2011 Articles

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1.0/5 (2 votes)
Author:Desmond Devoy
Former Taoiseach Dr. Garret FitzGerald was a man ahead of his time. Many of the things he fought for during his time in office in the turbulent 1980s have since come to pass. He was, in time, able to see his visions come to fruition, with divorce...
Wednesday, 03 August 2011 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more
1.0/5 (2 votes)
Author:Desmond Devoy
Woody Allen once said that 90 per cent of success came from simply showing up. By stepping off of a small commuter plane at Casement Aerodrome near Dublin on Tuesday, May 17, Queen Elizabeth II may well have done just that. Alighting on to the...
Wednesday, 03 August 2011 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more
1.0/5 (2 votes)
Author:Desmond Devoy
"My name is Barack Obama, of the Moneygall O'Bamas." Ireland has always been known for rolling out the welcome mat for Irish-American leaders looking to rekindle the connections between the two countries - and if it just happens to be in the run...
Wednesday, 03 August 2011 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more
1.0/5 (2 votes)
Author:Pat Murphy
Working as a student in London during the summer of 1964, a little bit of cultural tourism was in order.  After all, one could hardly return to Dublin and tell folks that sightseeing had been confined to Soho and its immediate environs. ...
Wednesday, 03 August 2011 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more
2.3/5 (3 votes)
Author:Eamonn O'Loghlin
The IEC initiative will officially open for the upcoming year on January 18th, 2011.  On that date you will find instructions on this page on how to obtain, prepare, and submit an application package.  Information currently provided on this...
Saturday, 08 January 2011 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more
2.3/5 (3 votes)
Author:Desmond Devoy
After his last job, Ray Bassett must be glad of the relative peace and quiet of Ottawa. Ireland's new Ambassador to Canada used to be in charge of the main passport office in Dublin, "during the entire industrial dispute," earlier this year,...
Friday, 07 January 2011 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more
1.3/5 (3 votes)
Author:Eamonn O'Loghlin
Our Grand Marshal for 2011 is the most recognized voice in Irish sports since joining RTE in 1949 as a sports commentator.   Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh was born on August 20th,  1930 in Dún Síon, Dingle, County Kerry, in what was then the...
Friday, 07 January 2011 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more
1.8/5 (4 votes)
Author:Pat Murphy
Dead for almost a thousand years, Brian Boru exists near the twilight zone where history intersects with mythology.  But unlike characters such as King Arthur of Round Table fame, Brian was real enough.   He was born around 941 into what a...
Friday, 07 January 2011 | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more



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