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After Belfast, Boston

Lisa Catherine Harper | Posted 05.09.2013 | Parents
Read More: Kids and Violence, Gun Violence, Boston Marathon Explosion, Belfast, Boston Bombing, Talking to Kids About Violence, Parenting Tips, Kids, Violence, Boston Marathon Bombing, Parenting, Raising Kids, Parents-Moms, Parents News
Lisa Catherine Harper

Raising my children to be safe and secure in their world includes many things, like how to cross the streets, how to protect their bodies from strangers, how to use digital media responsibly. It also means educating them about the world's realities, one of which is violence.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Brendan Fraser on Stand Off

Dan Persons | Posted 05.20.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Northern Ireland, Belfast, Terry George, Whole Lotta Sole, Colm Meaney, Brendan Fraser, Stand Off, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

Look at the promotional materials being floated around the U.S. for Stand Off, and you'd think the film was a crime thriller in the Guy Ritchie mold, with Brendan Fraser backed up by Colm Meaney in some heavy badassery. What it turns out to be is an acerbic comedy.

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Visit Belfast: Flag Issue Not Representative of People, City

Michael Evans | Posted 03.27.2013 | World
Read More: Belfast, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Belfast Flags, Irish Flags, Belfast Economy, Southern Ireland, Belfast Conflict, World News
Michael Evans

Go and visit Belfast. Yes, you will see the flags and the murals that provide the backdrop to the negative stories that flood the news. But you will not see enough active disagreement to justify the attention these topical issues receive.

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Mob Storms Belfast City Hall

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 02.02.2013 | World
Read More: Belfast, Belfast City Hall Stormed, Ireland Flag Row, Ireland News, Ireland, Belfast Flag Row, Belfast News, Video, World News

DUBLIN — A Protestant mob stormed into the grounds of Belfast City Hall and clashed with police Monday night after the council voted to remove t...

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Ireland Protests Abortion Clinic Opening

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 12.18.2012 | World
Read More: Northern Ireland, Belfast, Northern Ireland Abortion Clinic, Ireland, Ireland Abortion Clinic, Northern Ireland Abortion, Belfast Abortion Clinic, Ireland Abortion, Ireland Abortion Protest, Marie Stopes Clinic, Video, World News

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — The first abortion clinic on the island of Ireland opened Thursday in downtown Belfast, unleashing angry protests on...

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'Titanic: Blood and Steel' Shows There Are Still Stories to Be Told About the Titanic

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 12.08.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Belfast, J P Morgan, Titanic, Protestants vs Catholics, Ireland, Labor Unions, Kevin Zegers, Chris Noth, Neve Campbell, Titanic Blood and Steel, Titanic Miniseries, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

Just when you think you have seen every possible movie concerning the Titanic, another movie or teleplay raises its head. This time it is Titanic: Blood and Steel, a 12-part miniseries about the building of the great ship

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Lennoxgate? Outcry for Investigation of Belfast After Lennox's Death

Joan K. Smith | Posted 09.22.2012 | Impact
Read More: UK, Lennox the Dog, Northern Ireland, Breed-Specific-Legislation, Belfast, Pets, Animal Rights, Dangerous Dogs Act, Impact News, Pit Bulls, Lennox, Banned Dogs, Dogs, Dog Breeds, Lennox the Dog Dead, Slideexpand, Impact News
Joan K. Smith

The story of Lennox the dog took a final, tragic turn on July 11 when Belfast City Council announced he had been killed, after a desperate legal fight by the family and in spite of a worldwide "Save Lennox" movement.

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20 Officers Hurt In Belfast Riots

AP | Posted 09.12.2012 | World
Read More: Ireland Riots, Northern Ireland, Belfast Parade, Ardoyne Distrcit, Video, Belfast, Northern Ireland Riots, Ireland, Belfast Riots, Ardoyne Riots, Belfast Protestant Parade, World News

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Northern Ireland police say 20 officers have been wounded in overnight Belfast riots that followed a token Protestan...

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Riot Police Clash With Irish Nationalists

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 09.11.2012 | World
Read More: Northern Ireland, Video, Northern Ireland Protestants, Belfast, Northern Ireland Riots, King William of Orange, Orange Marches, Orange Order Marches, Orange Order, World News

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Irish Catholic militants attacked riot police Thursday in a divided corner of Belfast as the most polarizing day on ...

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Activists Lose Fight To Save Dog Who Resembles Pit Bull

AP | By SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 07.23.2012 | Impact
Read More: Northern Ireland, Belfast, Animal Rights Belfast, Animal Rights, Pit Bulls, Lennox, Belfast Lennox, Pit Bull Court Case, Lennox Court Case, Impact News

DUBLIN -- A pug-nosed black Belfast dog named Lennox, who inspired a two-year legal fight and animal-rights protests on both sides of the Atlantic, wa...

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One Last Plea to the City of Belfast: Save Lennox and Save Face

Joan K. Smith | Posted 09.07.2012 | Impact
Read More: Pets, Dangerous Dogs Act, Victoria Stilwell, Lennox the Dog, Animal Rights, Banned Dogs, Belfast, Impact News, Pit Bulls, Pet Euthanization, UK, Breed-Specific-Legislation, Impact News
Joan K. Smith

The saga of Lennox, the non-aggressive Belfast family pet sentenced to death under the U.K.'s "Dangerous Dogs Act" based not on any misdeed but simply on his appearance as a "Pit Bull Type," has riveted the world.

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No Justice, No Mercy for Lennox the Dog in Belfast

Joan K. Smith | Posted 08.13.2012 | Impact
Read More: Pets, Pit Bulls, Dangerous Dogs Act, Animal Rights, Impact News, Banned Dogs, Belfast, UK, Northern Ireland, Breed-Specific-Legislation, Dogs, Dog Breeds, Lennox the Dog, Video, Impact News
Joan K. Smith

Lennox -- a family pet, a young girl's "bestest friend in the world," an animal who has committed no crime other than having the physical traits of what is known as "Pit Bull Type" -- is to be put to death.

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Police Raid Brothels And Pimps' Homes

AP | Posted 05.30.2012 | World
Read More: Northern Ireland Brothels, Ireland Prostitutes, Belfast, Video, Ireland Brothels, Irish Brothels, Ireland Brothel Raid, Irish Republic, Ireland, Ireland Prostitution, Brothels, Irish Brothel Raid, Northern Ireland Prostitution, World News

DUBLIN -- Police say several hundred officers in both parts of Ireland are mounting a crackdown on prostitution, raiding 140 suspected brothels and pi...

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Putting Irish Science on the (Google) Map

John Lee | Posted 07.18.2012 | Media
Read More: Tourism, History, Tech, Johnleemedia, Pete Hamill, Nature, Belfast, Science, Digital, Travel, Ireland, Dublin, Google, Newgrange, Media News
John Lee

It's a digital, interactive, online, tricked-out Google map called The Atlas of Ingenious Ireland. Dedicated to "Putting Irish Science on the Map," it locates and annotates key science, tech and natural history landmarks.

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An Outrage in Belfast: The Sad Case of Lennox, the Dog

Joan K. Smith | Posted 07.09.2012 | Impact
Read More: UK, Breed-Specific-Legislation, Belfast, Pets, Dangerous Dogs Act, Pit Bulls, Dogs, Dog Breeds, Animal Rights, Banned Dogs, Impact News
Joan K. Smith

Those of us living in what we consider free societies often feel secure that if we comply by laws, pay our taxes, and maintain other civic duties we s...

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Top Irish Catholic Accused Of Covering Up Abuse

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 07.02.2012 | World
Read More: Sean Brady, Video, Belfast, Church Abuse, Sean Brady Cover Up Abuse, Ireland Catholic Church, Ireland Priests Abuse, Ireland, Ireland Church, Ireland Church Abuse, Church Pedophilia, World News

DUBLIN — The leader of Ireland's 4 million Catholics said Wednesday he wouldn't resign after a BBC documentary accused him of helping to cover u...

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PHOTOS: Inside Belfast's Titanic 'Visitor Experience'

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 03.16.2012 | Travel
Read More: Titanic-Museum, Belfast, Video, Belfast Titanic Museum, Titanic, Titanic Anniversary, Belfast Ireland, The Titanic, The Titanic Anniversary, Travel News

BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- To most of the world, the name Titanic means tragedy, spiced with romance, sacrifice and luxury. But in Belfast, where it...

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Who Speaks For Ireland? Rebel Voices Have Their Say

John Lee | Posted 05.16.2012 | New York
Read More: Irish Republican Army, St. Patrick's Day, Belfast, Larry Kirwan, Irish Theater, The Troubles, Dublin, New York City, NY Around Town, NY Theater, New York News
John Lee

At The Cell Theater, there'll be none of the season's shamrock and leprechaun sentimentality, so brace yourself for a riveting duet of dramas on rebellious Ireland.

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Belfast: The Titanic Itself Wasn't A Disaster

AP | By JILL LAWLESS | Posted 03.14.2012 | Home
Read More: Belfast Titanic, Titanic Exhibit, Belfast, Titanic, Titanic Belfast, Home News

BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- To most of the world, the name Titanic means tragedy, spiced with romance, sacrifice and luxury. But in Belfast, where it...

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The Long Road to Peace -- and a Short Film Nomination

Terry George | Posted 04.14.2012 | Home
Read More: The Academy Awards, The Oscars, Belfast, Short Films, Filmmaking, Oscar Nominations, The Shore, Academy Award Nominees, In the Name of the Father, Ireland, Oscars, Northern Ireland, The Troubles, Oscar Nominees, Academy Award Nominations, Academy Awards, Killough Bay, Oscar Short Films, Home News
Terry George

Our film The Shore is the story of one small act of reconciliation, yet it mirrors the courageous achievement of the people of Northern Ireland, Protestant and Catholic, who after 800 years of division and bloodshed came together to talk and make their peace with one another.

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Passenger Jet Makes Emergency Landing

AP | PETER MORRISON | Posted 04.08.2012 | World
Read More: Northern Ireland, Video, Belfast, Thomas Cook, Jet Landing, Emergency Landing, Jet Emergency Landing, Thomas Cook Emergency Landing, Ap, World News

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — A passenger plane made a safe emergency landing Tuesday after developing technical problems, Belfast International ...

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Will Gerry Adams Face Trial Over IRA Past?

AP | By SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 03.18.2012 | World
Read More: Northern Ireland, Boston College, Belfast, Ira Belfast Murder, Ira, Sinn Fein, Jean Mcconville, Gerry Adams, Ira Belfast Murder Gerry Adams, Gerry Adams Jean Mcconville, Ireland, World News

DUBLIN -- A trans-Atlantic legal showdown could determine whether Gerry Adams, the Irish republican chieftain long at the center of Belfast war and pe...

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One Season to Go: An Introduction

Michael Evans | Posted 02.06.2012 | Home
Read More: Protestant and Catholic, Sports, Belfast, Achievement Gap, Ciudad Juarez, Violence, Basketball, Diplomacy, Cuba, Home News
Michael Evans

I love basketball. Well, I don't really love the strategy, the competition, or even actually playing the game. I love the camaraderie a player has with his teammates, and I love the role a coach can play in a kid's life.

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Justin Bieber Caught Partying In A Gay Bar?

Posted 01.08.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Justin Bieber Gay Bar, Belfast, Video, Justin Bieber Gay, Kremlin, Belfast Ireland, Kremlin Gay Bar, Justin Bieber Kremlin, Justin Bieber Belfast, Justin Bieber, Gay Voices News

Justin Bieber is having quite the week. First he's accused of fathering a child. Then k.d. lang says he looks like a lesbian and dubs him "hot a...

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Belfast -- Bloody Past, Hopeful Future

Don Mankin | Posted 12.24.2011 | Travel
Read More: Belfast, Travel News
Don Mankin

A short visit convinced me that Belfast is a pleasant, peaceful city where people live their day-to-day lives pretty much like everyone else in the Western world.

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