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The New Irish Heroes
Ireland loves its heroes, even those like Michael Collins who met his end at the hands of fellow Irishmen. Collins was never more popular than he was at his funeral. The response was overwhelming, just like the response last week to the comments of...Tags: Vatican City, Culture, Parties and Movements, Sexual Assault, Government
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Ireland proposes abortion law to protect mothers' lives
LONDON -- Spurred by the preventable death of a pregnant woman, the Irish government unveiled a proposed law Wednesday spelling out when abortions can be performed to save the life of the mother, a controversial move in a country that still outlaws most...Tags: Christianity, Suicide, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Abortion Issue
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Ireland proposes limited access to abortion amid heated debate
Reuters* Move comes in wake of death of woman denied abortion * Law proposes three doctors adjudicate on suicide cases * Some members of Irish PM's party may not back law By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, May 1 (Reuters) - Irish government ministers have agreed...Tags: Suicide, Parliament, Abortion Issue, Government, Politics
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Margaret Thatcher death: Tributes, criticism from around the world
In Britain and around the world, supporters of the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher celebrated her legacy Monday. Even some of her sharpest critics said she defined an era in British public life -- if not always for the right reasons. Among those...Tags: Ban Ki-moon, Bill Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter
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Cold, wet Dublin braces for St. Patrick's Day
DUBLIN (AP) — Never mind the fickle Irish weather. A chilly, damp Dublin is wrapping up warm for St. Patrick's Day. An estimated half-million revelers were expected to brave snowflakes and sleet to line the capital's streets for the traditional...
Tags: Holidays, Gardens and Parks, Government, St. Patrick's Day, Politics
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Revelers worldwide start to mark St. Patrick's Day
NEW YORK (AP) — Crowds cheered and bagpipes bellowed as New York City's annual St. Patrick's Day parade kicked off Saturday, and people with a fondness for anything Irish began a weekend of festivities from the Louisiana bayou to Dublin. With the...
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Irish leader apologizes for infamous Magdalen laundries
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny offered an emotional apology Tuesday for government involvement in a harsh system of laundries run by Roman Catholic nuns, where women and girls labored long hours behind locked doors, unpaid and often bewildered about why...
Tags: Government, Politics, Human Interest, National Government
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Ireland seals deal to ease crippling bank bailout costs
LONDON — Ireland sealed a deal with the European Central Bank on Thursday to ease the crippling cost of its public bailout of failing banks, keeping the country on track to wean itself from international emergency loans. By overhauling repayment...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Republic of Ireland, Money and Monetary Policy, International Monetary Fund
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Ireland: State involved in harsh system of Magdalen laundries
The Irish government was enmeshed in a harsh system of laundries run by Catholic nuns, where women and girls worked behind locked doors without pay, according to a fact-finding report released Tuesday. More than 10,000 women labored in the infamous...
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Report: British agents 'facilitated' killing of Belfast attorney
British police and army agents aided in the assassination of a Belfast attorney in front of his wife and three children more than two decades ago, but there was no “overarching state conspiracy” to kill him, say the findings of an...
Tags: Government, Politics, United Nations, Police Investigations, Government Ministers
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Irish leader welcomes voter approval of EU treaty
DUBLIN (AP) — Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny says his government is relieved that voters have approved the European Union’s deficit-fighting treaty, and now must work with EU partners to build a plan to boost growth prospects across the debt-...Tags: Government, Republic of Ireland, Politics, European Union, Elections
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Ireland votes on treaty aimed at controlling Europe's deficits
World NowIrish voters went to the polls in a referendum on a treaty aimed at controlling the runaway deficits of European Union countries....
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