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1. Shell's Nigerian plan for Ireland and natives of Mayo (with video)
   February 08, 10

   When Ken Saro-Wiwa once demanded the right of native people to rule themselves and own their own natural resources, he was doing so against the super-human powers of Shell corporation in their quest to exploit and take Nigerian resources.Similarly Shell is a major stakeholder in the Corrib gas pipeline saga of County Mayo in the west of ...

2. Catholic priest helped Patrick Sean Payton guide Saints to victory
   February 08, 10

   A higher power might just have helped New Orleans coach Patrick Sean Payton take his team to their first-ever SuperBowl and their stunning victory.

3. Saints coach Sean Payton has a higher power on his side
   February 07, 10

   New Orleans coach Patrick Sean Payton had a higher power helping him in the Super Bowl which I think can got him across the line. He is named after an Irishman known variously as "The Miracle Priest" and the "Rosary ...

4. Commune with nature in Ireland’s National Parks
   February 02, 10

   The six National Parks of Ireland (www.npws.ie) are an environmental treasure. They are not just scenic wonders and important tourist attractions, but also social and historical hubs for natural heritage, conservation and economic

5. The Irish Famine, Haiti, the ghosts in our genes
   January 28, 10

   The past is never dead. It’s not even past,” the writer William Faulkner ...

6. The Saints' Sean Payton and his link to Irish miracle priest
   January 25, 10

   Patrick Sean Payton is going to the Super Bowl. The New Orleans coach, a Chicago area native, is named after the Irish Catholic priest, ...

7. New Lonely Planet guide slams Ireland for being too modern
   January 20, 10

   One of the world’s most popular guidebooks has slammed Ireland for being too modern. The ninth edition of the Lonely Planet Ireland guidebook said that "traditional Ireland of the large family, closely linked to church and community, is quickly disappearing."

8. Is it time for Susan Boyle to return to where the journey began?
   January 13, 10

   Posted by FatherTim at 6/19/2009 10:53 AM EDT An excellent article by Irish journalist Niall O'Dowd: Simon wins, Susan loses, and that's entertainment for himMy friends,Many of us felt great joy when the "ordinary" Susan Boyle turned into someone quite extraordinary, singing the aptly named "I Dreamed a Dream" with such passion and beauty it could have brought tears to the eyes of a statue. There was indeed something dreamlike about seeing this Scottish daughter of Irish immigrant parents prove, as she said after her stunning solo, "that I could do something with my ...

9. Knock, Knock, who's there?
   January 13, 10

   November 4, 2009, 2:04 PMThere were lots of knock, knock jokes here this week. Or even Knock, knock ...

10. Virgin Mary was in Ireland, but Irish Catholic Church was missing in action
    January 13, 10

    Published Saturday, October 31, 2009, 3:31 PMMy friends,Somewhere in Ireland right now, there are some sadly misguided Irish Catholic priests who are probably just plain dee-lighted that thousands of the faithful went home in disappointment from the Knock Shrine without having seen the Blessed Virgin Mary appear. "I told ya ...