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Christy Finglas (pictured), a member of the Boyne Fisherman's Rescue and Recovery Service (BFRRS) discovered an ancient log-boat, possibly thousands of years old in the bank of the Boyne river in Drog Today's Irish news roundup

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National hero Donal Walsh loses battle with cancer - teen's optimism and courage inspired thousands

Donal Walsh: Irish teen dies, 16, after four year cancer battle Kerry teenager Dónal Walsh, whose optimism and courage in the face of a te ...

by Daniel O'Carroll 0

US President Barack Obama wins TIME person of the year award Major march and rally planned for Belfast city during Obama’s visit for G8 Summit

A huge public march, time to coincide with the G8 Summit of world leaders, will be held in Belfast the weekend before the President Obama arrives. ...

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Notre Dame fans in Dublin, September 2012, when the crime took place Warrant issued for arrest of Irishman who roared racial abuse at Notre Dame fans in Dublin

A man who screamed racist abuse at an American football fan who had traveled to Dublin for the Notre Dame-Navy Emerald Classic game last year has had a warrant issued for his arrest. ...

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Conor McRedmond and Rebecca Blake accused of having sex and drinking alcohol in Dubai Irishman jailed for two months after losing appeal in Dubai sex case

An Irishman is to be sent to jail in Dubai for having sex in the back of a taxi – after his final appeal against the two month sentence was dismissed. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 5

A woman holds a picture of Savita Halappanava during a candle lit vigil outside Belfast City Hall, Northern Ireland Lack of an abortion did not cause Savita Halappanavar’s death in Galway

Last Saturday I was agreeing fully with Niall O’Dowd’s editorial on Cardinal O’Malley’s snub to our Taoiseach (Prime Minister). ...

by MARC COLEMAN 13

Bus Eireann HQ in Dublin's city center Bus drivers call off strike but only for 48 hours as talks get underway with management

Ireland’s bus strike is off and normal service has resumed – but only for 48 hours as unions and management begin talks to resolve their issues. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 1

John Hennessey-Niland, Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy, Dublin; Eithne Scott Lennon, Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company; An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore Global Diaspora Forum opens in Ireland with major speakers attending

Ireland has an opportunity to become an example of best practice in diaspora engagement and policy. ...

by JANE WALSH 9

Christy Finglas (pictured), a member of the Boyne Fisherman's Rescue and Recovery Service (BFRRS) discovered an ancient log-boat, possibly thousands of years old in the bank of the Boyne river in Drog Ancient logboat discovered along the banks of the River Boyne “very rare”

An ancient logboat that could be 5,000 years old was discovered partially embedded in the banks of the River Boyne in Ireland. An archaeologist said the boat has a “very rare” feature. ...

by MICHELLE K SMITH 10

A collection of Cromwellian Plantation maps, from 1670, at Trinity College Dublin show ownership of lands plundered in Ireland Today's Irish news roundup

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Donal Walsh, the16-year-old cancer victim who pleaded with teenagers to resist suicidal tendencies, has died at his Kerry home. Anti-teenage suicide campaigner Donal Walsh dies after brave battle with cancer - VIDEO

A 16-year-old cancer victim who pleaded with teenagers to resist suicidal tendencies has died at his Kerry home. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 1

Former US president Jimmy Carter with Former Irish president Mary Robinson during his recent visit to Ireland Former president Jimmy Carter enjoyed fishing in Ireland while at The Elders summit

Former US President Jimmy Carter was in Kilkenny this past week as part of a summit for The Elders organization, an elite independent group of global leaders who work together for peace and human rights. ...

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Check out what's going on in your home county News from around the 32 counties of Ireland

ANTRIM - Police were dispatched to Antrim Area Hospital on almost 230 separate occasions in 2012, the Antrim Guardian can reveal. ...

by BRENDAN CHARLES 1

A peace wall in Belfast Belfast 'Peace Walls' that separate Protestant and Catholic communities to be torn down - VIDEO

Walls separating Protestant and Catholic communities in parts of Northern Ireland are to come down within the next 10 years, ministers pledged on Thursday. ...

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Charles Noell, a billionaire  businessman from Maryland has bought the famed Irish country estate named Ardbraccan, a remarkable Palladian mansion in County Meath, for $6.3 million Baltimore billionaire snaps up plum Irish country estate for $6.3 million

Charles Noell, a billionaire businessman from Maryland splashed out on the famed Irish country estate named Ardbraccan, a remarkable Palladian mansion in County Meath partly designed by Richard Castle, the classical-style archite ...

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