A look at books - Irish fiction and non-fiction literature to get your teeth in toThe ReckoningBy Jane CaseyJane Casey’s life looks like an audition for the role of first-rate crime writer. Born and raised in Dublin, she graduated from Oxford University and Trinity College Dublin, and then worked in London for ... May 18, 2012 by Cahir O'Doherty
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A look at books- Irish food and fictionPainted With WordsBy Lara MarloweLara Marlowe is best known as a distinguished foreign correspondent for The Irish Times, but she is equally well known in Ireland for her writings on French art. Painted With Words is her luminous ... May 04, 2012 by Cahir O'Doherty
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A look at books - Irish cooking, history and fictionIrish Traditional CookingBy Darina AllenCan you call yourself Irish if you don’t own at least two Irish cookery books by Darina Allen? Simply put no one else has ever assembled the classic Irish dishes with the range and scope and ... April 13, 2012 by Cahir O'Doherty
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Glenn Beck builds his own White House Oval Office -- Still blurring the line between fiction and reality after Fox NewsGlenn Beck Oval OfficeFor conservative pundit Glenn Beck blurring the line between reality and fiction has often been an irresistible compulsion. That's why some eyebrows were raised when he posted surprising pictures of himself ... April 10, 2012 by Amy Andrews
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Look at books - Oscar Wilde, Irish history, and savage NYC fictionMore Lives Than One: The Remarkable Wilde Family Through the GenerationsBy Gerard HanberrySometimes your fate arrives in the form of a lover. When Oscar Wilde wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray in 1890 his wife Constance noticed tha ... March 30, 2012 by Cahir O'Doherty
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A look at books - top Irish new releases in fiction and historyAgainst the sobering background of decades long civil strife, ordinary citizens of Derry had little choice but to press on and hope for better times. ... March 22, 2012 by CAHIR O'DOHERTY
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When Ireland Fell Silent by Harolyn EnisHarolyn Enis’s When Ireland Fell Silent tells the fictional story of the Reilly family of Mayo, Ireland through the eyes of 18-year-old Liam Reilly. Spanning the years 1845 to 1847, the tale follows the Reillys as they struggle to ... November 01, 2011 by Irish America columnist
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‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Abigail Breslin to star in non-fiction movie ‘The Class Project: How To Kill A Mother’In an attempt to wean herself from roles such as the adorable unconventional pageant girl in “Little Miss Sunshine,” Abigail Breslin will take audiences through her transformation into adult roles in the new film, "The Class Proj ... August 22, 2011 by KARLA RODRIGUEZ
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‘Pulp Fiction’ duo Uma Thurman and John Travolta to reunite in ‘The Savages’John Travolta and Uma Thurman are set to star in Oliver Stone's new movie "The Savages" ... April 26, 2011 by EVELYN TIERNAN
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1641 massacre of Protestants by Catholics a fiction says expertsOliver Cromwell used it as his excuse to rape and pillage Ireland, but the 1641 ‘massacre’ of Protestants by Catholics during the Irish rebellion likely never happened. ... February 20, 2011 by PATRICK O'BRIEN
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