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Families demand swift action as Bloody Sunday murder trial is confirmed

A murder investigation into the Bloody Sunday atrocity in Derry could take up to four years according to the police in charge of the new enquiry.

By PATRICK COUNIHAN

Published Friday, July 6, 2012, 7:51 AM

Famous Irish American photograph to be recreated in Galway for new film

The most famous photograph of Irish America, 11 men having lunch sitting on a girder 850 feet high above New York will be recreated in Galway this weekend.

By JAMES O'SHEA

Published Friday, July 6, 2012, 7:32 AM

Patch the little dog that could, boarded train to Dublin from Kildare

Patch, a Jack Russell terrier, is making world wide news after boarding an Irish Rail train on his own but being reunited with his owner through the magic of Twitter.

By CATHY HAYES

Published Friday, July 6, 2012, 7:13 AM

Alec Baldwin could still be contender for New York Mayor, says brother Billy - VIDEO

During an interview on CNN’s ‘Piers Morgan Tonight,’ Billy Baldwin explained how he believes his older brother Alec Baldwin is serious about possibly joining in on the NYC mayoral race.

By KERRY O'SHEA

Published Friday, July 6, 2012, 7:58 AM

GOP House Chairman again attacks Irish over Che Guevara statue

Powerful House Foreign Affairs Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida has accused Irish supporters of statue in Galway for radical ‘Che’ Guevara of condoning murder and mayhem.

By JAMES O'SHEA

Published Friday, July 6, 2012, 8:30 AM

Enda Kenny calls Ulster Bank’s IT disaster unacceptable - 600,000 without service

In the wake of severe technological difficulties, Ulster Bank is coming under fire from both customers and the government in Ireland.

By ANTOINETTE KELLY

Published Friday, July 6, 2012, 8:28 AM

Three Irish doctors in Air France tragedy died due to pilot error

Pilot error has been blamed for the Air France jet disaster that plunged the Airbus 330 aircraft into the Atlantic in 2009, killing all 228 people aboard – including three Irish doctors.

By ANTOINETTE KELLY

Published Friday, July 6, 2012, 8:24 AM

Ireland's preeminent contemporary playwright Tom Murphy on Druid Theatre Company’s return to the US

Galway’s world-renowned Druid Theatre Company returns to the U.S. this week to perform a mini-retrospective of the works of Ireland’s most admired contemporary playwright Tom Murphy. Cahir O'Doherty previews the three shows and talks to the Irish playwright most admired by his own contemporaries.

By CAHIR O'DOHERTY

Published Friday, July 6, 2012, 7:38 AM

“Bath salts” zombie attack as mother busts out of maternity ward

Carla Murphy, from Altoona, PA, has been charged with smoking the synthetic drug known as “bath salts” in the maternity ward of a central Pennsylvania hospital.

By CATHY HAYES

Published Friday, July 6, 2012, 7:18 AM

The man from Derry who built Fenway Park - remembering Charles Logue

Charles Logue, who was born in 1858, left Derry in the early 1880s to begin a new life in the United States.

By MARIA DELGRECO

Published Friday, July 6, 2012, 8:44 AM

Peace campaigner John Hume is knighted by Pope Benedict

Northern Ireland politician John Hume has been knighted by Pope Benedict in recognition of his work with the peace process.

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Published Friday, July 6, 2012, 8:14 AM

Patrick Hyland back in action in August

Super featherweight Patrick Hyland (26-0, 12 KOs) will return to ring action on August 8 when he fights in Rochester, New York, in a contest scheduled for eight rounds.

By DECLAN O'KELLY

Published Friday, July 6, 2012, 8:44 AM

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