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'Hand Of Frog' Has Irish Crying Foul

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 11.19.2009 | World

Read More: William Gallas, Football, Hand of Frog, World Cup Handball, Henry Cheater, Henry Cheat, Fifa, World Cup, Thierry Henry, France, Martin Hansson, Thierry Henry Handball, Handball, Ireland, World Cup Qualifying, Soccer, Irish, World News

DUBLIN — Soccer-mad Ireland is fighting mad – and demanding justice for a disputed goal that had fans here crying "Oui were robbed." A bl...

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Muhammad Ali Visits Ireland, Meets Distant Relatives

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 10.17.2009 | Home

Read More: Cassius Clay, County Clare, Ennis, Muhammad Ali, Is Muhammad Ali Irish?, Muhammed Ali, Irish Heritage, Ireland, Casius Clay, Irish, Home News

DUBLIN — Muhammad Ali made a sentimental journey Tuesday to discover his Irish roots, and met distant relatives during celebrations at the local...

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Friday Talking Points [91] -- Win One For Teddy

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Social Security, Ted, May You Be in Heaven, Cloture, Win One for Teddy, Employee Free Choice Act, Public Universities, Irish Wake, Kennedy, Teddy Kennedy, Filibuster, Politicizing, Reform, Politicize, Democratic, Friday Talking Points, Paul Wellstone, Funeral, Video, Edward Kennedy, Mayor Quimby, Simpsons, Senator, Chow-Dah, Midotw, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Public Education, Public University, Health Care, Reid, Diamond Joe Quimby, Irish, Card Check, Massachusetts, Democrat, Medicaid, Majority Leader, The Simpsons, Democrats, Efca, Springfield, The Simpsons Movie, USA Today, Contest, Edward M Kennedy, Mddotw, Eulogy, Chris Weigant, Health, Uncle Ted, Senator Kennedy, Harry Reid, Medicare, Irish Toast, Socialism, Higher Education, Wellstone, Teddy, Up or Down Vote, Quimby, Healthcare, Senate, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Calling for some sort of decorous avoidance of politics during politicians' funerals is downright ridiculous. It'd be like eulogizing Charles Lindbergh and not mentioning airplanes.

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Cronkite and McCourt: True to Their Craft

Carol Hoenig | Posted 08.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Icon, Television, Honesty, Angela's Ashes, Walter Cronkite, Cancer, Wbbm, Frank Mccourt, A Reporter's Life, Irish, Catholic, Media, Living News
Carol Hoenig

Pundits all praise Cronkite for his journalistic accomplishments, as though they are unattainable today. And maybe they are, thanks to the corporate-owned media.

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"Rolling in Dough"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Dining, Pizza, Restaurant, Humor, Cooking, Connecticut, Food, German, Dog, Sicily, Swedish, New York, Italian, Irish, Living News
Jerry Zezima

I stood behind the counter at Paradiso ready to make culinary history. Or at least a large spinach and meatball pie.

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A Father's Day Remembrance

George Mitrovich | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Finnish, Italian, Dads, The Guardian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Methodist Church, Stay at Home Mothers, Greek, Fatherhood, Father's Day, Irish, San Diego, Denver, Fathers, Family, Living News
George Mitrovich

My father taught his children to treat every person with dignity and respect, and to never lose the grace of saying, "Thank you."

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World Association of Newspapers' President Slams Aggregators and Reveals Merger With IFRA

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 07.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Old Media vs. New Media, Independent News and Media, Advertising, The Independent, Rocky Mountain News Closing, New York Times, Death of Newspapers, Media News, Media, Christian Science Monitor, Gavin O'Reilly, Irish, World News, Newspaper Industry, Google, Google News, Media News
Faisal J. Abbas

Even if the recession is over, what are newspapers going to do with the ever growing competition coming from their online counterparts?

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Preaching Basketball Without the Baggage

Danny Groner | Posted 06.10.2009 | World

Read More: Espys, Belfast, Full Court Peace, Funding Non-Profits, Children, Optimism, Espn, Non-Profit, Non-Profits, Violence, Struggle, Basketball, Peace, Teenagers, Catholics, Northern Ireland Violence, Northern Ireland, Harmony, Dave Cullen, Teenager, Conflict, Protestants, Irish, World News
Danny Groner

While trying to downplay differences in the world, Dave Cullen is doing his part to make a world of difference. The founder of Full Court Peace (FCP),...

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A History Of Violence In Ireland (AUDIO)

World Focus | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

Read More: Northern Ireland Violence, Northern Ireland, Honor Fagan, Belfast, Worldfocus Martin Savidge, Northern Ireland Crisis, Kevin Cullen, Violence, Ireland, Irish, The Troubles, Northern Ireland Peace Process, Martin Savidge, Paul Arthur, World News

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I'm Not a Patriot, But I Still Play One on TV

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 04.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Holidays, Immigration, Irish, St. Patrick's Day, Illegal Immigrants, Media News
Robert J. Elisberg

Anyone can rant against AIG. But it takes a maestro to have a diatribe against one of the world's most favorite fun holidays, St. Patrick's Day.

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Daniel Rooney: Ambassador To Ireland

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Irish, Pittsburgh Steelers, Ambassador to Ireland, Foreign Affairs, Ireland, Daniel Rooney, Irish, Advocacy, World News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday selected Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney to be U.S. ambassador to Ireland, turning to a life...

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Dickipedia: Leprechauns

Dickipedia | Kevin Allocca | Posted 04.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: History of St. Patrick's Day, History of Leprechauns, St. Patrick's Day, Dickipedia, Satire, Saint Patrick's Day, Leprechauns Dickipedia, Leprechauns, Leprechaun Dickipedia, Leprechaun, Leprechaun Costume, Leprechaun Pictures, How to Catch a Leprechaun, Ireland, Irish Jokes, Irish, Leprechaun Lore, Leprechaun Myths, Leprecon Jokes, Leprechaun Jokes, St Patricks Day Jokes, Comedy News

Leprechauns are mythological creatures inhabiting the island of Ireland, faerie folk, and dicks. According to lore, the leprechaun is often a cobbler...

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Obamas To Host St. Patrick's Day Blowout

Politico | AMIE PARNES | Posted 04.16.2009 | Style

Read More: President Barack Obama, St. Patrick's Day, Saint Patrick's Day, Obama, White House Parties, Saint Patricks Day, White House Events, Saint Patty's Day, Barack Obama Irish Roots, Obama Irish, White House, Barack Obama, Celebrating St. Patrick's Day, Obama Irish American, St. Patty's Day, Barack Obama White House, Irish, Saint Pattys Day, Style News

A White House aide tells POLITICO44 that Obama (O'Bama?) will be hosting a big St. Patrick's day bash at the White House ......

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A Tribute to Irish Writer Nuala O'Faolain

Robyn Blumner | Posted 06.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Writer, Nuala O'Faolain, Literature, Jonathan Franzen, Irish Literature, Memoir, Ireland, Irish, Feminism, Entertainment News
Robyn Blumner

There are a number of modern authors whose facility with the written word and ability to plumb the human experience leave me in awe. But if you asked me whose work touched me most, it would be O'Faolain's.

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The Pint Lives On: EU Caves To Allow 'Imperial Measurements'

New York Times | DAN BILEFSKY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: British, Metric System, Imperial, England, Beer, Pint, Medieval, Ireland, Britain, Irish, Home News

Britons and the Irish can still down a pint of beer, walk a mile, covet an ounce of gold and eat a pound of bananas after the European Union ruled tod...

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