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Martin H Meaney“No greater fighting regiment has ever existed than the 165th Infantry of the Rainbow Division formed by the old 69th Regiment of New York,” claimed General Douglas MacArthur of the very regiment he chose to represent.....Read More
- Brian Boru, King of the Gaels, and Imperatoris Scotorum
- Happy Birthday to the Great Dalcassian, Muhammad Ali , now lets do away with the lip service - VIDEO
The cottage at Cloonasee 1956In 1956 Robert Cresswell, an anthropologist, lived on this farm for a year and completed a major photographic study of farming life around Kinvara The two room, corrugated iron roofed cottage that.....Read More
- Last leaf - mild November and slow progress on the Kinvara Nature Park
- Jim McKee's exhibition and funding available for the Kinvara Nature Park
Mama Lyons shares tales, tips and quips from the “Lyons Den” in her funny, uplifting blog, Lyons Den Mom.
Kindergarten field tripThis week I had the pleasure of accompanying my daughter’s Kindergarten class on a field trip to our local Audubon Society I’m pretty sure it was all the more pleasurable because I got to ride in my.....Read More
- The myth of Mother's Day - commercial hype, disappointment and changing up the rules
- Communion, cardboard and cake - A mom's musings on First Holy Communion
James McCleanAs last Sunday showed as clearly as is ever going to be shown, being a football (not soccer, not ever soccer) fan can be extremely dramatic In the final week of the Premier League, Man City won the title in the dying.....Read More
- Get them while they're young - Catholic Church are experts at recruitment
- Che-nge the record, it's just a statue
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Bossou, chillin' at the ZooBossou, the nine-year-old chimpanzee at Dublin Zoo, came to the rescue when he spotted three baby ducklings in possible danger BreakingNewsie reported that the chimp spotted the ducks in a nest at the.....Read More
- 'Father Ted' has nothing on reality - Irishman donates bucket as memorial for Pope’s visit
- Terrifying footage - Irish fishing trawler defies storm weather warnings – VIDEO
John doesn't mince words, and uses the unminced words to talk about Ireland's problems.
Bernard Kelly's new book: Returning HomeThis week we're going to give you a break from the mind-numbing economics and politics of the euro crisis and the referendum here on the Fiscal Compact Treaty It will be unavoidable next.....Read More
- Ireland will reluctantly vote "Yes" n the EU Fiscal Compact referendum
- Catholic primate Sean Brady guilty of cardinal errors
John Fay left New York one day for Ireland, which is why he's IrishCentral's "American in Ireland" blogger.
Irish boxer Katie Taylor, favorite to win gold at the London OlympicsKatie Taylor is Ireland's best hope for a gold medal at the Olympic Games, which take place in London two months from now I hope she wins her gold medal, but.....Read More
- Ireland and the EU Fiscal Treaty - it cannot be 'No' this time
- Ireland's "changeable" weather - colder now than during the winter
Cormac is a novelist, journalist and columnist. "The West's Awake" is a big hit with Irish Voice readers.
Illustration by Caty BartholomewAre you a McGrath clansman or woman, or do you have any of that clan's very green blood flowing through your system? Or are you one of the world's many O'Briens from the old Irish bloodline featuring.....Read More
- Shannon is a forgotten gem - airlines errors make tourists miss out
- Little De Valera, Eamon O Cuiv, takes a new stance
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