Star booed on comeback Nov 18, 2009
"I was also at Dublin concert and apologise for some of the barbarians," wrote Jamie Young, adding: "I look forward to your musical but also hope you can bear to appear and sing some old memories in Ireland again.". Tom Nelligan added: "I really hope Yusuf doesn't think that we're all like those ignorant people in the audience... I was in the front row and it was fantastic.". (iAfrica.com)
Reminder: ResoNations Telematic Concert and Webcast - RSVP Required Nov 18, 2009
November 20, 20097:30PM EST United Nations Headquarters, New York City, United States of America4:30PM PST University of California San Diego, United States of America 5:30PM MST The Banff Centre, Alberta, CanadaNovember 21, 200912:30AM BST Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom9:30AM KST Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea ... Belfast, Northern Ireland, United KingdomQueens University BelfastSonic Arts... (AbsoluteArts.com)
PSNI search for convicted killer Nov 18, 2009
All of theose crimes were carried out in Northern Ireland. He was released from prison in 2006, but was quickly returned to prison after breaching the terms of his licence. (BBC News -- UK)
Ignorance is no excuse Nov 18, 2009
The Bush administration's policies of regime change and pre-emptive strike required no proof before prosecution - it's Britain's disgraced shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland gone global. Now ignorance seems to be their only defence. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
Forced marriage helpline to close Nov 18, 2009
Laws to prevent forced marriages and protect those who have already fallen victim were introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland a year ago. It will mean thousands of victims will lose a vital lifeline. (BBC News -- UK)
A Place So Beautifully Sad, It Makes Me Want To Paint Nov 17, 2009
When the urge strikes to go somewhere exotic to do something artistic, there are companies all over the globe, from Guatemala to Greenland, Indonesia to Ireland, that will set you up to draw, paint, pot, sculpt, or weave. Provence and Tuscany are popular destinations, but, perversely, I concluded that their beauty would make me want to wander, not try to capture the scene on canvas. (Slate)
Texas A&M remembering fatal '99 bonfire collapse Nov 17, 2009
Bryan College Station Eagle, Butch Ireland, File. AP Photo - FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1996 file photo, Texas Aersity students huddle in front of a bonfire, in College Station, Texas. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Power broker dropped as defendant from Blago trial Nov 17, 2009
Trial in Seth Ireland killing OK'd. A Fresno County Superior Court judge said Monday that the man accused of killing 10-year-old Seth Ireland was competent to stand trial. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
'Afro' rocker voted off X Factor Nov 17, 2009
Page last updated at 10:01 GMT, Monday, 16 November 2009. Afro' rocker voted off X Factor. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Back in Bangor Nov 16, 2009
Local lads Snow Patrol have never been critical darlings, either, but they can claim to be Northern Ireland's biggest musical export - with more than six million albums sold in the UK and US alone. Gary Lightbody plans to release records with two side projects in 2010. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Ireland wins Miss World contest Nov 16, 2009
Miss Ireland beat more than 100 other contestants. Ireland has won the Miss World beauty pageant, held this year for the first time in China. (Yahoo News -- Beauty Pageants)
Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world Nov 16, 2009
In 2007, a salmon farm in Northern Ireland lost its more than 100,000 fish to an attack by the mauve stinger, a jellyfish normally known for stinging bathers in warm Mediterranean waters. Scientists cite its migration to colder Irish seas as evidence of global warming. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Pests on move worldwide as climate warms Nov 16, 2009
In British Columbia they have laid waste to an area twice the size of Ireland. -A microscopic parasite is spreading a deadly disease among salmon in Alaska and British Columbia. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
US Army orders Arlington inquiry Nov 15, 2009
Page last updated at 15:52 GMT, Saturday, 14 November 2009. President John F Kennedy is among those buried at the cemetery. (BBC News -- Americas)
Deaf audiences can 'see' dialogue Nov 15, 2009
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Two jailed for $800,000 tax scam Nov 15, 2009
Hili and Jones' companies paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars to New Zealand bank accounts operated by offshore companies based in Vanuatu or Ireland, to which Mr Agius was a signatory. The payments appeared in the company's books as expenses such as management and consultancy fees or insurance premiums. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Heavy rain expected after storms Nov 15, 2009
In Scotland and Northern Ireland it will be a dry start, but rain will arrive later in the day. The outlook for the week is unsettled, with very windy weather predicted from midweek onwards with further heavy rain at times. (BBC News -- UK)
21-year-old abducted and beaten Nov 15, 2009
Page last updated at 14:46 GMT, Saturday, 14 November 2009. A man has been abducted and beaten in a suspected sectarian attack in County Londonderry early on Saturday. (BBC News -- UK)
'No threat' to Basque separatist Nov 14, 2009
Page last updated at 14:31 GMT, Friday, 13 November 2009. No threat' to Basque separatist. (BBC News -- Europe)
Association of Ghanaian Professionals in Ireland Nov 14, 2009
The Special Guests for the celebration included Dr Ekow Spio Garbah, CEO of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation in the UK, Ms Mairead Ni Naudhain, Commissioning Editor, Multicultural and Education of RTE Television, the Mayor of Fingal County, Councillor Ciaran Byrne, Mr Michael Mitchell, The Executive Director of St John of God Development Company in Dublin and his wife, Miss Nigeria (Ireland) Ms Emmanuella Salako and Miss Ghana (Ireland) Ms Jennifer Jenny. Mr Emmanuel Asante, an... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
UK museums can return looted art Nov 14, 2009
In Wales and Northern Ireland, museums already have the power to return disputed items. Culture minister Margaret Hodge said it was "a wonderful day" for families who "suffered so terribly during the Nazi era". (BBC News -- Europe)
Wedding bells for Clay Buchholz Nov 14, 2009
Pats owner Robert Kraft paid tribute to Steelers CEO Dan Rooney at the annual gala of the American Ireland Fund ... In addition to owning the Steelers, the 77-year-old Rooney is the US ambassador to Ireland. (Boston Globe)
Muse's "Uprising" is Number One at Alternative Rock Radio for 10 Weeks and Counting Nov 14, 2009
The Resistance also notched 15 No. 1 debuts around the world, including Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, and the UK.. The Resistance was produced by Muse and mixed by famed audio engineer Mark Spike Stent. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Jackson film passes $200m barrier Nov 14, 2009
Currently second in the UK and Ireland box office chart, This Is It has so far made 8. 5m on these shores. (BBC News -- Americas)
Killer driver sent back to jail Nov 14, 2009
Page last updated at 16:53 GMT, Friday, 13 November 2009. Marley was sentenced for six new driving offences at Belfast Crown Court. (BBC News -- UK)
Blow the whistle on union's scoring Nov 14, 2009
That was a much better Test last week at Twickenham, and all eyes will be on their performance at Croke Park tomorrow night when they play Ireland, to see if they can keep their grand slam going ... Mission accomplished for the first part of their hope for a scorched-earth march through England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales - after they successfully dispatched England last Saturday at Twickenham, 18-9 ... Tomorrow night, Ireland. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Beauty art and expert advice at Nordstrom Nov 14, 2009
Kailua-based swimwear designer Erika Ireland has just opened her first flagship boutique in the Royal Hawaiian hotel. "The Royal has always been my favorite and I thought it would be a good fit with Hula-la," Ireland said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
NI's 11-plus replacement tests begin Nov 14, 2009
More than 7,000 primary school pupils in Northern Ireland are due to sit new grammar school entrance tests, against the wishes of education chiefs ... Neither of the two new tests are regulated by the Northern Ireland Department of Education. (BBC News -- UK)
Standing tall Nov 14, 2009
He wasn't British but quite a lot of the pilots in the Battle of Britain came from somewhere else, and not just from the dominions but from Ireland, America, Czechoslovakia and Poland. The Poles and Czechs knew exactly what they stood to lose. (BBC News -- UK)
Catching up with Richard Blum Nov 13, 2009
I've talked to Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland, and Helen Clark, the former prime minister of New Zealand, and they are all willing to help. Q: How did you get interested in the Himalayan area. (San Francisco Chronicle)
SCITUATE AROUND TOWN: Lend a hand to Medicines for Humanity Nov 13, 2009
With banjo, guitar, mandolin, concertina, bodran, octave mandolin and heart-warming vocal harmonies, Two Old Friends tell a story in music of how immigrants came to this country from Ireland, Scotland and Great Britain bringing their melodies and instruments, and how the old time country ballads of the Appalachians are rooted in these tunes. Enjoy a delightful afternoon of plaintive ballads and foot-stomping shout tunes, beginning at 2 p.m. at Scituate Town Library, 85 Branch St. For... (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Sting sings praises of Aboriginal star Gurrumul Nov 13, 2009
Gurrumul, the 39-year-old award-winning Aboriginal singer praised for his "voice of an angel", won a standing ovation at a Paris concert on Wednesday night, the penultimate stop on a maiden European tour taking in Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Britain, and with Ireland still to go. In Britain, The Times said the blind singer's voice was "as sumptuously soothing as a log fire on a freezing night". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
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Fort Hood probe spotlights Web-savvy preacher by Reuters: Yahoo. Fort Hood probe spotlights Web-savvy preacher. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Suspected IRA man charged with murdering British spy in 1977 Nov 12, 2009
DUBLIN - A suspected Irish Republican Army man was charged yesterday with the murder of a British Army intelligence agent on the Northern Ireland border 32 years ago, a surprising turn in one of the conflict s most mysterious killings. Northern Ireland state prosecutors levied the unexpected charge at a bail hearing for Kevin Crilly. (Boston Globe)
Si.mobil Slovenia Chooses RealNetworks to Power Music Service Nov 12, 2009
Real also powers the music services that make mobile music available to hundreds of millions of subscribers in Europe, including mobilkom austria group's A1 in Austria, and Vodafone music stores in 9 countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, Germany, Italy, Greece, The Netherlands, Romania and Spain. As a provider of music services for mobile operators, Real provides and hosts the technologies that enable subscribers to discover, download and listen to music on their mobile... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fort Hood probe spotlights Web-savvy preacher Nov 12, 2009
By William Maclean, Security Correspondent - Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:06PM EST. Add articles about technology to your My Yahoo. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
House torn down for parking; man gets just $69,000 Nov 11, 2009
DUBLIN - A Northern Ireland filmmaker has won $69,000 in damages after a judge ruled that his Irish island home was transformed into a parking lot while he was overseas ... Presho said he returned to Ireland in 1994 after being told by Donegal County Council the nearest local authority for a northwest island that famously bills itself as a self-governing kingdom that his home had suffered mysterious damage ... Even if he does receive his court-ordered judgment, that's less than a fifth... (MSNBC -- International)
Robert Fisk on writing from World War I Nov 11, 2009
We say 'pre-war' and 'post-war', rather as we say BC or AD." His autobiography, he wrote, was: ... about a little group of people crossing a bridge. The bridge is red, the people are red, the sky is red. Of course the bridge is symbolic. The bridge stands for something else. The bridge, you see, is the war. Upon one side of the bridge is a quite different landscape to what meets the eye upon the other side, as if the stream spanned by the bridge separated a tropic from a polar landscape. And the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Makers of Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream Kick Off Holiday Season With Designer Shoe Auction for Charity Nov 11, 2009
Baileys launched in Ireland in 1974. It is now available in 180 markets worldwide and is the number one selling liqueur in the world. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Swell time to go slow brings back the soul Nov 11, 2009
But that success in Ireland never converted into significant sales. Then, almost by accident, John Carney, a former member of the Frames, made the film Once, and overnight Hansard and a young Czech-born musician, Marketa Irglova, became international stars. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Horse of the Year Azeri brings $2.25 million Nov 11, 2009
It will be a demanding 1 1/4-mile test against a deep and talented field that includes Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird and Rip Van Winkle, a top runner from Ireland. "She is going to have to have her 'A' game and be lucky, too," exercise rider Steve Willard said after taking the mare for an easy gallop. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
'Carol' ends Jackson's UK reign Nov 11, 2009
Disney animation A Christmas Carol has topped the UK and Ireland box office chart in its first week, displacing Michael Jackson's This Is It. The new version of Dickens' seasonal tale, which stars Jim Carrey as the voice of Scrooge, raked in 1. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Bon Jovi comes full Circle with new album Nov 11, 2009
"U2 grew up with Northern Ireland in their front yard and the Protestant marches. We didn't have that in New Jersey. It was an easy, middle-class, American optimistic upbringing and so ... you wrote from what you knew.". What's funny is that just as their fans face unemployment and job shortages, Bon Jovi which also includes keyboardist David Bryan and drummer Tico Torres are now working more. (MSNBC -- Music)
Ignorance is no excuse Nov 11, 2009
The Bush administration's policies of regime change and pre-emptive strike required no proof before prosecution - it's Britain's disgraced shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland gone global. Now ignorance seems to be their only defence. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
Meet the man who changed Glenn Beck's life Nov 10, 2009
When he was 10 his family moved to California, where he remained until he shipped off to England and Ireland for Mormon missionary work. In 1935, after graduating from a California junior college, the 23-year-old Skousen moved to Washington, where he worked briefly for a New Deal farm agency. (Salon)
Directors swan song: Jerry Winter will retire from the Chamber Singers Nov 10, 2009
For Winter, the last items on the to-do list will be the spring concerts in Gillette, followed by a group trip to Ireland for more performances. Passing those final milestones will bring a mixed bag of emotions. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Family sues over boy's gun show death Nov 10, 2009
The father of Seth Ireland, the 10-year-old boy who police said died after he was repeatedly punched, kicked and stomped by his mother's boyfriend, has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Fresno County. Fresno attorney Warren Paboojian filed the suit Thursday in Fresno County Superior Court on behalf of Joe Hudson. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
The push behind 'Precious' Nov 9, 2009
Another unusual success story is the Druid Ireland theater ensemble, which brings its surreal "The Walworth Farce" to Berkeley next week. Mary Ellen Hunt's story is on Page 33. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Correction: Immigrant Hate Crimes story Nov 9, 2009
Can some of the present-day objectors trace their lineage back to Germany or Ireland. Let us welcome these new immigrants and try to help them become good citizens. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Framingham now sports a pub Nov 8, 2009
The interior, meanwhile, features an Irish flag, an Erin go bragh ("Ireland forever") flag, and a St. Patrick's Day flag hanging from the ceiling. They share space with Boston team banners indicative of the pub's sports connection. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Murdoch's new online headache Nov 7, 2009
Murdoch's News Corp. has stakes in several companies that own rights to broadcast football matches in the UK, Ireland, Germany, and Italy. Canal Plus, owned by Vivendi SA, operates in France, Spain and Poland. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Bullard tops Edison in second OT Nov 7, 2009
Edison, having already blocked a punt by Louis Ireland in the first quarter, had Alphonso Spanger partially block another, setting the Tigers up on the Knights' 40 late in the third ... And Schuh scrambled and found Ireland for the conversion and a 14-7 lead. (Fresno Bee)
Weekend Guide: Theater Nov 7, 2009
": *** Bill Daugherty's '40s-era musical about the Great Depression seems all too relevant today. Triad Theater, 158 W. 72nd St.; 212-352-3101. "CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION": **; Annie Baker's play about an acting class in a community center is ultimately too gentle, but it sports a fantastic ensemble. Watch for Tracee Chimo and Heidi Schreck. Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 W. 42nd St.; 212-279-4200. Closes Nov. 15. "COUNTY OF KINGS": *** The charismatic Lemon Andersen... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Whodunit? - Reporter joins cast of Hanford characters to solve murder mystery at Irwin Street Inn Nov 7, 2009
The murder victim was Patrick Flaherty, the patriarch of the Flaherty family of Blarney, Ireland, whose body was found earlier that morning on the grounds of his nursery, where 13 other guests and I gathered for what we thought would be a celebration of its 100th anniversary. Of course, where we actually gathered was the quaint dining room of Hanford's Irwin Street Inn and Restaurant for a murder mystery dinner that proved to be more puzzling than any of us had anticipated. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Elton John on mend, prepares to resume tour Nov 7, 2009
Illness has forced the 62-year-old musician to cancel several gigs in Britain, Ireland and the U.S. over the last few weeks. 2009 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- Music)
Ireland wins Miss World contest Nov 6, 2009
Miss Ireland beat more than 100 other contestants. Ireland has won the Miss World beauty pageant, held this year for the first time in China. (Yahoo News -- Beauty Pageants)
Deaf audiences can 'see' dialogue Nov 6, 2009
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You, too, can be a campaign reporter! Nov 6, 2009
Thinking about the Northern Ireland Catholic and Protestant "Peace Mothers" who won the award in 1976, years before real peace accords, I suddenly saw Obama's win as strangely humble, and personal: One man trying to reverse the bloody tide of recent American history. Obama's prize is a measure of how far the Bush administration pushed the United States, and the world, away from peace. (Salon)
No kilts, just Irish and Scottish tunes Nov 6, 2009
Among the 10 albums theyve recorded together, they have used a large collection of instruments which helped them reflect the sounds and scenes of Scotland and Ireland. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children, students, seniors and military. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Depot Hotel holiday classes Nov 6, 2009
Guests included Joan and Rich Little, Lisa Cavalli, Suzanne Brangham and Jack Lundgren, Jane and Jerry Baldwin, George and Anne Meling, Jennifer and Tom Warton, Maggie Kaplan, Christine Munson, Paula Parks, Jerry Igra and Joanne Ireland, Laura St. Leger-Barter and April and Glenn Bucksbaum. H H H. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Irish town proposes urine wardens Nov 6, 2009
Page last updated at 11:26 GMT, Thursday, 5 November 2009. A town in County Clare is at the forefront of tackling the age-old problem of public urination. (BBC News -- Europe)
Elton John on mend, resuming tour dates Nov 6, 2009
Illness has forced the 62-year-old musician to cancel several gigs in Britain, Ireland and the U.S. over the last few weeks. Also post this comment to. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Great (Overlooked) Books -- A Symposium Nov 5, 2009
(Ireland was neutral. A younger member of the group, Henry Russel, has returned from London for a short visit. (The American Conservative)
Mich. man wins appeal to get name off sex registry Nov 5, 2009
Anthony Ireland, 25, said in Fresno County Superior Court that he was sorry for his actions. "I understand I made poor choices," a shackled Ireland told Judge Gary Orozco ... But from the experience, Ireland said, "I will become a better person.". (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Kelly Clarkson to tour SA Nov 5, 2009
The international tour kicks off in Dublin, Ireland on 5 February and continues through April, covering 26 markets in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Denmark, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. Clarkson has sold more than 20 million albums since her 2002 debut. (iAfrica.com)
