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1. Bob Geldof delivers poignant tribute to father
   September 02, 10

   Sir Bob Geldof spoke fondly for over 30 minutes about his father at Sunday’s funeral mass in Dublin. St Joseph’s church in Glasthule was filled to capacity for the requiem mass. Geldof’s father Bob Snr died in Dublin aged 96 last week.

2. Irish government facing pressure to act on Anglo Irish Bank
   September 01, 10

   The Irish government indicated yesterday that winding down Anglo Irish Bank could now be an option as intense political pressure mounts on Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Brian Cowen to deal with the national millstone.

3. Clare Island may become Irish language laboratory
   August 25, 10

   Clare Island off the coast of County Mayo may become a new testing ground for the reintroduction of the Irish language. Fine Gael’s shadow spokesman on the

4. Newsweek defends choice of Cowen at top ten world politician
   August 23, 10

   Newsweek magazine has defended its choice of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen as one of their top ten politicians worldwide after widespread scepticism in Ireland where the government and its leader are deeply unpopular.

5. Ireland’s property crash could have been avoided
   August 23, 10

   Irish American billioniare Chuck Feeney’s effort to establish the Centre for Public Inquiry to examine corporate and political culture in Ireland was destroyed after political and media pressure was brought to bear.

6. Bank of Scotland Ireland to close by end of year
   August 21, 10

   On Friday morning, staff at the many Bank of Scotland branches in Ireland were told the company would be closing it’s doors in the Republic by December.

7. Ireland voted away "anchor babies" in 2004
   August 19, 10

   In June 2004 the Irish people voted to amend the Constitution to change the laws on citizenship and eliminate the automatic right to citizenship for anyone born in Ireland. I would have completely forgotten about that vote if I hadn't been seeing so much comment on the so-called "anchor babies" in the American media, including from Niall O'Dowd of these ...

8. Brian Cowen ranked top ten leader by Newsweek
   August 19, 10

   Newsweek have just published a list of the top ten international leaders who "have managed to win serious respect". Brian Cowen comes in at fifth place and is named "The Fiscal Taskmaster". According to article, "Go to the Head of the Class", the Irish people have a lot to be thankful

9. No easy answers for government on third level fees issue.
   August 18, 10

   The Irish government looks bereft of easy answers to the increasingly complex third level fees issue.With Ireland just beginning to peek its head out of a recession of staggering depth and proportions, the Government has some hard choices to make if it’s going to abide by its promise to not bring in third level fees, as Minister for Education Mary Coughlan made last ...

10. People of Ireland want general election this year
    August 04, 10

    Sixty percent of the Irish population want a general election before the year is out, according to a new opinion poll by Irish Sun/Red C.