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Brave Carlow Rose speaks about parents' heroin addiction

Shauna Ray Lacey stole the show on the first evening of the Rose of Tralee final, performing an emotional rendition of Aslan’s “Crazy World” after speaking on stage about her family history of drug addiction.

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Pope Francis to meet survivors of clerical abuse in secret while in Ireland

Pope Francis will meet with survivors of sexual abuse under the Catholic Church at an undisclosed time and location during his two-day visit to Ireland.

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No to Pope Francis - I am a devout Irish Catholic but refuse to see him in Ireland

My heart has been broken by the sexual abuse scandals and greed of the Church I will not take part in the World Meeting of Families 2018.

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Irishman given six months to live gains Harvard masters degree

Michael Mullan was living his American dream, until a doctor's diagnosis brought his world crashing down.

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Saint Patrick was from Scotland, new research confirms

A new research paper confirms St Patrick’s birthplace as Old Kilpatrick in Scotland.

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The miraculous discovery of the ancient “rolling sun” at Croagh Patrick

A beautiful annual spectacle watched over by the boheh rock, dating from between 4,000 and 2500 BC but how was it discovered and what is its meaning?

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Catholic order gifts Dublin homeless charity buildings worth $3.4 million

The Jesuit order is donating three large Victorian houses in Dublin’s north inner city to be converted into apartments for the homeless.

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“Michael Collins” director Neil Jordan donates archives to National Library of Ireland

The Sligo-born filmmaker donated more than 123 archival boxes of materials, including film and TV scripts, production files, storyboards, notebooks, and more.

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60-years-old this year, the tales behind "Take me up to Monto"

You might think you know what the song, made famous by Ronnie Drew and The Dubliners, "Monto" is all about but you're probably wrong! The satirical and history stories behind the bawdy Dublin song.

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U2's Bono and Ali Hewson celebrate 36th wedding anniversary

The Dublin couple, who have four children, share secrets of staying close and wife's wisdom for Bono on a big award night.

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The mystery French lady who visits Michael Collins’ grave every year

Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins was killed on Aug 22, 1922, and despite their apparent lack of connection this a French woman has been visiting his grave in Glasnevin cemetery every year, for the last 18 years.

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Sinead O’Connor's torment as a victim of the Catholic Church's Magdalene Laundries

Singer Sinead O’Connor spoke openly about how being a survivor of one of the many workhouses for "fallen women" affected her throughout her life.

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Evidence shows man who shot Michael Collins met him before ambush

New information from military files about “Sonny” O’Neill, the man thought to have killed Michael Collins.

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The Rose of Tralee - top facts you never knew

Now entering its 58th year, The Rose of Tralee is known for bringing Irish communities around the world together but do you know how it started or why it's a rose rather than any other flower?

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Factcheck: Did this women really survive the Titanic, Hindenburg, Pearl Harbor AND 9/11

Dubbed the "luckiest woman alive", Anna Mae Dickinson has had quite the ride during her lifetime, that is if you believe the stories about her are true.

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During WWII, a medium convinced the US Minister to Ireland that de Valera secretly sided with Germany

Irish American historian Ryle Dwyer recalls how a US minister was convinced that Eamon de Valera hoped Germany would win the war.

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Survivor campaign group publish list of over 70 Irish priests convicted of sexual abuse

A recently published list names 70 clergy members who were convicted of abuse in the Ferns, Ryan, Murphy, and Cloyne reports.

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Barack and Michelle Obama statue unveiled in Moneygall, County Offaly

A bronze statue of the former US President and First Lady now stands outside The Barack Obama Plaza in his ancestral home of Moneygall.

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“Prep for the Pope!” Paddy Power erects drive-thru confessional in Dublin

“Repent Decades of Sins in Seconds!” Irish bookmakers erects a giant confession box poking fun at the fact that 80 percent of Irish Catholics do not take part in the religious rite.

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"We showed no care for the little ones" Pope Francis says no more cover-ups of sexual abuse

Ahead of the Pontiff's historic visit to Ireland this week Pope Francis issues a letter to "whole People of God" calling for solidarity and "acts of prayer and fasting in penance" for those who have been "long ignored, keep quiet or silenced" by acts of sexual abuse.

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