Top Irish news stories:

Little angel Grace McDonnell remembered by family after Newtown massacre

An Irish American grandmother has surrounded herself with the Christmas presents intended for her precious angel Gracie, lost forever in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre...READ MORE

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Top Irish sports story:

BBC awards show remembers Gaelic Football legend Paidi O Se

Kerry legend Paidi O Se was remembered at one of the world’s top sports award shows on Sunday night...READ MORE

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Poll finds Irish Americans very upbeat about The Gathering initiative

It may be dividing opinion in Ireland, but a new survey by Amárach and IrishCentral.com has found that Irish Americans are positive about the Gathering Ireland 2013...READ MORE

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Iceland had the last laugh on Ireland says top financial writer

Writing for the Sunday Independent, Dan White explains why Ireland should have taken more cues from Iceland in back in 2008 regarding economic and financial choices...READ MORE

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Savita Halappanavar's husband's detailed diary of days leading up to her death

The husband of Savita Halappanavar, the woman who tragically died in a Galway hospital after doctors refused to abort her miscarrying baby, has written an account for the Daily Mail of the days leading to his wife's death...READ MORE

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