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Heroes of the Revolution

As the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence approaches,  Edythe Preet looks to March 17, 1776, and the role the Irish played in America’s  bid for freedom. Pop quiz:…

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10 Books by Irish Writers

Reviews by Darina Molloy She Died Young: A Life in Fragments  / By Brenda Fricker Brenda Fricker had a tough life, there’s no doubt about it. Maybe that’s why she chose the approach…

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The Cranberries (left to right): Noel Hogan, Dolores O'Riordan, Michael Hogan and Fergal Lawler
Music Q&A: A Wake Up Call

The Cranberries performed to a small audience at the Bowery Ballroom in downtown Manhattan on…

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The Unfortunate Legacy of Mary Mallon

Death and disease. Mystery and suspense. A lover’s betrayal with controversial human rights issues in…

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September 27, 2000

Thirty-three years after the 1967 film adaptation of James Joyce’s epic novel Ulysses was released, Ireland finally decided to lift the ban on the film. Many consider Joyce’s great novel to be “unfilmable.” However, Joseph Strick, an idealistic American director, decided to take up the project. His adaptation, much like the book, drew much controversy. Many scenes were cut at its screening at the Cannes Film Festival. In Ireland, film censors unilaterally banned the film saying that it was “subversive to public morality.” Ulysses was the second film to have the ban lifted, following Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange in 1999.

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