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Thats That A Memoir Of Loving And Leaving Northern Ireland
is his chronicle of life as the second-eldest in a family of six children in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, during the modern-day "Troubles": parochial rivalries, British rule, IRA bombings, and an almost weekly death toll, during which Broderick and his friends were trying to grow up. "First of all, when you think about growing up in basically the middle of a war, you sort of, ...
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Diesel laundering operation uncovered in west Dublin
Officers discovered a laundering operation capable of washing over 2.5m litres of agricultural diesel a year , with a potential loss to the Exchequer of about EUR1.75 million per ...
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International child abductions increase Galway conference to hear
The number of cases of international child abductions and family conflicts are on the rise, according to mediators.They will today address a conference on the importance of spoken intervention in such cases.NUI Galway and the UNESCO child family research centre will host the conference on the suitability of mediation from a legal, practical and cultural ...
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PSNI remove explosive device in Belfast after attempt to murder officers
What is believed to be a bomb found by police investigating the attempt to murder three officers in West Belfast has been taken away, police said.The device was found in Dunmurry as the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) conducted follow up searches after a gun attack narrowly missed police attending a call for help.Residents who had been evacuated have been allowed to return to their ...
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Co Down road closed after traffic accident
Motorists are advised of a serious road traffic collision in County Down.The Ballygowan Road in Saintfield has been closed between the Belfast Road and Carsonstown Road.Diversions are in place at the scene this morning.Motorists are advised to seek alternative routes for their ...
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Device made safe in west Belfast
The PSNI has made safe what is believed to be a bomb discovered in an area of west Belfast where shots were fired at officers on Thursday afternoon. The device was found in the Foxes Glen area during follow-up searches related to the gun attack. Residents who had been evacuated have been allowed to return to their homes. Up to six shots were fired after police were lured to a bogus burglary. ...
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NI drug smuggler sentenced to 14 years by Greek court
A Co Tyrone truck driver has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for drug smuggling after being arrested in Greece following a Europe-wide police operation that included ...
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Explosive device removed by Northern Ireland police investigating attempted murders
What is believed to be a bomb found by police investigating the attempt to murder three officers in West Belfast has been taken away, police ...
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Ireland might be wise to look more closely at Google
Google could have a large sales staff in the UK, operating to sales targets and receiving commission as a large part of their income, and yet pay next to no tax on sales of about 4 billion (EUR4.7 billion) ...
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Customs save Exchequer €1.75m in closure of diesel operation
Investigations are continuing after custom officers discovered and closed a diesel-laundering operation in Dublin last night.The operation was located in an industrial estate in Blanchardstown.It is estimated a loss of around EUR1.75m to the Exchequer was prevented by the intelligence sting operation.No one was arrested but investigations are ...
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Garda Adrian Donohoes wife to receive medal in his honour
The wife of Garda Adrian Donohoe will receive a special medal in his honour today.Detective Donohoe was shot dead during the robbery of a credit union in Co Louth in January.Caroline Donohoe, who is also a Garda, will attend the commemoration at Dublin Castle with her two young children today.The Justice Minister Alan Shatter will present the medal to Mr Donohoe's family today at the ...
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Ulster Bank intervenes in Dunne bankruptcy case
Ulster Bank has intervened in the US bankruptcy of Irish developer Sean Dunne. The bank has claimed that Mr Dunne filed for bankruptcy in the US to avoid the application of Irish law to an Irish citizen for debts and obligations accumulated in Ireland. It maintains that every piece of real property and all bank accounts, with the exception of one with only $15 in it, are located in Ireland. ...
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Eurovision saves best for last as Ireland to close contest
Eurovision Song Contest final. For the first time this year, the running order was determined by the local Swedish television producers rather than by the artists drawing lots. It seems clear they felt that Ireland's infectious, upbeat ...
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French rugby invasion brings weekend cheer for Dublin tourism industry
Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar hosted a reception at Farmleigh today for the grand-slam winning Irish Women's Rugby team. Pictured at the end of a photocall with the Minister are, from right: Siobhan Fleming, Munster; Alison Miller, Connacht; Fiona Coughlan (capt) Leinster; Ashleigh Baxter, Ulster.Photograph: DAVE MEEHANFRIDAY 17TH MAY ...
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Man jailed for five years for ‘vile’ sexual abuse of young child
Jailing O'Brien, Judge Tom O'Donnell said the offences involved the "cold, cunning, systematic, premeditated, grooming and exploitation" of a child for the 43-year-old's own sexual ...
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€1m in withheld household charge tax to be repaid
Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan: has urged those who have still not paid the household charge, to do so before July 1st. Photograph: Dylan ...
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Gillian Anderson is fired up in The Fall but Whicher is suspiciously dull The former X-Files star channels her inner Helen Mirren in a new crime drama set in Belfast
By Bernice Harrison I can't be only one who locked up the house a little more securely on Sunday night after the tense first episode of The Fall (RT One, and BBC One, Monday). It was the sight of the murderer sliding silently in through the kitchen window of the ordinary suburban house before heading upstairs to prep for his murder that did it. He was pretty ordinary, too, for a serial ...
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Enda Kenny’s political reputation at stake in abortion legislation’s safe passage
Taoiseach Enda Kenny speaking aboout the proposed abortion legislation before a recent Cabinet meeting. He has staked his political reputation on getting the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill passed before the summer recess. Photographer: Dara Mac ...
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Importance of proper archival catalogue of 19th century papers cannot be overstated
Irish archives have been in the news lately. Two important new websites have been launched in the last two weeks, both of them deploying images of primary source material, both of them free to access. The first is the innovative Century Ireland (rte.ie/centuryireland), a fortnightly online "newspaper" that will take us through the decade of centenaries with contemporary news reports ...
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‘In Ireland you are two steps away from having nowhere to live with just the clothes you stand in’
Anthony Crowley after eating his breakfast at the Capuchin Day Centre, is how much shoe leather you wear out. "When people are homeless they walk round and round in circles," he says. "They've nowhere to go. You see fellas with their shoes completely worn ...
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The high price Ireland pays for too many wild deer
Overbrowsing: we have introduced new species of deer to our native red and naturalised fallow deer, such as the herd in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Photograph: David ...
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Jail term of up to 14 years for a woman who has an abortion in Ireland ‘bizarre’
Peter Boylan said in his submission to the Oireachtas hearings that it was "bizarre and contradictory" to propose a woman be sentenced to 14 years in prison for accepting medical advice in this State and having a ...
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Men and the art of car-wheel maintenance
Indeed, on a website I occasionally check for advice - The Art of Manliness, it's called - there is a lively discussion of this subject, with strong opinions on such sub-topics as whether you should mount your car on breeze blocks during the operation. Some contributors raise quibbling objections, eg that the car may slip off and kill you. But for the more hardline men, this would be ...
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Family Day presents chance to show all families are perfect it there is love
Paula Lonergan , of Family Day, now in its third year. "It's an opportunity for people going through difficult times to say it doesn't matter if you are a two-parent, a one-parent or a same-sex family, all families are perfect if there's love and support . . . I hope that doesn't sound too ...
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Super Simon Coveney earns the plaudits for marathon talks on fishing deal
Spain's Agriculture Minister Miguel Arias Canete (left) talks Simon Coveney at the start of an EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council at the EU Council in Brussels on Monday. Photograph: Geert Vanden ...
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Dublin and Cork are finally linked by motorway
The National Transport authority recently announced to Dublin news media that upgrades to the final stretch of motorway between Cork and Dublin will be opened in 2010, brining to completion a massive infrastructure investment.
The massive upgrade of 250 kilometers of motorway and highway between Dublin and Cork is almost complete, linking the capital with the second largest city in the country. Read more
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