Brian Cowen calls “concrete evidence that we’re taking the agenda seriously.”
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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Aer Lingus Slashes Fares
THERE’S good news for those planning trips to and from Ireland, as Aer Lingus
has slashed its fares as part of its continued efforts to offer value to
its trans-Atlantic customers.
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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FBI Grills American on Fake IRA
Claim
AN anti-violence specialist has been grilled by the FBI after making a joke
to police about a possible IRA invasion of the U.S.
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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First Timers Split Over Kerry/Bush
For many new U.S. citizens, Election 2004 is their first chance to exercise
their right to vote. GEORGINA BRENNAN finds clear divisions and high emotions
on four voters’ minds.
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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Nixon Too Busy to Deal With Irish
FORMER President Richard Nixon avoided a potentially embarrassing meeting
with the Irish prime minister after Bloody Sunday by claiming that he was
too busy with a trip to China, White House phone transcripts released to
the Irish Voice have revealed.
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(Irish Voice) 30 September 2004
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DUP Balks Despite IRA Offer
THE long-running and at times mind-numbing Irish peace process at last appears
to be inching towards fruition, albeit, at the moment at the pace of a glacier.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 September 2004
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Mrs. Trimble to Run for Office
ULSTER Unionist Party (UUP) leader David Trimble and his wife Daphne are
back in the political columns of local newspapers – but for very different
reasons.
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(Irish Voice) 22 September 2004
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Loyalist’s Assets Seized
AN assassinated Loyalist’s cash and property, worth £1.5 million have been
seized and the money earmarked to help fight organized crime in the North.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 September 2004
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Challengers to McAleese
Thwarted
PRESIDENT Mary McAleese looks set to take a second term in office without
an election for the position.
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(Irish Voice) 22 September 2004
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Toibin Nominated for Booker
IRISH writer Colm Toibin has made the short list for the Man Booker Prize
for Fiction, one of the world’s most coveted awards.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 September 2004
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Keane Charged With Assault
IRISH soccer star Roy Keane has been charged with assault and criminal damage
in England.
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(Irish Voice) 22 September 2004
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No Labor of Love for Higgins
TENSIONS are rising in the Labor Party following the shafting of the veteran
TD (Dail member) Michael D. Higgins by the party leader Pat Rabbitte.
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(Irish Voice) 22 September 2004
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Kelleher to Head 2005 Parade
IRISH American businessman and Co. Kerry native Denis Kelleher has been
announced as the grand marshal for the 2005 New York City St. Patrick’s
Day Parade.
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(Irish Voice) 22 September 2004
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First Irish Farmer for
South Dakota
POULTRY farmer Michael Crinion, 35, from Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath is in the
middle of launching himself on an awfully big adventure.
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(Irish Voice) 22 September 2004
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Minister to Announce New
Funding
IRISH Foreign Affairs Minister Brian Cowen is expected to announce a significant
increase in funding for Irish immigrant groups in the United States this
week.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 22 September 2004
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Decision 2004 - Clear Divide
as Election Nears
Between now and November the Irish Voice will conduct a series of articles
on how Irish voters are deciding. Scranton, Pennsylvania is ground zero
for the presidential election, and there are few more Irish cites in America.
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(Irish Voice) 22 September 2004
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Irish to Knock Doors in Ohio
THE Irish American Democrats organization is to begin a major campaign knocking
on doors in Ohio, a key swing state. The effort is led by New York Democratic
operative Judy McGowan.
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(Irish Voice) 22 September 2004
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McAleese Wants Second Term
THERE may be only one declared candidate, but the Irish presidential election
campaign is already creating controversy, with would be candidates accusing
the political establishment of fixing the race before it has even begun.
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(Irish Voice) 15 September 2004
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Bruton Moves to D.C. for Euro Post
FORMER Taoiseach (Prime Minister) John Bruton will be winging his way to
the U.S. in the coming weeks to take up a new position as the European Union’s
ambassador to Washington.
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(Irish Voice) 15 September 2004
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Missing Child Found
ONE of the children posted on a new website aimed at finding children who
are missing was found in Dublin on Tuesday, within hours of the new initiative
being launched.
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(Irish Voice) 15 September 2004
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North Talks Underway This Week
THE bugging of Sinn Fein headquarters by British intelligence agents has
soured the political atmosphere ahead of crucial peace process talks due
to begin in England Thursday.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 15 September 2004
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Child Sex Offender Can Go to
Ireland
A CONVICTED child abuser is free to fly to Ireland in November after prosecutors
in Colorado struck a deal that will allow him to leave the U.S. without
going to prison.
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(Irish Voice) 15 September 2004
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Walsh Visas to Continue
HUNDREDS of Irish people in Northern Ireland and the border counties will
continue to have the chance to work legally in the U.S. says Congressman
Jim Walsh.
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(Irish Voice) 15 September 2004
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Randalls Island Extension
Granted
THE Randalls Island Gaelic Sports Complex (RIGS) project has been given
a nine-month extension by the City of New York after a meeting last Friday
between officials from the city Parks Department and RIGS backers.
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(Irish Voice) 15 September 2004
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Blair Vows to Implement
Change
BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair has given the broadest hint so far that
he and Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern may impose some form
of joint rule over the North if forthcoming negotiations fail.
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(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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Spies, Death Threats Abound
A SOPHISTICATED spying device found in a Sinn Fein activist’s home, bullets
and death threats sent through the post to Republicans, journalists bullied
and insulted by the leader of the North’s biggest political party....
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(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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Paisley Says He’ll Live
THE Reverend Ian Paisley, leader of the hard-line anti-Agreement Democratic
Unionist Party (DUP), managed to intimidate some of the Belfast press corps
and outrage others.
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(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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Ahern Dismisses Rift Rumors
TAOISEACH (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern has played down reports of a rift
between the two government parties, and insists that the Fianna Fail/Progressive
Democrat coalition will last its full term.
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(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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Militant Approves Russian
Massacre
A DUBLIN-based Islamic militant linked to the group al-Muhajiroun has defended
those who took part in the Beslan massacre in Russia.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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Racial Attacks Increase
THE number of racial attacks in Ireland has increased dramatically since
the citizenship referendum in June, according to a new study.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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Burke Faces Bankruptcy
DISGRACED former government minister Ray Burke faces bankruptcy after the
Mahon Tribunal, investigating planning corruption, refused to pay his EUR
10 million legal bill.
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(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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Blue Week for Bar Owners
WHEN Roscommon native David Martin, 22, arrived into New York the week before
the Republican convention last week, he was certain picking up a bar job
would be simple.
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(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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Rove IRA-Qaeda Link Angers
Irish
PRESIDENT George W. Bush’s chief advisor, Karl Rove, has drawn the anger
of both Democratic presidential nominee Senator John Kerry and Irish American
groups after...
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(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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King Accosted by Fanatic
A MIDDLE-aged man was arrested close to the Republican National Convention
in New York last week after allegedly harassing Congressman Peter King and
calling him an “Irish murderer.”
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(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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My First Day at School
ALL summer long Katie Devaney, 4, couldn’t wait for the first day of school.
On Tuesday she was on her way to Montessori School 11 on Wakefield Avenue
in Yonkers for her very first time, and facing a whole new world.
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(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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Mystery of Irish Lotto Winner
By Sean O’Driscoll THE California State Lottery is waiting for an Irish
war veteran to show up with a $33 million winning lottery ticket that he
said he purchased at a convenience store.
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(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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Flatley Can Sue Legal
‘Extortionist’
DANCE star Michael Flatley has won the right to sue a lawyer who represented
a woman in an abandoned rape claim.
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(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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Extension Sought on
Randall’s Island
SUPPORTERS of the Randall’s Island Gaelic Sports Complex (RIGS) project
are still awaiting word from the city of New York about extending the September
1 deadline for ....
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(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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LA Cardinal
to Testify in Irish Pedophile Priest Case
THE Cardinal of Los Angeles, Roger Mahony, is to be forced to explain what
he knows of sexual abuse committed by Oliver O’Grady, an Irish priest who
served seven years in prison for pedophilia.
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(Irish Voice) 8 September 2004
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Vital Talks Resume on North
THE current round of negotiations are the most important for the Irish peace
process since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, a senior Republican
source has told the Irish Voice.
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(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
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Heritage Status for Long
Kesh?
A REPUBLICAN ex-prisoners group is to request the United Nations to designate
Long Kesh jail as a world heritage site.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
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Dissidents Show Anger
Over Ceasefire
DISSIDENT Republicans marked their displeasure on the 10th anniversary of
the IRA ceasefire with a series of disruptive measures in Belfast and around
the North on Tuesday.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
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Clintons Push for Peace
in Ireland
THE mutual admiration between Bill and Hillary Clinton and Ireland was in
full swing last week when the former president and current senator returned
to Dublin.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
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Home Grown Rose of Tralee
PREDICTIONS of the demise of the Rose of Tralee festival have proven unfounded.
As the 46th Rose was crowned in the Kingdom last week, the festival bloomed
like never before.
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(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
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Ex-Priest Proud of Olympic
Stunt
THE former Irish priest who deprived a Brazilian runner of a gold medal
in the marathon at the Athens Olympics on Sunday has refused to apologize
for attacking the athlete.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
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Dems, GOP Spar Over Irish
Platforms
IRISH American Republicans and Democrats are locked in a bitter dispute
over the Republican Convention’s new platform statement on Northern Ireland,
which the Democrats say is meaningless and a waste of time.
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(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
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The Republican Irish Platform
Republicans recognize and hail President Bush’s use of the prestige and
influence of the United States to support the efforts of leaders in Ireland
and the United Kingdom to achieve a lasting and peaceful settlement in Northern
Ireland.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
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GOP to Rally Irish Swing Vote
WASHINGTON consultant Susan Davis became the first representative of the
Irish American Republicans to address a Republican convention this week
when she thanked President Bush for ....
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(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
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Kerry Calls for Spicer
Investigation
DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Senator John Kerry has backed calls for
an investigation into how controversial former British Army lieutenant Tim
Spicer was awarded a $293 million Iraqi defense contract, despite...
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
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‘Bouncing Czech’ Sought
from Bahamas
THE Irish police and the FBI have mounted a joint effort to apprehend Victor
Kozeny, a Czech Republic national who defrauded thousands of people around
the world, including the chairman of the Northern Ireland peace talks, Senator
George Mitchell, while traveling on an Irish passport.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
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Irish Nix U.S. Drug Plan
IRELAND has put a major obstacle in the way of Illinois’ new drug plan.
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich announced last week that he was...
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(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
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A Walk for Father Judge
THERE are few New Yorkers who weren’t in some way touched by Father Mychal
Judge. That might be why hundreds turn out every year since his untimely
death in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 just to remember him.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
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Irish Language Alive
on Long Island
THE unlikely location of Babylon, Long Island is home to the most extensive
Irish language instructional program in North America.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
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Irish Land Scam Alleged
in Texas
A TEXAS-based Tyrone woman who had contacts at the very top of the Republican
Party there is alleged to have swindled more than $500,000 from society
friends by offering them non-existent Irish property.
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(Irish Voice) 26 August 2004
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PETA Protestors Get Passionate
in Dublin
EYEBROWS were raised all over Dublin this week when two Americans stripped
off in O’Connell Street, in the middle of Ireland’s busiest thoroughfares,
and hopped into bed.
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(Irish Voice) 26 August 2004
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Unionists Nix Republican
Police Minister
UNIONISTS will not accept a “convicted terrorist” as the North’s police
and justice minister, a senior member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
warned Tuesday.
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(Irish Voice) 26 August 2004
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Minister Predicts Irish
Election
THE government will not survive long enough to finish its term of office,
a senior minister has predicted.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 26 August 2004
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Aer Lingus Won’t Transport Deceased
AER Lingus has announced that from January it will no longer carry the remains
of Irish people who have died in the U.K. or on mainland Europe back home.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 26 August 2004
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Airline Cuts Under Discussion
TRADE union officials at Aer Lingus are due to meet this week to discuss
the company’s plans to axe over 1,300 jobs.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 26 August 2004
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Parents Question Suicide Ruling
THE parents of a young Irishman found dead two years ago in Pearl River
have launched a campaign to reopen the investigation into the incident.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 26 August 2004
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Woman Foils Bid to Steal Her House
WHEN Maureen McMahon, 62, returned from getting her hair done one winter’s
day in January the last thing she expected to find outside her home was
a bunch of surveyors.
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(Irish Voice) 26 August 2004
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Flynn Calls for Irish Issues
Forum
FORMER Mayor of Boston and U.S. ambassador to the Vatican Ray Flynn, has
called on the 2004 presidential candidates to discuss issues of peace, justice,
and human rights in Northern Ireland at an Irish issues forum.
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(Irish Voice) 26 August 2004
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O’Sullivan’s Olympic Dream Shattered
SONIA O’Sullivan is ready to bring down the curtain on her big time athletics
career after finishing 14th and last in the women’s 5,000 meters final at
the Olympic Games in Athens on Monday night.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 26 August 2004
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Randall’s Island Backing
Urged
THE wheels are in motion for the dream of many as the business plan for
the Randall’s Island Gaelic Sports Complex (RIGS) was rolled out last week.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 26 August 2004
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License Suspensions Now
Likely
AFTER months of sidestepping, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
has finally admitted it will be suspending the driver’s licenses of anyone
without a real Social Security number.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 26 August 2004
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Robinson Hints at Compromise Deal
THE possibility of a deal which could restore the North’s suspended power-sharing
government drew a little nearer with a surprise statement from the hard-line
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
more... |
(Irish Voice) 19 August 2004
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Black Returned to Ireland
A FORMER IRA man is back in Ireland this week after serving 35 days in prison
for failing to declare his criminal record on a U.S. government entry form.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 19 August 2004
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UUP Loses Plush London Offices
DAVID Trimble’s Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), which suffered a drastic defeat
in November’s Assembly elections, was further humiliated Tuesday when its
MPs were kicked out of their plush offices at Westminster.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 19 August 2004
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Extradition Sought for ‘Most
Wanted’ Man
AN extradition order has been issued for the arrest of Ronan Cahill, who
is wanted in New York for the attempted murder of Longford native Catherine
Lyons, 28. more... |
(Irish Voice) 19 August 2004
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Scandal Over Payment for Glands
THE Minister for Health Micheal Martin is under fire after it was revealed
that hospitals were paid by drug companies for glands taken from dead patients.
more... |
(Irish Voice) 19 August 2004
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Strike Looms at Aer Lingus
AER Lingus is bracing itself for more upheaval after a ballot of over half
of its workforce resulted in a vote in favor of industrial action over the
company’s restructuring plans. more...
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(Irish Voice) 19 August 2004
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Mutiny log up for auction
AN EVOCATIVE picture of mutiny on the high seas and the appalling hardships
suffered by Irish convicts transported to Botany Bay has emerged with the
discovery of a long-lost ship’s log.more...
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(Irish Voice) 19 August 2004
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Prisoners Sue State
IRISH prisoners are suing the state for millions of euro, claiming that
their human rights were violated when they were forced to “slop out” while
serving prison sentences. more...
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(Irish Voice) 19 August 2004
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Home Depot Scammers Face Deportation
A MULTI-millionaire businessman is set to be deported back to Ireland after
he finishes a jail sentence for organizing a price-tag switching scheme
at the Home Depot chain of stores that netted up to $1 million across 23
states. more... |
(Irish Voice) 19 August 2004
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Rex and the City!
IT’s a dog’s world, Michael O’Doherty says of New York and of America in
general. That’s why he and fellow Dublin-born publisher, John Ryan, are
teaming up to publish the | | |
