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Irish Eyes on China, a Chinese Man Eyes Ireland (VIDEO)

John Lee | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Christine Quinn, Irish Film, Johnleemedia, Enda Kenny, Irish Language, China, Viral Video, Video, Gaelic Language, Chinese Heritage, Short Film, Irish Heritage, Irish Short Film, Culture News
John Lee

While Irish eyes follow the official visit of Taoiseach Enda Kenny to China, a little gem of an Irish film has surfaced on YouTube, tracing a more humble trip in the opposite direction.

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Boehner Tears Up While Listening To Irish Music

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, St. Patricks Day, Speaker John Boehner, Video, John Boehner Irish Music, John Boehner Cires, John Boehner, Enda Kenny, Politics News

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) shed a few tears while listening to traditional Irish music during a luncheon with the Irish Prime Minister. Bo...

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WATCH: Biden Makes Lubrication Joke

The Huffington Post | Adam Goldberg | Posted 03.21.2012

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Oh, Joe. On Tuesday, the White House held a reception for visiting Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny. Vice President Joe Biden, speaking at the event...

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PHOTOS: Thousands Celebrate St. Patty's In Chicago

AP | By JASON KEYSER | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Chicago River Dyeing, Video, Chicago Parades, St. Patrick's Day, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Events, St. Patrick's Day Parade Chicago, Chicago River Dyed Green, Chicago Travel, Enda Kenny, St. Patrick's Day Parade, St. Patrick's Day Chicago, Chicago River, Chicago News

CHICAGO -- Chicago dyed its river green, bagpipes sounded on New York's 5th Avenue, and in Georgia, crowds waited for 30 minutes to buy beer for break...

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Vatican Rejects Irish Criticism Over Sex Abuse

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 11.03.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Ireland Child Abuse, Enda Kenny, Ireland, Priest Sex Abuse, Pope Benedict XVI, World News

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Saturday vigorously rejected accusations it had sabotaged efforts by Irish bishops to report priests who sexually ...

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Calls for Justice for Ireland's Magdalene Women

Frieda Klotz | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Magdalene Laundries, Ireland, Magadalene Women, UN Committee Against Torture, Enda Kenny, World News
Frieda Klotz

Magdalene Laundries were penitential institutions for Irish girls who made mistakes. Often young women were sent to them by their families or by police. Census records show that these stays could last for anything from a couple of years to 70 years.

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Parish Priest Compares Irish Leader to Hitler as Church/State War Escalates

Niall O'Dowd | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Enda Kenny, Child Abuse, Hitler, Priest, Catholic Church, Vatican, World News
Niall O'Dowd

A parish priest in Ireland has compared Enda Kenny, the Irish leader, to Hitler. It is the latest volley in the war between church and state that has transfixed the country.

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Ireland Pushes Priests To Report Confessed Sex Abuse

Posted 09.14.2011

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By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Ireland's prime minister said Catholic priests could be jailed for failing to report ...

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Irish American Barack Obama Heartily Welcomed Home

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 07.30.2011

Read More: Dublin, Yes We Can, Tourism, Enda Kenny, Moneygall, Ireland, Genealogy, Irish, Family History, Barack Obama, Politics News
Megan Smolenyak

Ireland recently extended the warmest of welcomes to President Obama whose ancestor departed 161 years ago.

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Northern Ireland Policeman Killed By Booby-Trap Bomb

AP | By SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 06.02.2011

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DUBLIN -- A 25-year-old Catholic policeman who had just joined Northern Ireland's police force was killed Saturday when a booby-trap bomb exploded as ...

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Sneak Peek: Obama to Visit His Irish Ancestral Hometown of Moneygall

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Ancestors, Heritage, Enda Kenny, Ancestry, Moneygall, Smolenyak, Genealogy, Ireland, Music, Barack Obama, Irish, Travel News
Megan Smolenyak

It was just last week on St. Patrick's Day while hosting Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny at the White House that President Obama announced his u...

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Obama Marks St. Patty's By Announcing Ireland Visit

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: St. Patrick's Day, Enda Kenny, Barack Obama to Visit Ireland, Ireland Prime Minister Enda Kelly, Joe Biden, Obama to Visit Ireland, Barack Obama, World News

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama chose St. Patrick's Day to announce that he's adding Ireland to the itinerary for his trip to Europe in May. O...

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St.Patrick's Day Glimmer of Hope for Ireland With Dynamic New Government

Niall O'Dowd | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Obama, Ireland, st.patrick's Day, Irish Labour Party, Ireland Debt Crisis, Ireland Financial Crisis, Fine Gael, Enda Kenny, US Ireland Relations, Eamon Gilmore, World News
Niall O'Dowd

The two leaders of the new Irish government have landed in America for St.Patrick' Day with a spring in their step and a desire to write a new chapter in the history of Ireland and America.

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Meet Ireland's New Prime Minister

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

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DUBLIN — Ireland's new parliament elected soft-spoken Enda Kenny prime minister Wednesday to lead a coalition government that faces immediate pr...

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Twitter Rants and Raves a Geek Chorus to Irish Elections

John Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elections, Silvio Berlusconi, Twitter, Hashtag, Enda Kenny, Ireland, Tweets, Social Media, #GE11, Media News
John Lee

From the upheaval roiling the Arab world to an admittedly less dramatic but growing role in democratic power shifts, social media is a political power...

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All Changed Utterly as Ireland's 'Democratic Revolution' Takes Place

Niall O'Dowd | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fianna Fail, Election, Irish, Dublin, Kenny, Brian Lenihan, Enda Kenny, Ireland, Democracy, Ireland Debt Crisis, World News
Niall O'Dowd

First in the door was a young man with suitcase in tow heading for the emigrant plane to America, but stopping off first to cast his vote against the Fianna Fail government.

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Suddenly in Irish Election, an Historic Outcome on the Cards

Niall O'Dowd | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Irish Election, Ireland Election, Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Ireland Labor Party, Fine Gael, Enda Kenny, World News
Niall O'Dowd

Ireland's general election on Friday, February 25th may be about to return the kind of verdict that was so unlikely a few days ago that bookmakers were offering 25/1 on it.

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