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A look back at 2009 - The top 12 stories from IrishCentral

From Natasha Richardson to Susan Boyle to Ted Kennedy

By
PATRICK ROBERTS,
Irish Central.com

Published Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 7:22 AM
Updated Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 8:05 AM

 

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Taken too soon: The wonderful actress Natasha Richardson
Taken too soon: The wonderful actress Natasha Richardson

From the tragic deaths of Natasha Richardson and Ted Kennedy to the stratospheric rise of Susan Boyle to the secret meetings of the world's richest men, IrishCentral was first on the scene. 

So here we present our top 12 stories since we began this site on March 14 in order of page views;

Tragic death of Natasha Richardson 
We were the first to report that Natasha Richardson,wife of Irish actor Liam Neeson, had been tragically injured in a ski accident in Canada and was being treated for a serious brain injury. Soon the rest of the world was reporting the story too.
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Natasha-Richardson-dead-after-ski-accident-41340947.html

New head coach for Notre Dame
We were also first to report that the new coach of Notre Dame would be Brian Kelly of Cincinnati. Our story also got huge play on the sporting blogs and in newspapers.
http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Brian-Kelly-will-be-next-Notre-Dame-football-coach.html

Secret Meeting of billionaires in New York
When Warren Buffet,Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates got together in New York it was a secret to everyone except Irishcentral.com which reported it before anyone else.
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Secret-meeting-of-worlds-richest-people-held-in-New-York-45304702.html?showAll=y

How to get an Irish passport
Perhaps the most surprising 'hit' article of the year --How to get an Irish passport has been a huge success as it is obviously of great importance to millions of Irish Americans.
http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/How-to-get-an-Irish-passport-41823992.html

Bono snubs George Bush
Bono told a British interviewer that he snubbed George Bush at an event and was congratulated for doing so by then Senator Obama. We were first to carry the story in America
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/To-Obamas-delight-Bono-admits-he-sidestepped-a-hug-from-President-Bush-in-06-51103272.html

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Posted by nancejanebrigid on Jan 01, 2010, 12:21 PM EST
Liam, their sons, and Natasha's mother, sister, and family losing Natasha was a tragedy, as we who adored her art and spirit and human kindness. Losing Kennedy and his nefarient pork lying self-serving politics was not a tragedy. Just because he was Irish does NOT mean he was a good man. And personally, losing someone on the first plane #11 that hit the first tower, and then my town not lowering all the flags on 9/11 but lowering it for him was a huge insult, as I'm sure the Kopecneks would sadly agree. There's a little thing Moses did when he came down Mt. Sinai with the laws God gave him? STOP idolizing false gods.
 


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