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A Mother’s Heartbreak
Danny Treanor looks and acts like all the other Treanors now. But once he was the best boy soprano in Ireland. You would not think it to look at him now. But once an angel lived in his throat, for such a short time, the lifespan of a lark maybe, and then the angel went…
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Hopes & Dreams that were
The 20th anniversary of the civil rights protests in Northern Ireland is concluded, leaving the memory of hopeful time followed by a legacy of violent strife. Joseph Patrick…
Happy Birthday John F. Kennedy
The Day I Saw JFK One of my earliest and most vivid memories is of the summer day in 1963 when I saw the President. He was arriving…
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Cherish the Children
“Pray for the dead. But fight like hell for the living.” These are the words of Mother Jones, the gutsy labor leader,…
Jail for domestic abuser whose victim required emergency brain surgery after ‘horrific attack’
A DOMESTIC abuser who severely beat his partner and locked her in his house overnight has been jailed. Derek McManus was sentenced…
Cyclist dies in hospital following Mayo collision
A CYCLIST has died in hospital after being involved in a collision in Co. Mayo. The man, aged in his 50s, collided…
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