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			<title>You’ll Never Beat the Irish - Republic team remain unbeaten by the English since 1985 (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:30:35 PDT</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*133/ireland+wembley+thmb.jpg" width="200" height="133" alt="Ireland continues to hold over England" title="Ireland continues to hold over England" border="0" />  </br>By: CATHAL DERVAN <p>England's failure to beat Ireland since 1985&nbsp;remained intact at Wembley last week when&nbsp;they had to rely on a Frank Lampard goal to&nbsp;cancel out Shane Long&rsquo;s opener at the home of&nbsp;football.</p>
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			<title>Irish pub owners ask English university to uncover why their business is failing (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:40:18 PST</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*133/3+Stag+s+Head+th.jpg" width="200" height="133" alt="" title="" border="0" />  </br>By: PATRICK COUNIHAN <p>English University researchers are to spend a year studying the Irish pub &ndash; in an effort to rescue the ailing industry.</p>
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			<title>Cupla Focail goes online! New English-Irish translation website officially launched (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:31:23 PST</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*133/focloir+thmb.jpg" width="200" height="133" alt="Focloir.ie brings Irish language into the 21st century" title="Focloir.ie brings Irish language into the 21st century" border="0" />  </br>By: KERRY O'SHEA <p>The Internet bid &lsquo;Cead Mile Failte&rsquo; to the newest English-Irish dictionary in over 50 years on Wednesday. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.focloir.ie/">Folcoir.ie</a> is backed by Foras na Gailege, the body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the whole island of Ireland.</p>
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			<link>http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Irish-middleweight-Andy-Lee-teams-up-with-English-trainer-Adam-Booth-180687381.html</link>
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			<title>Irish middleweight Andy Lee teams up with English trainer Adam Booth (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 06:58:21 PST</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*133/021712_andy_lee_TN.jpg" width="200" height="133" alt="Andy Lee" title="Andy Lee" border="0" />  </br>By: DECLAN O’KELLY <p>Irish middleweight Andy Lee (28-2, 20 KOs) has teamed up with English trainer Adam Booth and will base his career out of London in the wake of the recent passing of his longtime trainer and co-manager Emanuel Steward.</p> <a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Irish-middleweight-Andy-Lee-teams-up-with-English-trainer-Adam-Booth-180687381.html">READ MORE</a> ]]></description>
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			<title>Irish man and English woman jailed in Dubai for sex in a taxi (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 04:12:54 PST</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*133/Couple_THumb.jpg" width="200" height="133" alt="Rebecca Blake and Conor Redmond" title="Rebecca Blake and Conor Redmond" border="0" />  </br>By: JAMES O'SHEA <p>An Irishman has been found guilty and sentenced to three months in prison for committing an indecent act with a British woman in a taxi in Dubai.</p>
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			<title>Pre-famine petition supporting English lord could act as a census substitute for 1841 Ireland  (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:46:21 PST</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*133/Morpeth+Roll_large+scroll+pre+famine+th.jpg" width="200" height="133" alt="The Morpeth Scroll could be a substitute census type document for pre-Famine Ireland" title="The Morpeth Scroll could be a substitute census type document for pre-Famine Ireland" border="0" />  </br>By: CATHY HAYES <p>A petition in appreciation of the English Lord Morpeth, George Howard, the chief secretary of Ireland, in 1841, could act as a pre-Famine census substitute. </p> <a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/news/-Pre-famine-petition-supporting-English-lord-could-act-as-a-census-substitute-for-1841-Ireland-Pre-famine-petition-supporting-English-lord-could-act-as-a-census-substitute-for-1841-Ireland-180369391.html">READ MORE</a> ]]></description>
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			<title>Honest2Goodness - Dublin's new food market could rival English Market in Cork (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:32:19 PDT</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[  <br /> The clattery cafeJames Joyce was known to be fond of a trip to Bewley’s Oriental Cafe and referred to it as “the Lofty Clattery Café“  For some reason this came into my head when I stood on the steps looking down into the cafe in the Honest2Goodness farmers' market in Glasnevin, DublinUp to this Dublin hasn't had a dedicated covered food market which could rival the English Market in Cork; but now it doesHonest2Goodness is that rare gem of a market where you can do your entire food shop <a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/the-irish-foodie/honest2goodness---dublins-new-food-market-could-rival-english-market-in-cork-170014326.html">READ MORE</a> ]]></description>
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			<title>Why are the English cheering for the Irish at the Olympics? -- All changed utterly as old foe embraces Irish competitors (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 02:16:15 PDT</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*136/20120731051508Irish-Olympic-Team.jpg" width="200" height="136" alt="" title="" border="0" /> <br /> Irish Olympic team greeted with a warm reception in LondonDes Cahill, an Irish sports commentator, put the cat among the pigeons yesterday when he tweeted “The English public are giving massive support to all the Irish athletes at the Olympics It’s embarrassing, knowing it is not done in reverse”His tweet drew a massive response His point was clear <a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/why-are-the-english-cheering-for-the-irish-at-the-olympics----all-changed-utterly-as-old-foe-embraces-irish-competitors-164395866.html">READ MORE</a> ]]></description>
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			<title>Edinburgh’s Fringe festival thinks The Rubberbandits are English - VIDEO (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 05:56:10 PDT</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*133/TN_161210_rubber.jpg" width="200" height="133" alt="" title="" border="0" />  </br>By: KERRY O’SHEA <p>Looks like the organizers of Edinburgh, Scotland&rsquo;s massive Fringe festival have made a little gaffe in the credits for Limerick&rsquo;s own rap-duo, The Rubberbandits. The festival&rsquo;s <a target="_blank" href="http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/rubberbandits">website</a> has named the act&rsquo;s country of origin as England, instead of Ireland.</p> <a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Edinburghs-Fringe-festival-thinks-The-Rubberbandits-are-English---VIDEO-163999576.html">READ MORE</a> ]]></description>
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			<link>http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Irishman-dies-on-English-channel-swim-as-wife-watches-from-support-boat-163392176.html</link>
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			<title>Irishman dies on English channel swim as wife watches from support boat (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 05:07:54 PDT</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*133/Paraic+Casey_TN.jpg" width="200" height="133" alt="Paraic Casey" title="Paraic Casey" border="0" />  </br>By: PATRICK COUNIHAN <p>A shocked wife looked on from a boat as her husband suffered a fatal heart attack less than a mile from the shore as he took part in a cross-<a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/English+Channel">channel</a> swim from England to France.</p> <a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Irishman-dies-on-English-channel-swim-as-wife-watches-from-support-boat-163392176.html">READ MORE</a> ]]></description>
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			<link>http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Irish-travellers-convicted-on-slavery-charges-by-English-court-162188535.html</link>
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			<title>Irish travellers convicted on slavery charges by English court - VIDEO (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:52:39 PDT</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*133/Caravan_slave_TN.jpg" width="200" height="133" alt="Police at the Greenacres caravan site in Bedfordshire " title="Police at the Greenacres caravan site in Bedfordshire " border="0" />  </br>By: PATRICK COUNIHAN <p>Four Irish travellers from the one family are awaiting sentence in England after they were found guilty of keeping homeless men in slavery.</p>
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			<title>Mind, Tory, Puck - the history of Irish words still used today in modern English (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:30:18 PDT</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*133/susie_dent_countdown_84+th.jpg" width="200" height="133" alt="Susie Dent lexicographer of British TV show &quot;Countdown&quot; has looked into Irish influence" title="Susie Dent lexicographer of British TV show &quot;Countdown&quot; has looked into Irish influence" border="0" />  </br>By: KERRY O'SHEA <p>With the Oxford English Dictionary delving into the histories of some common words that can be traced back to Gaelic origins, readers may be surprised to learn that some everyday terms in the modern English language have been derived from the old Irish language.<br />
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The Irish Examiner </a>reports that lexicographer Susie Dent, who serves as adjudicator and dictionary expert on the British television show &lsquo;Countdown,&rsquo; recently devoted some of the show&rsquo;s time to the research.</p> <a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Mind-Tory-Puck---the-history-of-Irish-words-still-used-today-in-modern-English-156961445.html">READ MORE</a> ]]></description>
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			<title>Aidan O’Brien’s make racing history as Camelot cruises home in English Derby (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2012 05:45:20 PDT</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*133/aidan-obrien_TN.jpg" width="200" height="133" alt="Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien and son Joseph " title="Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien and son Joseph " border="0" />  </br>By: PATRICK COUNIHAN <p>Legendary Irish trainer Aidan O&rsquo;Brien and his teenage son Joseph made history as Camelot moved a step closer to flat racing&rsquo;s Triple Crown with a stunning win in the English Derby at Epsom.</p>
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			<title>Happy St.George’s Day to all the English out there -- But he’s really not a patch on St. Patrick now is he? (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:14 PDT</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*135/20120423070014St-georges-Day-parade.jpg" width="200" height="135" alt="" title="" border="0" /> <br /> Black Country and Staffordshire enjoy parades celebrating St George’s DayHappy St George’s Day if you are English He’s the patron saint of England and his red and white crossed flag has long stood for England’s supremacyYet St <a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/people_and_politics/happy-stgeorges-day-to-all-the-english-out-there----but-hes-really-not-a-patch-on-st-patrick-now-is-he-148491135.html">READ MORE</a> ]]></description>
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			<title>Irish now the third most spoken language in Ireland after English and Polish (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:10:19 PDT</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*133/gaeltacht+th.jpg" width="200" height="133" alt="" title="" border="0" />  </br>By: BERNIE MALONE <p>The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0329/cso_census.pdf">2011 Census</a>, released by the Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO), shows that Irish is the third most spoken language in the country, after English and Polish.</p> <a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Irish-now-the-third-most-spoken-language-in-Ireland-after-English-and-Polish-145200025.html">READ MORE</a> ]]></description>
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			<link>http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Rugby-Digest-English-slam-Irish-on-St-Patricks-Day-143642586.html</link>
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			<title>Rugby Digest: English slam Irish on St. Patrick’s Day (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:43:11 PDT</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*133/032112_ire_rugby_.jpg" width="200" height="133" alt="LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 17:  Chris Ashton of England tackles Tommy Bowe of Ireland during the RBS 6 Nations match between England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium on March 17, 2012 in London, England" title="LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 17:  Chris Ashton of England tackles Tommy Bowe of Ireland during the RBS 6 Nations match between England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium on March 17, 2012 in London, England" border="0" />  </br>By: CATHAL DERVAN <p>Ireland's Six Nations season ended in defeat and disarray as Declan Kidney&rsquo;s team were humbled 30-9 by a dominant England at Twickenham on St. Patrick&rsquo;s Day.</p>
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			<title>English landlord paid starving Irish tenants to play cricket at height of Famine (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:35:20 PST</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*133/030212_Famine_TN.jpg" width="200" height="133" alt="Irish were forced to play cricket during the famine" title="Irish were forced to play cricket during the famine" border="0" />  </br>By: PATRICK COUNIHAN <p>Desperate Irish tenants were forced to play cricket for cash to survive during <a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Irish+famine" target="_blank">the Famine</a>, according to new reports.</p>
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			<title>You say ‘bum a fag’ I say ‘have a cigarette‘-- lost in translation &amp; struggling with Irish English (IrishCentral)</title>
						<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:15:12 PDT</pubDate>							<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://media.irishcentral.com/images/200*306/20111101035638Tessa.jpg" width="200" height="306" alt="" title="" border="0" /> <br /> Tessa“Do you sell sugar?” “Sorry?” “Sugar,” I repeated, but my cashier's face was still blank I fumbled for something eloquent and settled on, “You know Um Sugar?” That seemed to do the trick <a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/story/gaelic-girls-blog/gaelic-girl-tessa/you-say-bum-a-fag-i-say-have-a-cigarette---lost-in-translation--struggling-with-irish-english-131318009.html">READ MORE</a> ]]></description>
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			<title>A wedding planner's nightmare - an Irish, English, German and Italian affair (IrishCentral)</title>
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			<title>Italian Americans seek affirmative action, and get it, at CUNY (IrishCentral)</title>
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