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Great Famine victims remembered
2 weeks ago

The victims of the Great Famine have been remembered during a solemn memorial service in Co Louth.More than a million people died from starvation and disease and another half a million emigrated when the potato crop failed during the 1840s.A minute's sil
Minister admits big problem with rural broadband speed
3 weeks ago

ONE-in-three people will only have access to very basic broadband services by 2015, the Government has admitted.Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte yesterday said the Government faced a "major challenge" to deliver high-speed internet access to homes an
Prominent Irish family in US lose young son
1 month ago

A PROMINENT Irish family based in the US was in mourning last night following the tragic death of a young family member.Twelve-year-old Rory Staunton (pictured) of Sunnyside, Queens, New York, died of complications at the weekend following a brief illnes
U2 manager gave €2,000 donation to FG candidate in last election
1 month ago

U2 manager Paul McGuinness was one of the more famous donors in last year's general election, giving €2,000 to a Fine Gael candidate.Mr McGuinness donated the money to Wicklow TD Andrew Doyle's election efforts, having already given him €2,500 for the 20
Ireland may join EU mission to help fight Somali pirates
2 months ago

IRELAND may join the fight against Somali pirates off the coast of Africa as part of an EU naval mission.Dozens of the world's navies and air forces are trying to combat the scourge of pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean.Kidnappings have seen deliveries o
State to cash in on oil strike
2 months ago

An oil strike off the coast of Cork could be worth hundreds of millions of euro to the economy, with the Exchequer set to benefit massively.Providence Resources -- the biggest oil exploration company operating in Irish waters -- yesterday said that the o
Lise Hand: Chill descends as the Great Famine is remembered in quayside ceremony
1 week ago

A sharp, blustery wind gusted along the quayside in Drogheda yesterday afternoon, rattling the tarpaulin-covered stage and sending an unseasonal chill through the large crowd gathered on the dock.It wasn't a particularly pleasant day. But it was far and
Oil find could fill State coffers and secure key energy supply
2 months ago

AMID all the gloom here, Providence Resources has been quietly getting on with the biggest exploration programme ever conducted in Irish waters.That €500m drilling plan which envisages sinking wells at almost every compass point around the country will f