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Yet another Irish Times columnist attacks Irish American identity as not Irish

In the Opinion & Analysis section of this past weekend’s Irish Times, there is a piece by columnist Donald Clarke, entitled “Americans, if you want the full Irish, take it.” ...

March 06, 2012 by LARRY DONNELLY 163

Top Irish columnist calls for Diaspora votes in Irish presidential elections

Fintan O'TooleCalling the Irish presidential election "Both extremely nasty and utterly vacuous" Irish Times columnist Fintan O'Toole has called for emigrants and Diaspora groups to have the right to vote in future races.O'Toole, ...

November 01, 2011 by Patrick Roberts 6

Irish Times columnist does not understand Irish America

I take very strong issue with the piece by Niall Stanage – “Clinton saga highlights ludicrous notions about importance of Irish in America” in the August 8th edition of The Irish Times. ...

August 15, 2009 by NIALL O'DOWD 0

Needed in Ireland: A new set of values

Unless we want a repeat of the boom-bust-boom economic cycle, Ireland needs to find a new set of values ...

May 04, 2009 by EDDIE HOLT 0

People line up on Cumberland Street in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin last month, to collect their unemployment payments

Hard lessons on scarce jobs RICH TEST DO NOT DELETE

The only growth industry in Ireland right now is unemployment. And unless public servants' privileged position is removed, that situation is unlikely to change. ...

April 24, 2009 by JOHN SPAIN 0

Tending to the great outdoors

Some unusually gorgeous Irish weather inspires our columnist to do a little writing - and gardening. ...

April 24, 2009 by CORMAC MacConnell 0

Next month, a song written by Al Capone - perhaps about his Irish wife - will be released.

Al Capone’s Irish love song

Al Capone may have been a notorious gangster, but he also had a tender side: A song he wrote for his Irish wife will be released next month. ...

April 23, 2009 by TOM DEIGNAN 0

People line up on Cumberland Street in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin last month, to collect their unemployment payments

Hard lessons on scarce jobs

The only growth industry in Ireland right now is unemployment. And unless public servants' privileged position is removed, that situation is unlikely to change. ...

April 22, 2009 by JOHN SPAIN 0

A sweatshop in China

Big in economics

A sweatshop worker does an 18-hour-day, making $1. Is this really fair? ...

April 17, 2009 by EDDIE HOLT 0

Barack or bacon sandwiches

I really wanted to go.  Well, that's not entirely true.  I really wanted to be invited.   But I didn't really want to ...

March 16, 2009 by Patricia Harty 0

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