Northern Ireland

Priest Who Accidentally Displayed Gay Porn To Parents Asks To Leave Church

Posted 04.29.2012

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A Northern Irish priest who sparked a local uproar after accidentally displaying a series of X-rated gay photos to a group of parents during at a prim...

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Large Van Bomb Defused

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 04.28.2012

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DUBLIN -- British army experts defused a 600-pound (275-kilogram) van bomb Saturday on the Northern Ireland border, the largest such bomb in more than...

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Towards a Sustainable Peace: Demilitarization and Nonviolence in Burma

Jack Healey | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Northern Ireland, Kachin, Human Rights, Myanmar, Burma, Jack Healey, Asia, Tom Andrews, Washington DC, World News
Jack Healey

How can we best support a transition towards full reform in Burma? How might we best support human rights there? The answers may not be simple, but there are certain steps that are.

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Priest Shows Porn to Parishioners: Those Lucky Catholics

Tony Phillips | Posted 04.04.2012

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Tony Phillips

Nowadays churchgoers never know when they might catch a glimpse of hardcore porn at a school meeting to discuss their children's first communions.

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Vacations As Educations

Travelzoo | Posted 04.04.2012

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Travelzoo

Unless every vacation you take involves lying on the beach, there's a lot to be learned while traveling. We rounded up some of the most compelling (and popular) destinations for an edu-vacation.

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

Terry George | Posted 04.14.2012

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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

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

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Struggle Through Decades to Overturn Massacre Lies

David Tereshchuk | Posted 03.28.2012

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David Tereshchuk

At 4.10 p.m. Sunday afternoon, exactly 40 years ago, I witnessed soldiers shooting innocent civilians dead, an atrocity that officialdom instantly lied about -- and provoked a four-decade struggle to get the truth finally established.

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Two Bombs Hit Northern Ireland

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 03.20.2012

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DUBLIN — Two bombs planted by Irish Republican Army dissidents detonated Thursday night in the Northern Ireland city of Londonderry, but no inju...

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Will Gerry Adams Face Trial Over IRA Past?

AP | By SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 03.18.2012

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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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Astoria Characters: The Cheers Leader

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Astoria, Pay Phone, Smirnoff, Pug, Protestant, Pub, Vodka, Italian Restaurant, Veronica Devine, Northern Ireland, Rugby, Irish Republican Army, Veronica's Bar, Bartender, Coke, Shamrock, County Fermanagh, Pool Table, Nypd, Catholic, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Veronica Devine opened Veronica's Bar a dozen years ago. The place's history is as blurry as a drunk's double vision.

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Man Tries To Turn Feces Into Gold, Ends Up In Jail

Posted 12.21.2011

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The plan was to s!@# bricks -- gold bricks. Paul Moran hatched a scheme to get rich quick by turning his own feces into gold, according to authorit...

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IRA Dissidents Bomb Office

AP | Posted 12.13.2011

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DUBLIN -- Northern Ireland police say IRA dissidents behind the latest bombing in the British territory are certain to kill a civilian eventually beca...

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Belfast Riots Leave 22 Police Officers Injured

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 09.11.2011

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BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Police firing plastic bullets and powerful water cannons forced Catholic militants away from a disputed Belfast road...

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The Highest Calling: Being a Dad

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.20.2011

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Jim Wallis

To have this relationship with these two boys is literally the best thing I will ever have. And to always be with them, and for them, in this world, is the highest calling I will ever know.

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Thoughts on George Mitchell Resignation

Steve Clemons | Posted 07.14.2011

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Steve Clemons

Mitchell failed to inspire the Palestinians and Israelis to embrace their long-term interests over short-term political itches and he lost the faith and support of his colleagues inside the administration. To some degree this was inevitable.

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Arrest in Belfast: Will Violence Ever Cease?

Michael Evans | Posted 07.03.2011

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Michael Evans

Police in Northern Ireland have made three arrests in connection to the death of a Northern Ireland police officer last month. To most of the America...

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Women Key to Successful Peace & Security

Stephenie Foster | Posted 06.29.2011

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Stephenie Foster

The U.S. government, as well as other international actors must continue to ensure that more women are involved, whether at the peace table or building new societies.

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Northern Ireland Police To Cease Affirmative Action For Catholics

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

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DUBLIN — Northern Ireland's police force will stop being required to hire Catholic applicants over Protestants following a decade of change that...

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Northern Ireland, Where It's Easy Being Green

Barbara Barton Sloane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Belfast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, Derry City Walls, Londonderry, Ulster, Travel News
Barbara Barton Sloane

Here is a land of intense loveliness -- the moors are windswept, the cliffs are craggy and the sea is wild and roiling.

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How Religious People Must Help Prevent Political Violence

Gareth Higgins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gareth Higgins

If I am to be any use in this world as a peacemaker, I need to work on my own inner violence at the same time as trying to listen to and communicate with those who see me as a threat.

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Tens Of Thousands Without Water In Northern Ireland, Doctors Warn Of Disease

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Frustration and fears of disease mounted in Northern Ireland on Wednesday as 36,000 people were left without water, ...

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The F Word: Shifting Goalposts on Terrorism

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Flanders

We've seen so many definitions of terrorist in the last few years, it can be hard to keep them straight. So I suppose it's understandable when someone like Rep. Peter King from New York can't remember what the word means anymore.

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Irish Militant Group Threatens Bankers With 'Punishment Shootings'

The Huffington Post | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Terrorism, The Guardian, Economy, England, Ireland, Bankers, London, Northern Ireland, Greece, Bailout, Protest, Banks, Canary Wharf, Bonuses, Real IRA, Militants, Business News

Northern Irish militant group Real I.R.A., an offshoot of the Irish Republican Army, has turned its violent focus on bankers and banks, in response to...

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The Real IRA Lesson for U.S. in Middle East Peace

Niall O'Dowd | Posted 05.25.2011

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Niall O'Dowd

Perhaps the notion of Hamas at peace talks sounds so far fetched as to be beyond the pale. It shouldn't be. An outreach from the United States worked in Ireland and it could work in the Middle East.

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