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1. Top 10 hidden beauty spots in Ireland
   February 08, 10

   We all know the Ireland of Saints and Scholars, Book of Kells, Guinness Storehouse and Dublin Castle, not to mention the Ring of Kerry and Cliffs of Moher. But what about a trip to the hidden Ireland, where few tourists go?

2. US policy on Afghanistan helps Al Qaida, says Irish Afghan war hero
   January 31, 10

   A highly decorated senior British Army officer from Northern Ireland who won the Military Cross in Afghanistan has said that training local police there is a waste of time and that the war on drugs is merely creating allies for Al Qaida. Captain Doug Beattie of the Royal Irish Regiment gained the Military Cross after a 14-day battle against the Taliban in 2006.

3. Music reviews: recently released albums from Irish and Irish-American artists
   January 21, 10

   Tony DeMarco: The Sligo Indians Tony DeMarco’s fiddle is something of a modern legend in the New York City traditional Irish music

4. IRA man should not be extradited from U.S. in Nairac murder
   January 13, 10

   Pat Maguire was living quietly in New Jersey when his past caught up with him on Monday .He was one of nine men said to be responsible for the death of British undercover soldier Robert Nairac in South Armagh 32 years ...

5. Liam Clancy: Catching up with a legend
   January 13, 10

   Published Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 6:19 PMToward the end of a bleak year for international bankers and Irish balladeers, I'm sitting in the cottage on a November evening listening to RTE playing the late and great Ronnie Drew. Both the presenter and myself and probably thousands of other listeners are misty-eyed as the gravel voice counterpoints the almost saccharine sweet tones of Eleanor Shanley in a duet version of "I've Got a Couple More Years On You Baby, That's ...

6. Where are all the whistlers?
   January 13, 10

   Published Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 3:53 PMI was writing in another paper recently about what seems to be the lost art of whistling in Ireland. The reaction from all sides astonished ...

7. For Benedict, this is the moment, and Ireland is the place
   January 13, 10

   Posted by FatherTIm at 6/5/2009 11:05 AM EDT My friends,While it's welcome news that Pope Benedict XVI will meet today with Ireland's top churchmen in the wake of a horrific report detailing decades of rapes and beatings at Church-run schools in Ireland -- This is Rome, not Hollywood, and Benedict isn't Charlton Heston.Don't expect any ...

8. Tommy Makem's legend will live on
   January 13, 10

   Published Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 6:22 PMEvery Irish American who has ever listened to a note of Irish music probably has their defining moment when they realized what a hold the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem had on them, conscious or otherwise. Mine came decades after they first blazed a trail on the scene destroying all notions of what Irish folk music was and would ...

9. A look back at some of the best movies to come out of Ireland
   January 08, 10

   From Braveheart to the Quiet Man to Saving Private Ryan to Angela's Ashes, Ireland has often played a starring role in Hollywood. Here we run the rule over some of the most popular movies in Ireland over the past 60 years.

10. Politicians climb mountain, plant tree to help Irish illegals
    December 26, 09

    A group of leading politicians and activists in Northern Ireland spent Christmas Day climbing one of Northern Ireland's highest mountains to bring attention to the plight of Irish undocumented in the United States.