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May 05, 2011

Irish News for 05/005/11 (posted 09:29pm CDT)

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www.irishcentral.com
In the race for Irish President David Norris is the candidate to beat
 

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www.irishtimes.com
There are a record number of prisoners in Irish jails, Minister for Justice Alan Shatter said today.
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aunitedireland.org
Our goal is to connect with a broad audience of individuals who share the belief that Ireland should be reunified through democratic and peaceful means. By doing so we can create a greater global awareness and with your collective voice, the support of elected representatives at the local and state
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www.irishtimes.com
In a few months, a team of Irish and British scientists will boldly go where no man has gone before – to the depths of the Atlantic ocean, writes LORNA SIGGINS, Marine Correspondent
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www.irishtimes.com
With such a long tradition of complex and contradictory responses to the 1916 Easter Rising, there's no reason to expect the centenary will be any different
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irishecho.com
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irishecho.com
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The news that U.S. Navy SEALS had taken out Osama Bin Laden at his compound in Pakistan landed in the Murphy household with an effect that cannot be adequately described.

irishecho.com
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businessetc.thejournal.ie
Ireland's rate of unemployment now stands at 14.6 per cent, down 0.1 from last month, with 439,200 signing on.
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www.irishcentral.com
Irish toddler recovering well after lifesaving trial surgery in New York
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www.guardian.co.uk
Danny Morrison: On this day in 1981, a poet, revolutionary and people's MP died. Those hunger strikes energised Irish republicanism
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www.irishcentral.com
Fight goes on, says 9/11 victim's sister
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www.irishtimes.com
Northern voters are going to the polls today to elect a new Assembly, local councils, and to decide the outcome of a referendum on the method for electing Westminster MPs.
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www.irishtimes.com
Claude Stanley Choules, the last known combat veteran of World War I, has died.
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Bobby Sands death marked politicisation of republicans

www.bbc.co.uk
The Banging of bin lids and the shrill sound of whistles announced the death of Bobby Sands on the streets of west Belfast on 5 May 1981.
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Assisted Suicide is carefully regulated in Switzerland. I believe the Irish state should stay out of this.

www.breakingnews.ie
Two Irish women have been prevented from travelling to Switzerland for assisted suicide, after intervention by the Gardaí.
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www.independent.ie
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has announced a finder's fee for job creation by the Irish diaspora.
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www.independent.ie
Aer Lingus has warned that its controversial €97m cost-cutting plan may not be enough to secure the future of the airline.
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www.youtube.com
Song about Bobby Sands MP (IRA) sung by Christy Moore. Sands died on Hungertrike in 1981 for his rights as a political prisoner and for Irish Freedom from Br...
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de.wikipedia.org
Bobby Sands (* 9. März 1954 in Belfast; † 5. Mai 1981 im Gefängnis Maze bei Lisburn; vollständiger Name Robert George Sands; ir. Roibeard Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh) war ein Mitglied der IRA, Hungerstreikender und Abgeordneter im britischen Unterhaus für Fermanagh & South Tyrone.
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www.independent.ie
Two people are believed to have hanged themselves while in custody in the North.
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www.independent.ie
Around 300 jobs are being created at the Dundrum shopping centre in Dublin.
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goireland.about.com
The Easter Rising of 1916 was one of the, maybe the defining moment of Irish history in the 20th century. While the rebellion was planned as a nationwide event it only had a real impact on Dublin. And the Irish capital is also the ideal place to re-visit the Easter Rising.
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www.bbc.co.uk
The Titanic's tender ship, the SS Nomadic has celebrated its centenary.
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www.youtube.com
‎90 Miles from Dublin Town played on a Tin Whistle
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Bobby Sands died 30 years ago tomorrow (May 5, 1981)

www.youtube.com
Bobby Sands Tribute

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