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What made the headlines during the past year

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Lightening next to the discharge from Eyjafjallajokull, the Icelandic volcano which grounded flights across Europe this summer.

No 6. Irish ship runs Gaza blockade. The Rachel Corrie , sailing from Ireland was stopped outside Israeli territorial waters in a tense stand off just days after nine Turkish sailors were shot dead aboard a similar ship.

No. 7. End of the Kennedy era. Patrick Kennedy stepped down from his seat in Rhode Island and for the first time in 47 years there would no longer be a Kennedy in Washington.

No. 8 The Irish weather. The year opened with an incredible spell of bad weather in Ireland followed by a blazing summer and now an even worse end of the year as winter bares its fangs.

No.9 Irish president turns down St.Patrick’s Day parade Grand Marshal in New York. Mary McAleese decided that upsetting gay groups in Ireland ,with whom she has excellent relations, was not worth the price of leading the 250th parade up Fifth Avenue.

No 10. Icelandic volcano. For weeks on end it seemed the U.S. and Europe were back in the steam ship era as the eruption of a volcano in Iceland prevented Transaltantic flight. Fortunatey it did not last too long.

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