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From Jimmy Cagney in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" to Sean Penn in "Milk," a look at the roles that carried Irish-American actors to the top of their profession.
On a clear day the panoramic vista from Sheeaune Hill on the Castlebar Road approach to Westport, Co. Mayo, is breathtaking. The town snuggles in a cosy hollow that is dominated by the pyramidal peak of Ireland's holy mountain, Croagh Patrick.
Na Fianna 7-7 Cavan 4-16
IN a thrilling Ladies final at Gaelic Park on Sunday, Na Fianna defied the odds with a dazzling comeback from 16 points down to secure a draw with the last kick of the game. It sets up a replay at the same venue on Sunday at 3:30 to try and decide who will be crowned this year's champions.
With both sides giving virtuoso performances in front of goal, Cavan in the first half, Na Fianna in the second, no one deserved to lose.
Cavan 2-16
Na Fianna 0-9
CAVAN Ladies made no mistake at the second time of asking to secure their fourth title on the trot and their 14 in the history of the competition, the Sean Faherty Championship.
After they tied the game at two points apiece they never again fell behind as they used a suffocating defense to shut out the Na Fianna offense that had done so much damage a week earlier. With Mary Maguire playing a captain's part the result was always going to be a Cavan victory.
Hibernia : A Celebration of Grace
The Irish flag flew over Sotheby's on October 15, 2007 when the exhibit "Grace, Princess of Monaco: A Tribute to the Life and Legacy of Grace Kelly" opened as part of a ten-day "Celebration of Grace" in New York marking the 25th anniversary of her sad passing on September 14, 1982.
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