Since taking office, President Barak Obama and his allies in Congress have careened into the headlines and pummelled Republicans still reeling from defeat and dissent within their own...
opinion by Mortal | 3 days ago | updated 3 days ago 181 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
check out Greeting @ http://www.twitpic.com/8x5gbNational Doctor’s Day is a time for people to show appreciation and say thanks to the doctors who care for them. Doctors are the life saviors who work relentlessly to cure the ailments of the patients. When you are sick,...
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CONSIDER IT--IT'S POSSIBLEIf you are a Twitter or Facebook user, most of us are guilty of this.TMI. Too much information. "“Hey all! I’m going to Chicago this weekend!" " "“I’m off to a party!”" "“Going...
India and South Africa are pre-tournament favourites but Sri Lanka who won a thrilling game against Pakistan is now starting to prove that too are contendars for this world cup . Tillakaratne Dilshan scorched 46...
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New Zealand is currently brooding with worries of injuries, albeit they will be favorites in this super 8 phase and Ireland will have to buck up to take on the black capped kiwis tomorrow in the first super8 match....
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The polling stations in Ireland are about to close after being open for 15 hours today. The islands off the coast of Ireland voted to choose their MEPs yesterday. Voting stations were fairly busy today compared...
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"Give Us Some Peace"~Thousands raped and abused in Catholic schools in Ireland • Report details 60 years of terror by priests and nuns • Victims say failure to seek prosecutions is a disgrace.Read the Guardian...
This is the latest entry in Irish writer Eddy Stack's Blog. He's back in Ireland now. Eddy made a name for himself when he left Ireland for San Francisco –many years ago. He quickly became one of the movers-and-shakers in the Irish community there. I met him in 1996, while...
The war against the Taliban, now carried out by the Pakistani Army in a big way, backed by the powerful USA has resulted in over 2,000,000 refugees. Some of them are in refugee camps. In Sri Lanka, there are...
"DUBLIN: After a nine-year investigation, a commission published a damning report Wednesday on decades of rapes, humiliation and beatings at Catholic Church-run reform schools for Ireland’s castaway children." ...
"An inquiry into child abuse at Catholic institutions in Ireland has found church leaders knew that sexual abuse was "endemic" in boys' institutions. It also found physical and emotional abuse and neglect were features of institutions."I don't think it's much of a surprise to...
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An Bord Pleanála is to hold a public hearing into a revised onshore pipeline route for the Corrib gas project in north Mayo.
The application is being made by Shell E&P Ireland, which is also seeking a compulsory acquisition order to gain...
I founded a poetry site in 2000, the Pagan Poetry Pages, to provide a space for poets whose influences and interests were non-conformist. With a loose brief of "poetry reflecting our interest in spiritual and...
opinion by GerCMByrne | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago 65 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
This article was written for Now Public and published by Perpetual Traveller NewsThe Budget air travel market has grown significantly over the past decade across the globe and one of the leading airlines fuelling this rise in popularity is Ireland’s Ryanair, an airline that...
When I read in FT (April 29) the statement made in a press conference by Michael O'Leary of budget airline Ryanair that (I quote) the swine flu outbreak was a risk only to Asians and Mexicans “living in slums”, I was left wondering if I should blame his words on...